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Trump says he'll be known as 'Mr Brexit' despite poor poll showing – as it happened | |
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We’re going to wrap up our live blog politics coverage for the day. | |
Click here for today’s Campaign Minute summary – and see you back here tomorrow! | |
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Donald Trump is scheduled to host a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, this evening. This afternoon, like Clinton, he met with law enforcement figures: | Donald Trump is scheduled to host a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, this evening. This afternoon, like Clinton, he met with law enforcement figures: |
"I’m on your side 1,000%. What you do is incredible...it’s come out more the danger of being a policeman than maybe it ever has," Trump NC | "I’m on your side 1,000%. What you do is incredible...it’s come out more the danger of being a policeman than maybe it ever has," Trump NC |
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Pew national poll sees a four-point race | Pew national poll sees a four-point race |
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by four points, 41-37, in a four-way race for president, according to a new Pew Research national poll. Polling averages have the (four-way) race going Clinton’s way by 43-37 (RCP) and 43-36 (HuffPost pollster). | Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by four points, 41-37, in a four-way race for president, according to a new Pew Research national poll. Polling averages have the (four-way) race going Clinton’s way by 43-37 (RCP) and 43-36 (HuffPost pollster). |
MR BREXIT! is notably strong in the Pew poll among whites without a college degree, who support him 51-26 over Clinton. Women in the poll support Clinton over Trump 49-30 and black voters support her over him 85-2. | MR BREXIT! is notably strong in the Pew poll among whites without a college degree, who support him 51-26 over Clinton. Women in the poll support Clinton over Trump 49-30 and black voters support her over him 85-2. |
Hispanic respondents supported Clinton over Trump 50-26. | Hispanic respondents supported Clinton over Trump 50-26. |
A lot of voters on both sides told Pew they’re casting votes against the other candidate as opposed to for their own: | A lot of voters on both sides told Pew they’re casting votes against the other candidate as opposed to for their own: |
Among Trump supporters, 44% say their choice is more a vote for Trump than a vote against Clinton, compared with 53% who say their vote is more against Clinton than for Trump. Those who support Clinton are slightly more likely to say their vote is more for the candidate (53%) than to say their vote is against Trump (46%). | Among Trump supporters, 44% say their choice is more a vote for Trump than a vote against Clinton, compared with 53% who say their vote is more against Clinton than for Trump. Those who support Clinton are slightly more likely to say their vote is more for the candidate (53%) than to say their vote is against Trump (46%). |
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The Trump TV ad buy is bigger than it first appeared (see earlier). | The Trump TV ad buy is bigger than it first appeared (see earlier). |
.@realDonaldTrump TV buy up to $3.5 million in Fl, NC, OH, and PA. $1.3 M of that is Florida. Does not include cable yet. Will get bigger | .@realDonaldTrump TV buy up to $3.5 million in Fl, NC, OH, and PA. $1.3 M of that is Florida. Does not include cable yet. Will get bigger |
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Clinton calls for 'bonds of trust' between communities and police | Clinton calls for 'bonds of trust' between communities and police |
Hillary Clinton spoke at her meeting with national law enforcement figures about shootings by police and of police, saying that “we must not inflame” the challenges or “stoke even more divisiveness.” | Hillary Clinton spoke at her meeting with national law enforcement figures about shootings by police and of police, saying that “we must not inflame” the challenges or “stoke even more divisiveness.” |
A pool report quotes Clinton: | A pool report quotes Clinton: |
“I think it’s obvious that recent events in Dallas, Baton Rouge, Milwaukee and across the country underscore how difficult and important work there is ahead of us to repair the bonds of trust and respect between our police officers and communities,” she said. | “I think it’s obvious that recent events in Dallas, Baton Rouge, Milwaukee and across the country underscore how difficult and important work there is ahead of us to repair the bonds of trust and respect between our police officers and communities,” she said. |
Clinton called the law enforcement leaders in the room “pioneers” in improving policing and thanked retiring NYC police commissioner Bill Bratton for his “lifetime of service,” the pool report said: | Clinton called the law enforcement leaders in the room “pioneers” in improving policing and thanked retiring NYC police commissioner Bill Bratton for his “lifetime of service,” the pool report said: |
As press was ushered out, a participant asked her if she was going to ever get two days off campaigning. “I wish I could take two days off,” Clinton said, but added that she “loved” the work. The group is scheduled to discuss law enforcement issues for about an hour. | As press was ushered out, a participant asked her if she was going to ever get two days off campaigning. “I wish I could take two days off,” Clinton said, but added that she “loved” the work. The group is scheduled to discuss law enforcement issues for about an hour. |
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Hillary Clinton is about to leave the campaign trail and hit the fundraising circuit. Her meeting today with top law enforcement officers is her last “open” event this month, NBC News reports: | Hillary Clinton is about to leave the campaign trail and hit the fundraising circuit. Her meeting today with top law enforcement officers is her last “open” event this month, NBC News reports: |
After meeting with law enforcement today, HRC has no open events scheduled until end of the month. Instead: 15+ fundraisers in MA, CA, NY. | After meeting with law enforcement today, HRC has no open events scheduled until end of the month. Instead: 15+ fundraisers in MA, CA, NY. |
Clinton meets with law enforcement leaders including @CommissBratton pic.twitter.com/Qcl8nimiFk | Clinton meets with law enforcement leaders including @CommissBratton pic.twitter.com/Qcl8nimiFk |
Trump is in North Carolina today, Michigan tomorrow and Virginia on Saturday. | Trump is in North Carolina today, Michigan tomorrow and Virginia on Saturday. |
Overheard Clinton talking about taking time off: "I wish I could get two days off also ... I keep looking for them" | Overheard Clinton talking about taking time off: "I wish I could get two days off also ... I keep looking for them" |
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A statue depicting MR BREXIT! has been, not erected exactly, anyway here’s a picture from New York City’s Union Square earlier: | A statue depicting MR BREXIT! has been, not erected exactly, anyway here’s a picture from New York City’s Union Square earlier: |
s/o to whoever installed this Trump statue in Union Square last night pic.twitter.com/Cldd4qkgyI | s/o to whoever installed this Trump statue in Union Square last night pic.twitter.com/Cldd4qkgyI |
In fact such statues went up in five cities and they are the work of the anarchist collective INDECLINE, the Washington Post reports: | In fact such statues went up in five cities and they are the work of the anarchist collective INDECLINE, the Washington Post reports: |
The group unveiled a life-size statue of Trump in the nude Thursday morning in New York and reported that statues were also unveiled in public spaces in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle, as well. | The group unveiled a life-size statue of Trump in the nude Thursday morning in New York and reported that statues were also unveiled in public spaces in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle, as well. |
“The Emperor Has No Balls,” as the project is called, arrives several months after the group covered stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with the names of African Americans who have been killed by police. | “The Emperor Has No Balls,” as the project is called, arrives several months after the group covered stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with the names of African Americans who have been killed by police. |
Here’s an INDECLINE video showing the statues being made: | Here’s an INDECLINE video showing the statues being made: |
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Who could have been filling Trump’s head with thoughts of the Brexit precedent this morning? | Who could have been filling Trump’s head with thoughts of the Brexit precedent this morning? |
After the Brexit vote in June, Nigel Farage, the former UKIP leader and exuberant Brexit-er, thanked Steve Bannon, Trump’s new campaign captain, for Breitbart’s amazing coverage of the vote. (In addition to running Breitbart at the time, Bannon was a radio host.) As Breitbart reported: | After the Brexit vote in June, Nigel Farage, the former UKIP leader and exuberant Brexit-er, thanked Steve Bannon, Trump’s new campaign captain, for Breitbart’s amazing coverage of the vote. (In addition to running Breitbart at the time, Bannon was a radio host.) As Breitbart reported: |
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage told SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily that Breitbart News was one of the few bright spots in generally dismal media coverage of the Brexit debate. | UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage told SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily that Breitbart News was one of the few bright spots in generally dismal media coverage of the Brexit debate. |
“I would like to think and hope that right across the globe, what we’ve done is to prove that people power — and we need a few good journalists like Breitbart, writing and talking about these things — but people power can beat the establishment, if they try hard enough,” said Farage. | “I would like to think and hope that right across the globe, what we’ve done is to prove that people power — and we need a few good journalists like Breitbart, writing and talking about these things — but people power can beat the establishment, if they try hard enough,” said Farage. |
Bannon congratulated Farage, UKIP, and the rest of the Leave coalition for a hard-won “David versus Goliath” victory that seemed impossible at the outset, as portrayed by most U.K. and U.S. media. “It’s just been extraordinary,” said Bannon, who is the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News. | Bannon congratulated Farage, UKIP, and the rest of the Leave coalition for a hard-won “David versus Goliath” victory that seemed impossible at the outset, as portrayed by most U.K. and U.S. media. “It’s just been extraordinary,” said Bannon, who is the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News. |
“Well, it certainly has been,” Farage agreed. “And can I just say a massive thanks to Breitbart, on both sides of the pond? Because you guys have been fair with me, and given me a chance to make my arguments. I thank you guys very much indeed for that.” | “Well, it certainly has been,” Farage agreed. “And can I just say a massive thanks to Breitbart, on both sides of the pond? Because you guys have been fair with me, and given me a chance to make my arguments. I thank you guys very much indeed for that.” |
While Trump has reportedly been receiving Bannon’s counsel for some time, he apparently wasn’t paying too much attention in late June, when he professed ignorance on the Brexit issue but a gut tendency to back Leave. | While Trump has reportedly been receiving Bannon’s counsel for some time, he apparently wasn’t paying too much attention in late June, when he professed ignorance on the Brexit issue but a gut tendency to back Leave. |
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Long-promised TV ad buys by the Trump campaign are finally on the books – but the numbers aren’t overwhelming: | Long-promised TV ad buys by the Trump campaign are finally on the books – but the numbers aren’t overwhelming: |
UPDATE: the new numbers are bigger: | UPDATE: the new numbers are bigger: |
.@realDonaldTrump TV buy up to $3.5 million in Fl, NC, OH, and PA. $1.3 M of that is Florida. Does not include cable yet. Will get bigger | .@realDonaldTrump TV buy up to $3.5 million in Fl, NC, OH, and PA. $1.3 M of that is Florida. Does not include cable yet. Will get bigger |
[Here’s the original post:] | [Here’s the original post:] |
Trump ad buys are small, as of now:FLOrlando: $270,000OHDayton: $64,000Toledo: $8,000PAPittsburgh: $78,000https://t.co/oeENjPBqTc | Trump ad buys are small, as of now:FLOrlando: $270,000OHDayton: $64,000Toledo: $8,000PAPittsburgh: $78,000https://t.co/oeENjPBqTc |
Caveat: These are the first orders we've seen. Will report on full buy once all numbers are in. https://t.co/TuJZibJRny | Caveat: These are the first orders we've seen. Will report on full buy once all numbers are in. https://t.co/TuJZibJRny |
First ad buy from Trump is modest. $270k in FL, $72k in OH, $78k in PA. Pro-Clinton side already spent $23m in FL, $17m in OH, $6m in PA. | First ad buy from Trump is modest. $270k in FL, $72k in OH, $78k in PA. Pro-Clinton side already spent $23m in FL, $17m in OH, $6m in PA. |
[The pro-Clinton side includes Super Pac spending.] | [The pro-Clinton side includes Super Pac spending.] |
That's it? That's it? https://t.co/h60N26GEeW | That's it? That's it? https://t.co/h60N26GEeW |
MR BREXIT! once send he would spend a billion dollars on the campaign, later said he does not need to spend as much on ads because he gets so much free media, and now appears to be embarking on a more orthodox, if flimsily executed, campaign strategy. | MR BREXIT! once send he would spend a billion dollars on the campaign, later said he does not need to spend as much on ads because he gets so much free media, and now appears to be embarking on a more orthodox, if flimsily executed, campaign strategy. |
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Obama to travel to China to promote TPP | Obama to travel to China to promote TPP |
President Obama will travel to China and Laos September 2-9, 2016, the White House has announced. | President Obama will travel to China and Laos September 2-9, 2016, the White House has announced. |
On the agenda, according to the White House statement: promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership: | On the agenda, according to the White House statement: promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership: |
This trip will highlight the President’s ongoing commitment to the G-20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation as well as the U.S. Rebalance to Asia and the Pacific. [...] | This trip will highlight the President’s ongoing commitment to the G-20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation as well as the U.S. Rebalance to Asia and the Pacific. [...] |
This visit also will support the President’s efforts to expand opportunities for American businesses and workers to sell their products in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Central to this effort is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the high-standards trade agreement that will unlock key markets to American exports and cement America’s economic leadership in the Asia-Pacific. | This visit also will support the President’s efforts to expand opportunities for American businesses and workers to sell their products in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Central to this effort is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the high-standards trade agreement that will unlock key markets to American exports and cement America’s economic leadership in the Asia-Pacific. |
What will MR BREXIT! think of that? | What will MR BREXIT! think of that? |
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Sanders won't disclose personal finances | Sanders won't disclose personal finances |
Bernie Sanders has a new deadline for filing his personal financial disclosure: never. | Bernie Sanders has a new deadline for filing his personal financial disclosure: never. |
As a presidential candidate, Sanders requested and received two extensions to a personal financial disclosure filing deadline (MR BREXIT! bragged about meeting the deadline). Now that Sanders is not a candidate, he has no plans to make the disclosure, a spokesman told the Center for Public integrity: | As a presidential candidate, Sanders requested and received two extensions to a personal financial disclosure filing deadline (MR BREXIT! bragged about meeting the deadline). Now that Sanders is not a candidate, he has no plans to make the disclosure, a spokesman told the Center for Public integrity: |
Now that Sanders’ second extension has expired, spokesman Michael Briggs confirmed to the Center for Public Integrity that the senator won’t file a presidential campaign personal financial disclosure after all. | Now that Sanders’ second extension has expired, spokesman Michael Briggs confirmed to the Center for Public Integrity that the senator won’t file a presidential campaign personal financial disclosure after all. |
Click here to read the Center for Public Integrity version of this story. | Click here to read the Center for Public Integrity version of this story. |
“We were told that since the senator no longer is a candidate there was no requirement to file,” Briggs said. | “We were told that since the senator no longer is a candidate there was no requirement to file,” Briggs said. |
What do you think – should Sanders make the disclosure? Is he hiding something? Is it any of our business? Earlier this month he closed on a $575,000 vacation home in Vermont. Is that too much for a populist hero? | What do you think – should Sanders make the disclosure? Is he hiding something? Is it any of our business? Earlier this month he closed on a $575,000 vacation home in Vermont. Is that too much for a populist hero? |
The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui reports today on concerns of former Sanders supporters that their agenda will be shelved now that Clinton is courting Republicans. From the piece: | The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui reports today on concerns of former Sanders supporters that their agenda will be shelved now that Clinton is courting Republicans. From the piece: |
Her concern, like many Sanders supporters, is whether his radical platform taking on Wall Street and corporate interests, and offering free college tuition, will be discarded as she courts Republicans. | Her concern, like many Sanders supporters, is whether his radical platform taking on Wall Street and corporate interests, and offering free college tuition, will be discarded as she courts Republicans. |
Bower is “terrified” of a Trump presidency but voiced concerns with Clinton’s balancing act. | Bower is “terrified” of a Trump presidency but voiced concerns with Clinton’s balancing act. |
“I think she’s saying what she needs to say to pull people from Trump, which is a good thing,” she said, “but I don’t know when she’s being sincere and when she’s just doing what she needs to in order to get elected. | “I think she’s saying what she needs to say to pull people from Trump, which is a good thing,” she said, “but I don’t know when she’s being sincere and when she’s just doing what she needs to in order to get elected. |
“I just feel like she’s been in the system for so long, how could she not be part of the system?” | “I just feel like she’s been in the system for so long, how could she not be part of the system?” |
Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
Related: As Clinton woos Republicans, Sanders' faithfuls fear they will be forgotten | Related: As Clinton woos Republicans, Sanders' faithfuls fear they will be forgotten |
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This guy’s in the tank for Clinton: | This guy’s in the tank for Clinton: |
Hillary's first job was fighting for social justice at @ChildDefender—it's one of the things I admire most about her https://t.co/txYVVcgKyR | Hillary's first job was fighting for social justice at @ChildDefender—it's one of the things I admire most about her https://t.co/txYVVcgKyR |
Mike Pence was in Nevada Wednesday: | Mike Pence was in Nevada Wednesday: |
Great crowd in Henderson, NV talking about how @realDonaldTrump and I will Make America Safe Again! #TrumpPence16 pic.twitter.com/4OiFKzWB5Z | Great crowd in Henderson, NV talking about how @realDonaldTrump and I will Make America Safe Again! #TrumpPence16 pic.twitter.com/4OiFKzWB5Z |
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This is pretty good from Arianna Huffington, drawing a line from polling trutherism to climate change denialism: | This is pretty good from Arianna Huffington, drawing a line from polling trutherism to climate change denialism: |
July: hottest month ever.Says who?Thermometers.Which ones?All of them.https://t.co/v76Dg6RIsh | July: hottest month ever.Says who?Thermometers.Which ones?All of them.https://t.co/v76Dg6RIsh |
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For four months, Larry Sabato and his cohorts at the University of Virginia’s center for politics have been forecasting a 347-191 electoral college victory for Hillary Clinton. This morning they have changed their forecast to 348-190 for Clinton, sensing a Democratic drift in the second congressional district in Nebraska, which is one of two states that splits its electoral votes. Do they know what they’re talking about? You be the judge. Here’s a bit from their analysis: | For four months, Larry Sabato and his cohorts at the University of Virginia’s center for politics have been forecasting a 347-191 electoral college victory for Hillary Clinton. This morning they have changed their forecast to 348-190 for Clinton, sensing a Democratic drift in the second congressional district in Nebraska, which is one of two states that splits its electoral votes. Do they know what they’re talking about? You be the judge. Here’s a bit from their analysis: |
We are putting Clinton over the 270-mark in the Electoral College (273 electoral votes, to be precise) with states we have classified as Likely Democratic or Safe Democratic. Clinton had previously been at 269 in those categories. To us, this means that Trump has to find a way not just to sweep all Republican states and the remaining states classified Leans Democratic (see our map, below) but to dislodge at least one Likely or Safe Democratic state. Anything can happen over the next dozen weeks, but we wouldn’t recommend betting your children’s college funds on a Trump administration. | We are putting Clinton over the 270-mark in the Electoral College (273 electoral votes, to be precise) with states we have classified as Likely Democratic or Safe Democratic. Clinton had previously been at 269 in those categories. To us, this means that Trump has to find a way not just to sweep all Republican states and the remaining states classified Leans Democratic (see our map, below) but to dislodge at least one Likely or Safe Democratic state. Anything can happen over the next dozen weeks, but we wouldn’t recommend betting your children’s college funds on a Trump administration. |
The Sabato map does not detect any tossup states. That judgment is not unique among pros. The map almost exactly resembles FiveThirtyEight’s polls-plus model, which bakes in polling numbers with other fundamentals such as economic stats and historical data. | The Sabato map does not detect any tossup states. That judgment is not unique among pros. The map almost exactly resembles FiveThirtyEight’s polls-plus model, which bakes in polling numbers with other fundamentals such as economic stats and historical data. |
Here’s a basic version of the map (but visit Sabato’s site for subtleties and analysis): | Here’s a basic version of the map (but visit Sabato’s site for subtleties and analysis): |
If you like electoral college maps but haven’t discovered 270towin.com yet, visit them, it’s fun. | If you like electoral college maps but haven’t discovered 270towin.com yet, visit them, it’s fun. |
Update: also read James Hohman in the Washington Post on why Florida is MR BREXIT!’s “best swing state”: | Update: also read James Hohman in the Washington Post on why Florida is MR BREXIT!’s “best swing state”: |
Florida is the only battleground that moved in Trump’s direction after both conventions. Seven states were surveyed by NBC, the Wall Street Journal and Marist before and after. In North Carolina, Trump went from down 6 points to down 9 points; in Virginia, from down 9 to down 13; in Colorado, from down 8 to down 14. In Florida, he went from down 7 to down 5. | Florida is the only battleground that moved in Trump’s direction after both conventions. Seven states were surveyed by NBC, the Wall Street Journal and Marist before and after. In North Carolina, Trump went from down 6 points to down 9 points; in Virginia, from down 9 to down 13; in Colorado, from down 8 to down 14. In Florida, he went from down 7 to down 5. |
Down 5 points is obviously not a good place to be, and the last poll to show Trump ahead in Florida came out in early July. But it’s one of many data points that underscore his relativestrength down there. | Down 5 points is obviously not a good place to be, and the last poll to show Trump ahead in Florida came out in early July. But it’s one of many data points that underscore his relativestrength down there. |
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Which is more predictive of electoral success, crowd size or polling? A debate on the question broke out on Fox News. Dana Perino, one of George W Bush’s press secretaries, points out that in the very most recent presidential election, Republicans were saying the polls were wrong, but they weren’t. To say that her voice of reason falls on deaf ears fails to capture the mystification that crosses her face: | Which is more predictive of electoral success, crowd size or polling? A debate on the question broke out on Fox News. Dana Perino, one of George W Bush’s press secretaries, points out that in the very most recent presidential election, Republicans were saying the polls were wrong, but they weren’t. To say that her voice of reason falls on deaf ears fails to capture the mystification that crosses her face: |
Shorter @DanaPerino: That's not how any of this works... (h/t @KatieSimmons_17) pic.twitter.com/si8gk6yjRi | Shorter @DanaPerino: That's not how any of this works... (h/t @KatieSimmons_17) pic.twitter.com/si8gk6yjRi |
In 1984, the Mondale campaign talked up the shockingly large crowds he was drawing as proof the polls were wrong pic.twitter.com/aM6PVktoeD | In 1984, the Mondale campaign talked up the shockingly large crowds he was drawing as proof the polls were wrong pic.twitter.com/aM6PVktoeD |
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Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he will soon be known as “MR. BREXIT!” It’s unclear what he means as he is not an EU member country. Here’s the tweet: | Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he will soon be known as “MR. BREXIT!” It’s unclear what he means as he is not an EU member country. Here’s the tweet: |
They will soon be calling me MR. BREXIT! | They will soon be calling me MR. BREXIT! |
Trump may mean that, as the Brexit vote confounded late-stage polls seeming to show momentum in the direction of Remain, he will make fools of pollsters currently showing him losing by a lot everywhere. Which polls? You know the answer: all of them. (Seriously: all of them.) | Trump may mean that, as the Brexit vote confounded late-stage polls seeming to show momentum in the direction of Remain, he will make fools of pollsters currently showing him losing by a lot everywhere. Which polls? You know the answer: all of them. (Seriously: all of them.) |
My god. This is the funniest video I've seen in a long time. pic.twitter.com/lcKskD8NKh | My god. This is the funniest video I've seen in a long time. pic.twitter.com/lcKskD8NKh |
Explainer: Mr. Brexit was the endearingly oafish next-door neighbor in Mary Poppins, Trump's favorite movie. https://t.co/ErCCLU5hp4 | Explainer: Mr. Brexit was the endearingly oafish next-door neighbor in Mary Poppins, Trump's favorite movie. https://t.co/ErCCLU5hp4 |
You misspelled Bullshit. And we've been calling you that for a while now. https://t.co/5G7eeE7Upa | You misspelled Bullshit. And we've been calling you that for a while now. https://t.co/5G7eeE7Upa |
They will soon be calling me Dr. BREXIT. pic.twitter.com/R0FKk5flJQ | They will soon be calling me Dr. BREXIT. pic.twitter.com/R0FKk5flJQ |
‘Trump is a nut’ | ‘Trump is a nut’ |
Classic @stuartpstevens on what Trump's hiring of Bannon means for Republicans (https://t.co/pW1BwXyHe9): pic.twitter.com/vyWaoW2kIi | Classic @stuartpstevens on what Trump's hiring of Bannon means for Republicans (https://t.co/pW1BwXyHe9): pic.twitter.com/vyWaoW2kIi |
Hillary Clinton plans to meet today in New York with leading law enforcement officers from around the country, the Washington Post reports. | Hillary Clinton plans to meet today in New York with leading law enforcement officers from around the country, the Washington Post reports. |
Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |