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| Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns – politics live | Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns – politics live |
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| Obama to visit Louisiana | |
| Barack Obama will visit the flooding in Louisiana that Donald Trump just saw on Tuesday, the White House has announced. | |
| In a statement, the White House said that homeland security director Jeh Johnson had visited the area and briefed the president, and that officials had been working to determine “an appropriate time” for a presidential visit. | |
| Here’s part of the statement: | |
| The President today directed his team to coordinate with Louisiana officials to determine an appropriate time for him to visit, and together they have determined that the President will visit Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, August 23rd. Additional details will be announced in the coming days. The President is mindful of the impact that his travel has on first responders and wants to ensure that his presence does not interfere with ongoing recovery efforts. He is also eager to get a first-hand look at the impact of the devastating floods, hear from more officials about the response, including how the federal government can assist and tell the people of Louisiana that the American people will be with them as they rebuild their community and come back stronger than ever. | |
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| Clinton up 7 points in 4-way race – Reuters/Ipsos | Clinton up 7 points in 4-way race – Reuters/Ipsos |
| A new Reuters/Ipsos national poll finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 41-34. The margin is right on the money with polling averages. | A new Reuters/Ipsos national poll finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 41-34. The margin is right on the money with polling averages. |
| The poll was conducted over August 14-18: | The poll was conducted over August 14-18: |
| Clinton also led a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll that asked people to choose between Clinton, Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green Party. Some 41 percent supported Clinton and 34 percent supported Trump. Among alternative-party candidates, Johnson came in third with 7 percent and about 2 percent supported Stein. | Clinton also led a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll that asked people to choose between Clinton, Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green Party. Some 41 percent supported Clinton and 34 percent supported Trump. Among alternative-party candidates, Johnson came in third with 7 percent and about 2 percent supported Stein. |
| Clinton leads Trump by eight points: Reuters/Ipsos poll https://t.co/xQap8qcbJY | Clinton leads Trump by eight points: Reuters/Ipsos poll https://t.co/xQap8qcbJY |
| Pew Research released a poll Thursday with Clinton up four points in a four-way race. | Pew Research released a poll Thursday with Clinton up four points in a four-way race. |
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| It’s not happy hour yet – is it? – but if you’re in Midtown, only 90 minutes remain until Trump Bar in the eponymous tower will start serving $5 draughts. What’s the scene like? Would you believe mildly paranoiac? | It’s not happy hour yet – is it? – but if you’re in Midtown, only 90 minutes remain until Trump Bar in the eponymous tower will start serving $5 draughts. What’s the scene like? Would you believe mildly paranoiac? |
| Joshua David Stein dropped in for a visit earlier this week for the Guardian: | Joshua David Stein dropped in for a visit earlier this week for the Guardian: |
| On Wednesday, after news of yet another campaign shakeup, I wondered if his supporters had started to see the beginning of the end. So I headed to Trump Bar, a rare refuge of Trumpism in liberal Manhattan, to find out if they were drowning their sorrows. [...] | On Wednesday, after news of yet another campaign shakeup, I wondered if his supporters had started to see the beginning of the end. So I headed to Trump Bar, a rare refuge of Trumpism in liberal Manhattan, to find out if they were drowning their sorrows. [...] |
| I asked Andy about the bad news surrounding his candidate this week, but before Andy could respond, his friend appeared. “Look man,” he told me, “I’m just trying to show him a good time. We’re not here to talk. Tell him ‘no comment’.” “No comment,” said Andy. Trump supporters appeared to follow the same media strategy as their candidate: don’t answer questions you don’t like – shut them out instead. | I asked Andy about the bad news surrounding his candidate this week, but before Andy could respond, his friend appeared. “Look man,” he told me, “I’m just trying to show him a good time. We’re not here to talk. Tell him ‘no comment’.” “No comment,” said Andy. Trump supporters appeared to follow the same media strategy as their candidate: don’t answer questions you don’t like – shut them out instead. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Happy hour at Trump Bar: a bastion of unbridled enthusiasm for the Donald | Related: Happy hour at Trump Bar: a bastion of unbridled enthusiasm for the Donald |
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| Trump in Louisiana: 'just here to help' | Trump in Louisiana: 'just here to help' |
| Donald Trump struck a somber tone as he toured the flood damage in Louisiana — but still managed to get in a jab at President Barack Obama, reports the Associated Press: | Donald Trump struck a somber tone as he toured the flood damage in Louisiana — but still managed to get in a jab at President Barack Obama, reports the Associated Press: |
| In brief remarks in Ascension Parish, Trump made an appeal for more aid to the area and said he was “just here to help.” | In brief remarks in Ascension Parish, Trump made an appeal for more aid to the area and said he was “just here to help.” |
| Trump was also there to strike a contrast to Obama, who is on vacation and has not visited the area. | Trump was also there to strike a contrast to Obama, who is on vacation and has not visited the area. |
| When a woman told Trump she was happy he wasn’t off playing golf, Trump replied: “Somebody is, somebody is that shouldn’t be.” | When a woman told Trump she was happy he wasn’t off playing golf, Trump replied: “Somebody is, somebody is that shouldn’t be.” |
| Trump later added that “nobody understands how bad it is.” | Trump later added that “nobody understands how bad it is.” |
| The White House has said Obama has received regular updates about the flooding and the federal response during his vacation. | The White House has said Obama has received regular updates about the flooding and the federal response during his vacation. |
| He is due back in Washington on Sunday. | He is due back in Washington on Sunday. |
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| What I learned by reading only Breitbart | What I learned by reading only Breitbart |
| Adam Gabbatt | Adam Gabbatt |
| The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt, claiming not to have been previously a regular Breitbart reader, immersed himself in the site for two days to see what all the fuss is about. Here’s part of his report: | The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt, claiming not to have been previously a regular Breitbart reader, immersed himself in the site for two days to see what all the fuss is about. Here’s part of his report: |
| To gain clarity following yet another Trump campaign shakeup, I read Breitbart exclusively for two days, eschewing all other news sources. (The Guardian included. Apart from its soccer coverage.) | To gain clarity following yet another Trump campaign shakeup, I read Breitbart exclusively for two days, eschewing all other news sources. (The Guardian included. Apart from its soccer coverage.) |
| It offered an insight into not just the popularity of Breitbart – the site boasted 31 million unique visitors in July – but also how it appeals to its readers. And it’s not as straightforward as you might imagine. | It offered an insight into not just the popularity of Breitbart – the site boasted 31 million unique visitors in July – but also how it appeals to its readers. And it’s not as straightforward as you might imagine. |
| The first thing you notice when visiting Breitbart is its idiosyncratic presentation. Every headline is in capitals. It implies a sense of significance and dire urgency. | The first thing you notice when visiting Breitbart is its idiosyncratic presentation. Every headline is in capitals. It implies a sense of significance and dire urgency. |
| It screams at you. “THIS IS IMPORTANT,” is the effect. “THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.” “THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS COUNTRY GOING TO HELL IN A HANDCART.” | It screams at you. “THIS IS IMPORTANT,” is the effect. “THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.” “THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS COUNTRY GOING TO HELL IN A HANDCART.” |
| The last of those points is an example of how well Breitbart knows its audience. | The last of those points is an example of how well Breitbart knows its audience. |
| This doomsday approach makes it seem like Breitbart readers want to feel that everything is rotten. They want to feel irate. They want to feel that disaster is impending – unless their guys can fix it. | This doomsday approach makes it seem like Breitbart readers want to feel that everything is rotten. They want to feel irate. They want to feel that disaster is impending – unless their guys can fix it. |
| There are actually some jobs that foreigners will do that Americans won't. @adamgabbatt demonstrates for @GuardianUS https://t.co/RMzSHy2LtN | There are actually some jobs that foreigners will do that Americans won't. @adamgabbatt demonstrates for @GuardianUS https://t.co/RMzSHy2LtN |
| @Bencjacobs is "soccer" Guardian house style now? And they say America never wins | @Bencjacobs is "soccer" Guardian house style now? And they say America never wins |
| #winning https://t.co/94sgYZZPC9 | #winning https://t.co/94sgYZZPC9 |
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| Here’s a graphic via the Washington Post depicting staff turnover on the Trump campaign. | Here’s a graphic via the Washington Post depicting staff turnover on the Trump campaign. |
| There is one person who has a shot at making it wire-to-wire: spokeswoman Hope Hicks. | There is one person who has a shot at making it wire-to-wire: spokeswoman Hope Hicks. |
| This is helpful https://t.co/5s3FVWvi5O pic.twitter.com/vnJMVroV4r | This is helpful https://t.co/5s3FVWvi5O pic.twitter.com/vnJMVroV4r |
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| Former Romney finance chair backs Clinton | Former Romney finance chair backs Clinton |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Hillary Clinton earned the endorsement of Mitt Romney’s former finance chair on Friday, marking the latest defection among Republicans from nominee Donald Trump, writes Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui: | Hillary Clinton earned the endorsement of Mitt Romney’s former finance chair on Friday, marking the latest defection among Republicans from nominee Donald Trump, writes Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui: |
| David Nierenberg, who led Romney’s finance efforts during the 2012 election, said he was convinced Trump’s “character, temperament, and behavior” was disqualifying for any individual seeking the highest office in the nation. | David Nierenberg, who led Romney’s finance efforts during the 2012 election, said he was convinced Trump’s “character, temperament, and behavior” was disqualifying for any individual seeking the highest office in the nation. |
| “Trump is the most dangerous major party presidential candidate in my lifetime, maybe in American history,” Nierenberg wrote in an op-ed for CNBC.com. | “Trump is the most dangerous major party presidential candidate in my lifetime, maybe in American history,” Nierenberg wrote in an op-ed for CNBC.com. |
| “I don’t think he’s fit to be our president. He speaks positively about foreign dictators and acts like one himself.” | “I don’t think he’s fit to be our president. He speaks positively about foreign dictators and acts like one himself.” |
| Earlier this month, Meg Whitman, another former Romney finance chair, also threw her support behind Clinton. | Earlier this month, Meg Whitman, another former Romney finance chair, also threw her support behind Clinton. |
| Romney has himself ranked among Trump’s most vociferous critics and delivered a high-profile speech against the real estate mogul in March, despite celebrating his endorsement while running for president in 2012. The former Massachusetts governor has said he will vote for neither Trump nor Clinton in November. | Romney has himself ranked among Trump’s most vociferous critics and delivered a high-profile speech against the real estate mogul in March, despite celebrating his endorsement while running for president in 2012. The former Massachusetts governor has said he will vote for neither Trump nor Clinton in November. |
| Nierenberg said he would cast his vote for Republicans down the ballot, but felt compelled to support Clinton for the presidency – praising her as “a steady hand on the tiller.” | Nierenberg said he would cast his vote for Republicans down the ballot, but felt compelled to support Clinton for the presidency – praising her as “a steady hand on the tiller.” |
| “We cannot afford the risk of a man whose temperament and behavior are erratic,” he added of Trump. | “We cannot afford the risk of a man whose temperament and behavior are erratic,” he added of Trump. |
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| Clinton camp accuses Trump of 'bromance' with Putin | Clinton camp accuses Trump of 'bromance' with Putin |
| Paul Manafort’s ties to “pro-Kremlin elements” are “just the beginning of Donald Trump’s “odd bromance” with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Trump campaign manager Robby Mook says in a statement. | Paul Manafort’s ties to “pro-Kremlin elements” are “just the beginning of Donald Trump’s “odd bromance” with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Trump campaign manager Robby Mook says in a statement. |
| The Clinton camp has produced a video to illustrate what it depicts as parallel messaging by Trump and Putin. | The Clinton camp has produced a video to illustrate what it depicts as parallel messaging by Trump and Putin. |
| Here’s the statement, which also calls on Trump to “come clean on his own business dealings with Russian interests”: | Here’s the statement, which also calls on Trump to “come clean on his own business dealings with Russian interests”: |
| Paul Manafort’s resignation is a clear admission that the disturbing connections between Donald Trump’s team and pro-Kremlin elements in Russia and Ukraine are untenable. But this is not the end of the story. It’s just the beginning. You can get rid of Manafort, but that doesn’t end the odd bromance Trump has with Putin. Trump still has to answer serious questions hovering over his campaign given his propensity to parrot Putin’s talking points, the roster of advisers like Carter Page and Mike Flynn with deep ties to Russia, the recent Russian government hacking and disclosure of Democratic Party records, and reports that Breitbart published articles advocating pro-Kremlin positions on Ukraine. It’s also time for Donald Trump to come clean on his own business dealings with Russian interests, given recent news reports about his web of deep financial connections to business groups with Kremlin ties.” | Paul Manafort’s resignation is a clear admission that the disturbing connections between Donald Trump’s team and pro-Kremlin elements in Russia and Ukraine are untenable. But this is not the end of the story. It’s just the beginning. You can get rid of Manafort, but that doesn’t end the odd bromance Trump has with Putin. Trump still has to answer serious questions hovering over his campaign given his propensity to parrot Putin’s talking points, the roster of advisers like Carter Page and Mike Flynn with deep ties to Russia, the recent Russian government hacking and disclosure of Democratic Party records, and reports that Breitbart published articles advocating pro-Kremlin positions on Ukraine. It’s also time for Donald Trump to come clean on his own business dealings with Russian interests, given recent news reports about his web of deep financial connections to business groups with Kremlin ties.” |
| Here’s the video, “Why do Trump and Putin sound so much alike?”: | Here’s the video, “Why do Trump and Putin sound so much alike?”: |
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| It’s Friday, and here’s a Bad Lip Reading take on the Democratic national convention, and as the last post will have made clear, you ought to #ff @zekejmiller: | It’s Friday, and here’s a Bad Lip Reading take on the Democratic national convention, and as the last post will have made clear, you ought to #ff @zekejmiller: |
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| Clinton: Louisiana 'can't afford any distractions' | Clinton: Louisiana 'can't afford any distractions' |
| Here’s Hillary Clinton’s play against Trump’s Louisiana trip today. | Here’s Hillary Clinton’s play against Trump’s Louisiana trip today. |
| Clinton has posted a message on Facebook saying that she has just spoken with the state governor and advising that the “relief effort can’t afford any distractions.” The statement echoes messaging from the governor himself yesterday, discouraging the president from visiting and warning Trump against a mere “photo-op” drop-in. | Clinton has posted a message on Facebook saying that she has just spoken with the state governor and advising that the “relief effort can’t afford any distractions.” The statement echoes messaging from the governor himself yesterday, discouraging the president from visiting and warning Trump against a mere “photo-op” drop-in. |
| Here’s the Clinton statement: | Here’s the Clinton statement: |
| Clinton takes a shot at Trump’s LA visit: "the relief effort can't afford any distractions.” pic.twitter.com/TMMcDlM9fI | Clinton takes a shot at Trump’s LA visit: "the relief effort can't afford any distractions.” pic.twitter.com/TMMcDlM9fI |
| Update: the new Trump campaign manager replies: | Update: the new Trump campaign manager replies: |
| This actually is not a "response"; it is a predictable screed. But we definitely are back in their heads. https://t.co/UZjus6pKyD | This actually is not a "response"; it is a predictable screed. But we definitely are back in their heads. https://t.co/UZjus6pKyD |
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