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Democratic convention: day two will cement Clinton as nominee – live Democratic convention: day two will cement Clinton as nominee – live
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In a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Donald Trump pledged to personally take care of any issues for veterans. The Republican presidential nominee pledged that he would set up private White House hotline and would have troublesome cases “brought to me, I will pick up the phone and have it work.”
The Republican nominee suggested “this will keep me real busy folks, take the place of Twitter.”
Trump also railed against the treatment of veterans and the VA scandal. “Widespread and totally inexcusable,” he described it. “A permanent stain on our government can you imagine the waste and corruption and I can tell you we will find it and find it, big league.”
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Press briefing
In a slightly delayed press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia, senior Clinton campaign staff told reporters that tonight’s program at the Democratic National Convention will revolve around the historic nature of Hillary Clinton’s impending presidential nomination.
“Tonight, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to be the major nominee of a major party,” said Karen Finney, senior adviser to Hillary for America, who said that the program will feature numerous people from Clinton’s past speaking to her work on behalf of others. “The contrast that you’re gonna hear tonight is while Hillary is someone who has worked on behalf of children and families and tried to get something done on behalf of the most vulnerable of us, you have Donald, who has tried to make money off of the most vulnerable of us.”
Finney also lauded last night’s convention kickoff speakers, particularly first lady Michelle Obama, who’s powerful, occasionally emotional address “may just go down in history as one of the most powerful speeches at a convention.”
Jennifer Palmieri, the Clinton campaign’s director of communications, spoke to the inevitable conflict between the Clinton and Bernie Sanders camps in the convention hall.
“In this room, here are Hillary Clinton’s most passionate supporters and Bernie Sanders’ most passionate supporters,” Palmieri said, “so they feel really strongly about that, and it is something we respect, and it is also something that has made our party’s nominating process much more substantive.”
Palmieri also spoke to the “remarkable” story of the Clinton family’s work with the Obama family. “The story of president and Hillary Clinton as former rivals that came together to be partners, and she’s seeking to succeed him, and him being such a gracious and aggressive supporter of hers.”
“It’s remarkable story that we may follow the first African-American president with the first woman president.”
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Erick Erickson, the conservative blogger who has taken up the #NeverTrump cause with a fervor he once reserved for shooting up copies of the New York Times, has announced that he is voting for football player Peyton Manning in the November election.Erick Erickson, the conservative blogger who has taken up the #NeverTrump cause with a fervor he once reserved for shooting up copies of the New York Times, has announced that he is voting for football player Peyton Manning in the November election.
“I’m voting for Peyton Manning for President of the United States in 2016,” Erickson announced on his blog, the Resurgent. “The odds are that he won’t win. But I’m voting for him.”“I’m voting for Peyton Manning for President of the United States in 2016,” Erickson announced on his blog, the Resurgent. “The odds are that he won’t win. But I’m voting for him.”
Declaring that he “won’t hold my nose for that jackass” - meaning Donald Trump - Erickson wrote that Manning, a “winner” with a “terrific comeback story,” is “everything we could hope for in a President of the United States.”Declaring that he “won’t hold my nose for that jackass” - meaning Donald Trump - Erickson wrote that Manning, a “winner” with a “terrific comeback story,” is “everything we could hope for in a President of the United States.”
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Bernie Sanders to return to senate as independentBernie Sanders to return to senate as independent
Like a football recruit who drinks all your beer, flirts with your partner and wrecks your beer-pong table before deciding to sign with USC instead, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has reportedly told reporters at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast this morning that he will return to the US Senate as an independent, rather than as a Democrat.Like a football recruit who drinks all your beer, flirts with your partner and wrecks your beer-pong table before deciding to sign with USC instead, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has reportedly told reporters at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast this morning that he will return to the US Senate as an independent, rather than as a Democrat.
Bernie Sanders tells @bpolitics breakfast w/reporters he'll return to the Senate as an Independent, not a Dem: 'I was elected as an Ind.'Bernie Sanders tells @bpolitics breakfast w/reporters he'll return to the Senate as an Independent, not a Dem: 'I was elected as an Ind.'
Sanders had long served as an independent who caucused with the Democratic party before jumping aboard to run for president.Sanders had long served as an independent who caucused with the Democratic party before jumping aboard to run for president.
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Democratic national convention: day twoDemocratic national convention: day two
Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Democratic national convention, coming at you live from steamy Philadelphia, where the onetime US capital has been turned into a hub for Democratic leaders, politicians, delegates and hangers-on – plus thousands of journalists and protesters, naturally.Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Democratic national convention, coming at you live from steamy Philadelphia, where the onetime US capital has been turned into a hub for Democratic leaders, politicians, delegates and hangers-on – plus thousands of journalists and protesters, naturally.
The opening hours of yesterday’s first session of the DNC were tempestuous, both inside the Wells Fargo Center arena and outside. As heavy storms battered the venue and forced the evacuation of one of the media tents, many of Bernie Sanders’ 1,846 delegates in the arena booed, jeered and turned their backs at the mention of Hillary Clinton’s name, their anger over the nominating process intensified by leaked emails suggesting bias against the Sanders campaign by party officials.The opening hours of yesterday’s first session of the DNC were tempestuous, both inside the Wells Fargo Center arena and outside. As heavy storms battered the venue and forced the evacuation of one of the media tents, many of Bernie Sanders’ 1,846 delegates in the arena booed, jeered and turned their backs at the mention of Hillary Clinton’s name, their anger over the nominating process intensified by leaked emails suggesting bias against the Sanders campaign by party officials.
But passionate primetime speeches, including a stirring address from first lady Michelle Obama that may stand as the most powerful remarks of her public life and a moment of unscripted irritation from comedian Sarah Silverman, seemed to move the needle. By the time Sanders himself mounted the stage, the audience had appeared to reach some approximate of catharsis - although today’s official nomination of Clinton as the Democratic party’s presidential nominee has the potential to bring the tension roaring back.But passionate primetime speeches, including a stirring address from first lady Michelle Obama that may stand as the most powerful remarks of her public life and a moment of unscripted irritation from comedian Sarah Silverman, seemed to move the needle. By the time Sanders himself mounted the stage, the audience had appeared to reach some approximate of catharsis - although today’s official nomination of Clinton as the Democratic party’s presidential nominee has the potential to bring the tension roaring back.
Today’s program: The second day of the DNC will officially cement Hillary Clinton as the first female nominee of a major political party, and will therefore revolve in large part around Clinton’s biography.Today’s program: The second day of the DNC will officially cement Hillary Clinton as the first female nominee of a major political party, and will therefore revolve in large part around Clinton’s biography.
But before Clinton is officially nominated between 6pm and 7pm EDT, the DNC will feature an afternoon program of “Fights of Her Life” speakers, people who were positively impacted by Clinton’s work as a lawyer, first lady, senator and secretary of state. The roster so far includes a 9/11 survivor, a former Clinton intern who grew up in foster care, students from a school for at-risk youth Clinton helped create and more.But before Clinton is officially nominated between 6pm and 7pm EDT, the DNC will feature an afternoon program of “Fights of Her Life” speakers, people who were positively impacted by Clinton’s work as a lawyer, first lady, senator and secretary of state. The roster so far includes a 9/11 survivor, a former Clinton intern who grew up in foster care, students from a school for at-risk youth Clinton helped create and more.
In primetime, after Clinton’s formal accession to the nomination, husband and former president Bill Clinton will speak. The famously charismatic ex-president gave one of the greatest speeches of his life when Barack Obama was nominated in 2008, which means that, with the nomination of his wife and longtime partner, we can expect a barnburner.In primetime, after Clinton’s formal accession to the nomination, husband and former president Bill Clinton will speak. The famously charismatic ex-president gave one of the greatest speeches of his life when Barack Obama was nominated in 2008, which means that, with the nomination of his wife and longtime partner, we can expect a barnburner.
That’s what’s happening today – now, on to the morning press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where the Rev Leah D Daughtry, the DNC’s CEO, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon and DNC communications CEO April Mellody will brief the press on the news of the day, and the plans for the second day of the convention.That’s what’s happening today – now, on to the morning press briefing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where the Rev Leah D Daughtry, the DNC’s CEO, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon and DNC communications CEO April Mellody will brief the press on the news of the day, and the plans for the second day of the convention.
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