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| Reince Priebus reportedly threatened to dump Donald Trump – campaign live | Reince Priebus reportedly threatened to dump Donald Trump – campaign live |
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| Former first daughter: Trump's comments 'glib and horrifying' | |
| Patti Davis, the daughter of late former president Ronald Reagan, lambasted Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his “glib and horrifying comment” that appeared to encourage second amendment activists to take matters into their owns hands if Hillary Clinton were elected president and began appointing federal judges. | |
| Davis, whose father was almost assassinated by John Hinckley in 1981, called Trump’s remarks “horrifying,” and potentially inspirational for mentally unwell people with access to firearms. | |
| “I am the daughter of a man who was shot by someone who got his inspiration from a movie, someone who believed if he killed the President the actress from that movie would notice him,” Davis said. “Your glib and horrifying comment about ‘Second Amendment people’ was heard around the world.” | |
| Davis continued, drawing direct comparison between the erotomania that drove Hinckley to attempt to assassinate her father with the potential for Trump’s words to resonate with another would-be assassin: | |
| It was heard by sane and decent people who shudder at your fondness for verbal violence. It was heard by your supporters, many of whom gleefully and angrily yell, ‘Lock her up!’ at your rallies. It was heard by the person sitting alone in a room, locked in his own dark fantasies, who sees unbridled violence as a way to make his mark in the world, and is just looking for ideas. Yes, Mr. Trump, words matter. But then you know that, which makes this all even more horrifying. | |
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| The best quotation from the Time piece on Trump’s campaign: | |
| On other campaigns, we would have to scrounge for crumbs. Here, it’s a fire hose. He can set himself on fire at breakfast, kill a nun at lunch and waterboard a puppy in the afternoon. And that doesn’t even get us to prime time. | |
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| Donald Trump’s assertion that he opposed the Iraq war before the 2003 invasion has long since been debunked, but an unearthed section from one of Trump’s many books shows that the real estate tycoon supported invading Iraq as early as 2000. | Donald Trump’s assertion that he opposed the Iraq war before the 2003 invasion has long since been debunked, but an unearthed section from one of Trump’s many books shows that the real estate tycoon supported invading Iraq as early as 2000. |
| “I’m no warmonger,” Trump wrote in his book The America We Deserve, published three years before the invasion of Iraq. “But the fact is, if we decide to strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion. When we don’t we have the worst of all worlds: Iraq remains a threat, and now has more incentive than ever to attack us.” | “I’m no warmonger,” Trump wrote in his book The America We Deserve, published three years before the invasion of Iraq. “But the fact is, if we decide to strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion. When we don’t we have the worst of all worlds: Iraq remains a threat, and now has more incentive than ever to attack us.” |
| “Am I being contradictory here, by presenting myself as a deal-maker and then recommending preemptive strikes?” Trump continued. “I don’t think so. There’s nothing really comparable to unleashing a squadron of bombers, but in the world of business sometimes you have to make quick, secret, decisive moves in order to gain a negotiating advantage.” | “Am I being contradictory here, by presenting myself as a deal-maker and then recommending preemptive strikes?” Trump continued. “I don’t think so. There’s nothing really comparable to unleashing a squadron of bombers, but in the world of business sometimes you have to make quick, secret, decisive moves in order to gain a negotiating advantage.” |
| Trump then compares preemptive strikes against Iraq to his battles against landmarking commissions. | Trump then compares preemptive strikes against Iraq to his battles against landmarking commissions. |
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| Donald Trump doubles down: Obama is 'the founder' of Isis | Donald Trump doubles down: Obama is 'the founder' of Isis |
| During a speech in Florida last night, Donald Trump declared that President Barack Obama is “the founder of Isis.” | During a speech in Florida last night, Donald Trump declared that President Barack Obama is “the founder of Isis.” |
| “In many respects, you know, they honor President Obama,” Trump said. “He’s the founder of ISIS. He’s the founder of ISIS. He’s the founder. He founded ISIS.” | “In many respects, you know, they honor President Obama,” Trump said. “He’s the founder of ISIS. He’s the founder of ISIS. He’s the founder. He founded ISIS.” |
| During a radio interview today with Hugh Hewitt, Trump doubled down on his remarks. Hewitt attempted to explain to Trump what his own remarks meant, telling the Republican presidential candidate: “I know what you meant - you meant that he created the vacuum, he lost the peace.” | During a radio interview today with Hugh Hewitt, Trump doubled down on his remarks. Hewitt attempted to explain to Trump what his own remarks meant, telling the Republican presidential candidate: “I know what you meant - you meant that he created the vacuum, he lost the peace.” |
| Trump had none of it. | Trump had none of it. |
| “No, I meant that he’s the founder of Isis, I do,” Trump said. “He was the most valuable player - I gave him the most valuable player award. I give her too, by the way.” | “No, I meant that he’s the founder of Isis, I do,” Trump said. “He was the most valuable player - I gave him the most valuable player award. I give her too, by the way.” |
| Hewitt disagreed, pointing out that Obama is “not sympathetic to them. He hates them - he’s trying to kill them.” | Hewitt disagreed, pointing out that Obama is “not sympathetic to them. He hates them - he’s trying to kill them.” |
| Trump soldiered on: “He was the founder, his - the way he got out of Iraq was the founding of Isis.” | Trump soldiered on: “He was the founder, his - the way he got out of Iraq was the founding of Isis.” |
| Hewitt asked Trump if he felt like he was making a tactical mistake in calling the leader of the free world, who has called Isis “a terrorist organization, pure and simple,” the founder of Isis. Trump did not. | Hewitt asked Trump if he felt like he was making a tactical mistake in calling the leader of the free world, who has called Isis “a terrorist organization, pure and simple,” the founder of Isis. Trump did not. |
| “No, it’s no mistake,” Trump said. “Everyone’s liking it. I think they’re liking it.” | “No, it’s no mistake,” Trump said. “Everyone’s liking it. I think they’re liking it.” |
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| Report: RNC threatened to abandon Trump | Report: RNC threatened to abandon Trump |
| Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s campaign liveblog. According to a blockbuster report from Time magazine – complete with an evocative cover – Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus has told presidential nominee Donald Trump that if he doesn’t manage to right his listing campaign, the Republican party may abandon ship in favor of saving down-ballot Republicans. | Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s campaign liveblog. According to a blockbuster report from Time magazine – complete with an evocative cover – Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus has told presidential nominee Donald Trump that if he doesn’t manage to right his listing campaign, the Republican party may abandon ship in favor of saving down-ballot Republicans. |
| Quoting two anonymous party officials familiar with the conversation, Time says Priebus bluntly told Trump that internal polling suggests that he is on track to lose the general election, big league, and that he’d have been better off taking a Mar-a-Lago vacation than hitting the trail after the Republican national convention in Cleveland. | Quoting two anonymous party officials familiar with the conversation, Time says Priebus bluntly told Trump that internal polling suggests that he is on track to lose the general election, big league, and that he’d have been better off taking a Mar-a-Lago vacation than hitting the trail after the Republican national convention in Cleveland. |
| Trump told Time he dismissed the story. | Trump told Time he dismissed the story. |
| “Reince Priebus is a terrific guy,” Trump said. “He never said that.” | “Reince Priebus is a terrific guy,” Trump said. “He never said that.” |
| Despite the continued fallout from his ill-advised feud with the family of an army captain killed in the line of duty, and lingering questions following remarks that implied that his supporters might take the second amendment into their own hands if Hillary Clinton wins the general election, Trump said that his campaign is going just fine. | Despite the continued fallout from his ill-advised feud with the family of an army captain killed in the line of duty, and lingering questions following remarks that implied that his supporters might take the second amendment into their own hands if Hillary Clinton wins the general election, Trump said that his campaign is going just fine. |
| “Well, I think we’re doing well,” Trump said. “We have tremendous crowds. We have the same level of enthusiasm that we’ve had, if not more. Some of the polls are down a little bit. We have some polls that are not down very much. But I think we’re moving along. I think we’re doing fine.” | “Well, I think we’re doing well,” Trump said. “We have tremendous crowds. We have the same level of enthusiasm that we’ve had, if not more. Some of the polls are down a little bit. We have some polls that are not down very much. But I think we’re moving along. I think we’re doing fine.” |
| Here’s the schedule for today’s campaigning: | Here’s the schedule for today’s campaigning: |
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