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| Donald Trump announces Mike Pence as VP pick – as it happened | Donald Trump announces Mike Pence as VP pick – as it happened |
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| Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, who was reportedly in the running to be selected as Donald Trump’s running mate, told ABC News that Trump “made the right choice for America” in choosing Indiana governor Mike Pence instead, and that Trump will make a “superb leader.” | Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, who was reportedly in the running to be selected as Donald Trump’s running mate, told ABC News that Trump “made the right choice for America” in choosing Indiana governor Mike Pence instead, and that Trump will make a “superb leader.” |
| “I think Donald Trump made the right choice for America, and I think that was really at the back of his mind, was to make sure that this is exactly what he needed to do, and I was very honored to be in the mix, and I’ve spoken to Donald Trump twice in the last 48 hours, and I will tell you, he’s an absolute… just a superb leader,” Flynn said. | “I think Donald Trump made the right choice for America, and I think that was really at the back of his mind, was to make sure that this is exactly what he needed to do, and I was very honored to be in the mix, and I’ve spoken to Donald Trump twice in the last 48 hours, and I will tell you, he’s an absolute… just a superb leader,” Flynn said. |
| Flynn, unlike Newt Gingrich, said that he had receieved a courtesy call from the Trump campaign before the official announcement, which took place by tweet this morning. | Flynn, unlike Newt Gingrich, said that he had receieved a courtesy call from the Trump campaign before the official announcement, which took place by tweet this morning. |
| “Yeah, before… yeah, definitely before. Definitely before,” Flynn said. “That’s the smart thing to do. I mean I think if you’re… you know, if your name is in the mix, then you know obviously you don’t want to find out about it in the media, and Donald Trump knew that. He’s a big leader, he’s a smart leader, and he did exactly what I would have done. I mean, I think what he’s... In fact I know what he’s done is he’s picked the right person for the country to be at his side, as the Vice President of the United States.” | “Yeah, before… yeah, definitely before. Definitely before,” Flynn said. “That’s the smart thing to do. I mean I think if you’re… you know, if your name is in the mix, then you know obviously you don’t want to find out about it in the media, and Donald Trump knew that. He’s a big leader, he’s a smart leader, and he did exactly what I would have done. I mean, I think what he’s... In fact I know what he’s done is he’s picked the right person for the country to be at his side, as the Vice President of the United States.” |
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| I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. | I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. |
| – Trump, on foreign policy advice | – Trump, on foreign policy advice |
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| Lucia Graves | Lucia Graves |
| When it comes to Donald Trump selecting Mike Pence as his running mate, the political wisdom is clear. He’s a great choice because he’s a traditional conservative, and he’s a terrible choice for precisely the same reason. | When it comes to Donald Trump selecting Mike Pence as his running mate, the political wisdom is clear. He’s a great choice because he’s a traditional conservative, and he’s a terrible choice for precisely the same reason. |
| The good news, from a Trumpian perspective, is that everyone is winning, or at least thinks they are – except for maybe a spurned Newt Gingrich. | The good news, from a Trumpian perspective, is that everyone is winning, or at least thinks they are – except for maybe a spurned Newt Gingrich. |
| Democrats think they’re winning because Pence lets them attack Trump on the few things he’s been relatively good on, like abortion access and gay rights. And Republicans think they’re winning because they just consolidated their base, rounding out Trump with a traditional conservative. | Democrats think they’re winning because Pence lets them attack Trump on the few things he’s been relatively good on, like abortion access and gay rights. And Republicans think they’re winning because they just consolidated their base, rounding out Trump with a traditional conservative. |
| Trump thinks he’s winning because he always thinks that. And Pence thinks he’s winning because – having spared himself the indignity of running for a re-election in his home state of Indiana and losing, as he looked poised to do – well, he is. | Trump thinks he’s winning because he always thinks that. And Pence thinks he’s winning because – having spared himself the indignity of running for a re-election in his home state of Indiana and losing, as he looked poised to do – well, he is. |
| But perhaps the biggest winner of all is Hillary Clinton, who just saw the issues her campaign has devoted itself to – which is to say, women’s issues – thrown into stark relief. | But perhaps the biggest winner of all is Hillary Clinton, who just saw the issues her campaign has devoted itself to – which is to say, women’s issues – thrown into stark relief. |
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| RNC apologizes to Sheldon Adelson for money-grab | RNC apologizes to Sheldon Adelson for money-grab |
| The Republican national committee has apologized for the decision to pen a letter to one of its most powerful donors requesting money on the eve of its national convention, Politico reports, as it emerged that the majority of the letter’s supposed signatories had never seen the letter, which blamed “negative publicity” around Donald Trump for an expected $6 million budget shortfall. | The Republican national committee has apologized for the decision to pen a letter to one of its most powerful donors requesting money on the eve of its national convention, Politico reports, as it emerged that the majority of the letter’s supposed signatories had never seen the letter, which blamed “negative publicity” around Donald Trump for an expected $6 million budget shortfall. |
| The letter apparently mischaracterized corporate sponsors as having withdrawn support from the convention when those companies had made no commitment to donate money to the 2016 Republican National Convention, to be held in Cleveland next week. Visa, for example, protested that the supposed $100,000 donation it had reneged on was never promised to begin with. | The letter apparently mischaracterized corporate sponsors as having withdrawn support from the convention when those companies had made no commitment to donate money to the 2016 Republican National Convention, to be held in Cleveland next week. Visa, for example, protested that the supposed $100,000 donation it had reneged on was never promised to begin with. |
| Adding to the trouble was the fact that five of the letter’s six signatories never reviewed its contents before their names were added to it. “We would greatly appreciate if you would consider a $6,000,000 contribution to the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee to help us cross the finish line,” the letter, dated July 12 and addressed to casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, stated. | Adding to the trouble was the fact that five of the letter’s six signatories never reviewed its contents before their names were added to it. “We would greatly appreciate if you would consider a $6,000,000 contribution to the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee to help us cross the finish line,” the letter, dated July 12 and addressed to casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, stated. |
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| In what will likely have big ramifications on the presidential race, Turkey’s prime minister Binali Yildirim has said a group within Turkey’s military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. | In what will likely have big ramifications on the presidential race, Turkey’s prime minister Binali Yildirim has said a group within Turkey’s military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. |
| Yildirim told NTV television on Friday: “It is correct that there was an attempt.” | Yildirim told NTV television on Friday: “It is correct that there was an attempt.” |
| Yildirim didn’t provide details, but said Turkey would never allow any “initiative that would interrupt democracy”. | Yildirim didn’t provide details, but said Turkey would never allow any “initiative that would interrupt democracy”. |
| Gunshots were heard in the Turkish capital of Ankara, a Reuters witness said, as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead. Reuters witnesses in Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, also spotted helicopters overhead, while the city’s Bosphorus bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge were both closed, local television channels reported, without giving a reason. | Gunshots were heard in the Turkish capital of Ankara, a Reuters witness said, as military jets and helicopters were seen flying overhead. Reuters witnesses in Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, also spotted helicopters overhead, while the city’s Bosphorus bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge were both closed, local television channels reported, without giving a reason. |
| CNN Turkey showed two military vehicles and a group of soldiers lined up at the entrance of one of the bridges in Turkey’s biggest city. | CNN Turkey showed two military vehicles and a group of soldiers lined up at the entrance of one of the bridges in Turkey’s biggest city. |
| It was not immediately clear if the events were related. | It was not immediately clear if the events were related. |
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| President Obama: Call for Muslims deportation 'repugnant' | President Obama: Call for Muslims deportation 'repugnant' |
| President Barack Obama, responding to the Bastille Day terrorist attack in Nice, France, that left at least 84 people dead, called suggestions that Muslim Americans should be interrogated or deported “repugnant” and an “affront to everything we stand for.” | President Barack Obama, responding to the Bastille Day terrorist attack in Nice, France, that left at least 84 people dead, called suggestions that Muslim Americans should be interrogated or deported “repugnant” and an “affront to everything we stand for.” |
| “I know I speak for all of us when I say that these individuals and these networks are an affront to all of our humanity,” Obama said in remarks to the Diplomatic Corps Reception in the White House. “In the wake of last night’s attack, we’ve heard more suggestions that more Muslims in America be targeted, tested for their beliefs… The very suggestion is repugnant and affront to everything we stand for as Americans. We cannot let ourselves be divided by religion, because that’s exactly what the terrorists want.” | “I know I speak for all of us when I say that these individuals and these networks are an affront to all of our humanity,” Obama said in remarks to the Diplomatic Corps Reception in the White House. “In the wake of last night’s attack, we’ve heard more suggestions that more Muslims in America be targeted, tested for their beliefs… The very suggestion is repugnant and affront to everything we stand for as Americans. We cannot let ourselves be divided by religion, because that’s exactly what the terrorists want.” |
| Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and close ally of Donald Trump, demanded last night that all Muslims who believe in sharia law be expelled from the US. | Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and close ally of Donald Trump, demanded last night that all Muslims who believe in sharia law be expelled from the US. |
| “Western civilization is in a war,” Gingrich said. “We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background and if they believe in sharia they should be deported.” | “Western civilization is in a war,” Gingrich said. “We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background and if they believe in sharia they should be deported.” |
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| Former New York gubernatorial candidate and current Donald Trump surrogate Carol Paladino reportedly sent threatening messages to #NeverTrump delegates who were hoping to change convention rules to allow a defection before his official nomination: | Former New York gubernatorial candidate and current Donald Trump surrogate Carol Paladino reportedly sent threatening messages to #NeverTrump delegates who were hoping to change convention rules to allow a defection before his official nomination: |
| Carl Paladino sent this email on Saturday to Stefani Williams, a GOP delegate in Utah who opposes Trump. @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/JvzNehNgfL | Carl Paladino sent this email on Saturday to Stefani Williams, a GOP delegate in Utah who opposes Trump. @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/JvzNehNgfL |
| “You should be hung [sic] for treason Stefani,” Paladino reportedly wrote to Stefani Williams, a Utah delegate who opposes Trump’s nomination. “There will not be a Republican Party is you attempt to replace Trump. I’ll be in your face in Cleveland.” | “You should be hung [sic] for treason Stefani,” Paladino reportedly wrote to Stefani Williams, a Utah delegate who opposes Trump’s nomination. “There will not be a Republican Party is you attempt to replace Trump. I’ll be in your face in Cleveland.” |
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| A former advisor on the Romney/Ryan campaign, Dan Senor, noted that Mike Pence had actively spoken against Trump before signing on to be his veep. | A former advisor on the Romney/Ryan campaign, Dan Senor, noted that Mike Pence had actively spoken against Trump before signing on to be his veep. |
| It's disorienting to have had commiserated w/someone re: Trump - about how he was unacceptable, & then to see that someone become Trump's VP | It's disorienting to have had commiserated w/someone re: Trump - about how he was unacceptable, & then to see that someone become Trump's VP |
| Pence-- pro-immigration, pro-trade, pro-Iraq war/surge, pro-civility in politics, anti-religious test for Muslims --signs onto Trump agenda? | Pence-- pro-immigration, pro-trade, pro-Iraq war/surge, pro-civility in politics, anti-religious test for Muslims --signs onto Trump agenda? |
| Speaker Paul Ryan, of course, came out in support of the presumptive nominee’s VP choice (although it does sort of read that Ryan is more actively pro-Pence than he is pro-Trump): | Speaker Paul Ryan, of course, came out in support of the presumptive nominee’s VP choice (although it does sort of read that Ryan is more actively pro-Pence than he is pro-Trump): |
| “We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man,” said Ryan. “He will help bring real change to Washington, and so I will do everything I can between now and November to help our ticket and our party win a national majority.” | “We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man,” said Ryan. “He will help bring real change to Washington, and so I will do everything I can between now and November to help our ticket and our party win a national majority.” |
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| Heads of progressive non-profits spoke on a media call today for the Hillary Clinton campaign about the decision to select Mike Pence as the vice-presidential pick, continuing Clinton’s push today to draw attention to Pense’s political record. | Heads of progressive non-profits spoke on a media call today for the Hillary Clinton campaign about the decision to select Mike Pence as the vice-presidential pick, continuing Clinton’s push today to draw attention to Pense’s political record. |
| “The Trump/Pence ticket is the greatest threat the LGBTQ community has ever faced in a presidential election,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign. | “The Trump/Pence ticket is the greatest threat the LGBTQ community has ever faced in a presidential election,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign. |
| Griffin noted that as a congressman, Pence voted against the right to serve for gay military officers to serve openly and against a hate crimes bill. | Griffin noted that as a congressman, Pence voted against the right to serve for gay military officers to serve openly and against a hate crimes bill. |
| Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, noted that Pence led efforts to shut down the government in order to stop funding of Planned Parenthood. | Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, noted that Pence led efforts to shut down the government in order to stop funding of Planned Parenthood. |
| “Their slogan may as well be ‘make misogyny great again,’” she said. | “Their slogan may as well be ‘make misogyny great again,’” she said. |
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| Ivanka Trump's rabbi pulls out of RNC | Ivanka Trump's rabbi pulls out of RNC |
| Ivanka Trump’s rabbi, who was to deliver the opening prayer at the RNC, has pulled out after criticism from the Jewish community for getting involved in the politics of Donald Trump. | Ivanka Trump’s rabbi, who was to deliver the opening prayer at the RNC, has pulled out after criticism from the Jewish community for getting involved in the politics of Donald Trump. |
| Rabbi Haskel Lookstein is rabbi of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper East Side. He announced his withdrawal in a statement: | Rabbi Haskel Lookstein is rabbi of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper East Side. He announced his withdrawal in a statement: |
| When Ivanka Trump, a member of our congregation, invited me to deliver the opening prayer at the Republican National convention next Monday, I made a personal decision to honor her request out of respect for her and our relationship. | When Ivanka Trump, a member of our congregation, invited me to deliver the opening prayer at the Republican National convention next Monday, I made a personal decision to honor her request out of respect for her and our relationship. |
| Unfortunately, when my name appeared on a list of speakers at the convention, without the context of the invocation I had been invited to present, the whole matter turned from rabbinic to political, something which was never intended. Like my father before me, I have never been involved in politics. Politics divide people. My life has been devoted to uniting a community -Ahavat Yisrael and ahavat ha-adam. | Unfortunately, when my name appeared on a list of speakers at the convention, without the context of the invocation I had been invited to present, the whole matter turned from rabbinic to political, something which was never intended. Like my father before me, I have never been involved in politics. Politics divide people. My life has been devoted to uniting a community -Ahavat Yisrael and ahavat ha-adam. |
| In the interest of bringing our community together, I have asked to be relieved of my commitment to deliver the invocation. My request has been honored with the same love and respect in which it was first offered and intended. | In the interest of bringing our community together, I have asked to be relieved of my commitment to deliver the invocation. My request has been honored with the same love and respect in which it was first offered and intended. |
| Lookstein also released the prayer that he’d planned to read out at the RNC. It ends: | Lookstein also released the prayer that he’d planned to read out at the RNC. It ends: |
| Help us to form a government which will protect us with sound strategy and steady strength; which will unite us with words of wisdom and acts of compassion; and which will thereby bring peace and harmony, safety and well-being to our beloved America and to all of humankind, and let us all say, Amen. | Help us to form a government which will protect us with sound strategy and steady strength; which will unite us with words of wisdom and acts of compassion; and which will thereby bring peace and harmony, safety and well-being to our beloved America and to all of humankind, and let us all say, Amen. |
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| The chief political correspondent from CNN tweets that Donald Trump asked aides if he could back out of his decision to pick Mike Pence as veep after - it’s believed - he already asked him. | The chief political correspondent from CNN tweets that Donald Trump asked aides if he could back out of his decision to pick Mike Pence as veep after - it’s believed - he already asked him. |
| Scoop: @realDonaldTrump was so unsure about @mike_pence that around midnight last night he asked top aides if he could get out of it | Scoop: @realDonaldTrump was so unsure about @mike_pence that around midnight last night he asked top aides if he could get out of it |
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| DNC speaker list unveiled, Bernie Sanders to speak | DNC speaker list unveiled, Bernie Sanders to speak |
| Senator Bernie Sanders, President Obama and the mothers of children lost to police and gun violence will speak at the Democratic National Convention, in a preview schedule released by the the DNC committee. | Senator Bernie Sanders, President Obama and the mothers of children lost to police and gun violence will speak at the Democratic National Convention, in a preview schedule released by the the DNC committee. |
| On Monday night Bernie Sanders will speak with Michelle Obama about working families and the economy, in a day fittingly titled “United Together.” | On Monday night Bernie Sanders will speak with Michelle Obama about working families and the economy, in a day fittingly titled “United Together.” |
| On Tuesday, the mothers of black men and women who have died - predominately due to police violence or gun violence, including Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and Travyon Martin - will speak alongside President Bill Clinton. | On Tuesday, the mothers of black men and women who have died - predominately due to police violence or gun violence, including Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and Travyon Martin - will speak alongside President Bill Clinton. |
| On Wednesday, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will address the crowd. | On Wednesday, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will address the crowd. |
| On Thursday, Chelsea Clinton will join her mother on stage, as Hillary Clinton lays out her plan for the country. | On Thursday, Chelsea Clinton will join her mother on stage, as Hillary Clinton lays out her plan for the country. |
| Clinton’s vice-presidential pick is yet to be announced but is expected to also speak at the convention. | Clinton’s vice-presidential pick is yet to be announced but is expected to also speak at the convention. |
| This year’s DNC runs from July 25-28 in Philadelphia. | This year’s DNC runs from July 25-28 in Philadelphia. |
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| Donald Trump and his new running mate Mike Pense will appear together at Trump Towers event tomorrow morning at 11am, after the event was delayed a day due to the Nice attacks. | Donald Trump and his new running mate Mike Pense will appear together at Trump Towers event tomorrow morning at 11am, after the event was delayed a day due to the Nice attacks. |
| It will also be the first time the pair appears in front of their new logo, unveiled this morning. | It will also be the first time the pair appears in front of their new logo, unveiled this morning. |
| As contributing writer Zach Stafford pointed out, the logo brings to mind more than Trump probably intended. | As contributing writer Zach Stafford pointed out, the logo brings to mind more than Trump probably intended. |
| Bless this day and this GIF forever and ever. pic.twitter.com/reUTHEiJkF | Bless this day and this GIF forever and ever. pic.twitter.com/reUTHEiJkF |
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| Newt Gingrich - who missed out on the vice-presidential pick - is speaking on Facebook Live right now to clarify his comments made earlier today where he called for a test on American Muslims on whether they support sharia law and that they should face deportations if they fail the test. | Newt Gingrich - who missed out on the vice-presidential pick - is speaking on Facebook Live right now to clarify his comments made earlier today where he called for a test on American Muslims on whether they support sharia law and that they should face deportations if they fail the test. |
| “If you are a practicing Muslim and you believe deeply in your faith and you believe in America, you should be totally completely protected,” said Gingrich. | “If you are a practicing Muslim and you believe deeply in your faith and you believe in America, you should be totally completely protected,” said Gingrich. |
| “This is not about targeting a religion or a practicing group of any religion. If you are law abiding, supportive of the constitution, you should have nothing to worry about,” said Gingrich, noting the focus was on Muslims triying to recruit people to ISIS or gathering resources for terrorism. | “This is not about targeting a religion or a practicing group of any religion. If you are law abiding, supportive of the constitution, you should have nothing to worry about,” said Gingrich, noting the focus was on Muslims triying to recruit people to ISIS or gathering resources for terrorism. |
| “We have to recognize we are at war. A very real war, with people who would destroy our civilization,” said Gingrich. | “We have to recognize we are at war. A very real war, with people who would destroy our civilization,” said Gingrich. |
| “We have the obligation and the right to defend the US,” he said. | “We have the obligation and the right to defend the US,” he said. |
| Additional reporting by Fahima Haque. | Additional reporting by Fahima Haque. |
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| Trump/Pence 2016 logo unveiled | Trump/Pence 2016 logo unveiled |
| A entwined T and P, alongside the stripes from the US flag, make up Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaign logo, unveiled this morning in an email from the Trump campaign. | A entwined T and P, alongside the stripes from the US flag, make up Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaign logo, unveiled this morning in an email from the Trump campaign. |
| It’s an update on the Trump’s red-and-blue current campaign logos, with the “Make America Great Again!” slogan. | It’s an update on the Trump’s red-and-blue current campaign logos, with the “Make America Great Again!” slogan. |
| But reporters on Twitter are already noting the provocative nature of the T symbol going through the middle of the P. | But reporters on Twitter are already noting the provocative nature of the T symbol going through the middle of the P. |
| What an erotic logo pic.twitter.com/Ir5Z3H1aX1 | What an erotic logo pic.twitter.com/Ir5Z3H1aX1 |
| This logo is not welcome in certain Indiana pizzarias pic.twitter.com/GGcH1TXUm3 | This logo is not welcome in certain Indiana pizzarias pic.twitter.com/GGcH1TXUm3 |
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