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Colin Powell 'would rather not have to vote for' Clinton, emails show – live Colin Powell 'would rather not have to vote for' Clinton, emails show – live
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Pastor interrupts Trump's remarks at church: 'I invited you here to thank us for what we’ve done in Flint, not to give a political speech'
While Donald Trump spoke at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Flint, Michigan, he began criticizing opponent Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy - drawing the condemnation of the church’s pastor.
“Hillary failed on the economy, just like she’s failed on foreign policy. Everything she touched didn’t work out. Nothing. Now Hillary Clinton-”
The reverend Faith Green Timmons interrupted Trump’s speech at the lectern, interjecting to say: “Mr. Trump, I invited you here to thank us for what we’ve done in Flint, not to give a political speech.”
“Oh, okay, okay,” Trump said in response. “Okay. That’s good. Then I’m gonna go back. Okay.”
Trump returned to his script, and Timmons quickly left the stage.
Trump interrupted, asked "not to give a political speech" while delivering statement in Flint, Michigan https://t.co/ncrmsmmLP4
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Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine expected to release health records within the hourHillary Clinton, Tim Kaine expected to release health records within the hour
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine will release their health records within the next hour, campaign sources told the Guardian.Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine will release their health records within the next hour, campaign sources told the Guardian.
We’ll be keeping watch - mostly to see if their exercise regimens consist of more than waving their arms around once a day.We’ll be keeping watch - mostly to see if their exercise regimens consist of more than waving their arms around once a day.
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Donald Trump, on the Flint water crisis:Donald Trump, on the Flint water crisis:
It used to be cars were made in Flint and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico. Now cars are made in Mexico and you can’t drink the water in Flint!It used to be cars were made in Flint and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico. Now cars are made in Mexico and you can’t drink the water in Flint!
As many as 12,000 Flint children have been exposed to drinking water with high levels of lead.As many as 12,000 Flint children have been exposed to drinking water with high levels of lead.
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Hillary Clinton has released a statement praising an agreement that provides a record $38b in security assistance to Israel, calling the “memorandum of understanding” agreed upon between the two nations a signal that “sends a clear message to the region... that we will always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel.”Hillary Clinton has released a statement praising an agreement that provides a record $38b in security assistance to Israel, calling the “memorandum of understanding” agreed upon between the two nations a signal that “sends a clear message to the region... that we will always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel.”
“America’s commitment to Israel’s security must always remain rock-solid and unwavering,” Clinton said in the statement, released by her campaign this afternoon. “That’s why Senator Kaine and I applaud the agreement on a new memorandum of understanding regarding American security assistance to Israel, and congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu and president Obama on this important diplomatic achievement.”“America’s commitment to Israel’s security must always remain rock-solid and unwavering,” Clinton said in the statement, released by her campaign this afternoon. “That’s why Senator Kaine and I applaud the agreement on a new memorandum of understanding regarding American security assistance to Israel, and congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu and president Obama on this important diplomatic achievement.”
Clinton’s commitment to the US-Israeli relationship - which the former secretary of state declared “is based on common security interests, shared values and deep historical ties” - will be strengthened by the new round of security funds and would remain “unwavering” in a Clinton administration.Clinton’s commitment to the US-Israeli relationship - which the former secretary of state declared “is based on common security interests, shared values and deep historical ties” - will be strengthened by the new round of security funds and would remain “unwavering” in a Clinton administration.
“I will work with our partners to implement this agreement, ensure that Israel always maintains its qualitative military edge, and take our alliance to the next level.”“I will work with our partners to implement this agreement, ensure that Israel always maintains its qualitative military edge, and take our alliance to the next level.”
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Wisconsin Democrats have revealed a massive check - of the Pat Sajak variety - after documents were revealed that showed Scott Walker, the state’s Republican governor, asked allies to donate to a Super Pac supporting his bid to beat a recall election in 2012. Wisconsin Democrats have revealed a massive check - of the Pat Sajak variety - after documents were revealed that showed Scott Walker, the state’s Republican governor, asked allies to donate to an outside lobbying group* supporting his bid to beat a recall election in 2012.
WI Assembly Democrats respond to newly released documents concerning Gov. Walker campaign finance details pic.twitter.com/d09xqpkYr0WI Assembly Democrats respond to newly released documents concerning Gov. Walker campaign finance details pic.twitter.com/d09xqpkYr0
The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington broke the news:The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington broke the news:
*Correction: We initially characterized this group as a Super Pac, which it’s not. The Guardian regrets the error.
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In a promotional clip released of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s sitdown chat with TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz, the perpetual showman responded to Oz’s question about why he hasn’t shared his medical records by furnishing the records from his jacket pocket.In a promotional clip released of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s sitdown chat with TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz, the perpetual showman responded to Oz’s question about why he hasn’t shared his medical records by furnishing the records from his jacket pocket.
“Why not share your medical records?” Oz asked Trump, in response to the campaign’s pledges of transparency.“Why not share your medical records?” Oz asked Trump, in response to the campaign’s pledges of transparency.
“Well, I have really no problem in doing it - I have it right here. I mean, should I do it? I don’t care.” he asked the audience, prompting the audience to clap.“Well, I have really no problem in doing it - I have it right here. I mean, should I do it? I don’t care.” he asked the audience, prompting the audience to clap.
“It’s two letters - one is the report and one is from Lennox Hill Hospital,” Trump said, removing two sheets of folded paper from his breast pocket. “These are all of the tests that were done last week.”“It’s two letters - one is the report and one is from Lennox Hill Hospital,” Trump said, removing two sheets of folded paper from his breast pocket. “These are all of the tests that were done last week.”
We’ll have more on those actual test results tomorrow when the show airs.We’ll have more on those actual test results tomorrow when the show airs.
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Ryan FeltonRyan Felton
Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, has stayed quiet throughout the campaign season as the fallout from Flint’s water crisis continued. The second-term Republican was once viewed as a possible contender in the race before the extent of Flint’s lead contamination emerged.Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, has stayed quiet throughout the campaign season as the fallout from Flint’s water crisis continued. The second-term Republican was once viewed as a possible contender in the race before the extent of Flint’s lead contamination emerged.
Today, as a former state epidemiologist accepted a plea deal in an ongoing criminal probe by the state’s attorney general into Flint, Snyder again declined to comment on who he supports in the race.Today, as a former state epidemiologist accepted a plea deal in an ongoing criminal probe by the state’s attorney general into Flint, Snyder again declined to comment on who he supports in the race.
“Gov. Snyder has stayed out of presidential politics since before the primary election and intends on continuing to do so,” Snyder’s spokesperson, Ari Adler, said in an email. “He is focused on the work that needs to be done in Michigan.”“Gov. Snyder has stayed out of presidential politics since before the primary election and intends on continuing to do so,” Snyder’s spokesperson, Ari Adler, said in an email. “He is focused on the work that needs to be done in Michigan.”
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TrumpTrump
is wheels downis wheels down
– curses now we’re saying it – Trump’s airplane has landed in Flint. The plane’s landing gear is down, reportedly. – curses now we’re saying it – Trump’s airplane has landed in Flint. The plane’s landing gear is down, reportedly.
Trump is wheels down in Flint. My view from the press bus pic.twitter.com/5Mn0CVprsbTrump is wheels down in Flint. My view from the press bus pic.twitter.com/5Mn0CVprsb
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Clinton applauds record military aid package for IsraelClinton applauds record military aid package for Israel
In a statement on the record US pledge of $38bn in aid to Israel over the next 10 years, Clinton releases a statement saying “Senator Kaine and I applaud the agreement... it reaffirms the depth and strength of the US-Israel relationship”:In a statement on the record US pledge of $38bn in aid to Israel over the next 10 years, Clinton releases a statement saying “Senator Kaine and I applaud the agreement... it reaffirms the depth and strength of the US-Israel relationship”:
Hillary Clinton's statement on the 10-year, $38 billion U.S. military assistance package for Israel pic.twitter.com/lVx05UhBHrHillary Clinton's statement on the 10-year, $38 billion U.S. military assistance package for Israel pic.twitter.com/lVx05UhBHr
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Bloomberg’s source at the Dr Oz taping quotes Trump about kissing his daughter Ivanka:Bloomberg’s source at the Dr Oz taping quotes Trump about kissing his daughter Ivanka:
ON KISSING: Ivanka kissed Dr. Oz & her dad. Oz commented on kiss. Trump said he kisses her "as often as I can," audience tells @FayCortez.ON KISSING: Ivanka kissed Dr. Oz & her dad. Oz commented on kiss. Trump said he kisses her "as often as I can," audience tells @FayCortez.
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The Colin Powell emails: lots more where that came from
Powell on Trump adviser Flynn as Defense Intel Agency chief: “got fired. abusive w/staff, didn’t listen, bad management. right-wing nutty"
Colin Powell in hacked email on issue that made Donald Trump a national political force: "the whole birther movement was racist"
Powell on Clinton: "For good reason she comes across as sleazy." https://t.co/nzCGFvG4sW pic.twitter.com/qQLofciNzf
NEW: Powell unfiltered on the Cheneys. https://t.co/Mx2m24bTgu pic.twitter.com/JNZQnfgKN8
When Powell was asked for comment on calling the Cheneys "idiots." https://t.co/pEVZMyswtX pic.twitter.com/LDG9EGNXik
Powell's assistant on the US soccer team v Belgium: "we're probably gonna get creamed" pic.twitter.com/XVgW8Aexjd
Say what you will, but Colin Powell's emails are throwing tons of truth shade -- on a variety of topics
These Colin Powell emails are further proof that @VeepHBO is the most accurate show about Washington
Somebody get Colin Powell a talk show. Stat.
My respect for General Powell has never been higher.
never email
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We’re not sure that two low-credibility doctors and a TV appearance amounts to a shell game – as patently false as it all seems – but this gif is cool:
Donald Trump's shell game with his health records https://t.co/sh2rXkump2 pic.twitter.com/ajEqqtV4GW
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As Trump arrives in Michigan...
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says it's moving all of its U.S. small car production to Mexico
Fortunately, this should have zero resonance in Michigan. https://t.co/FrNbBcBOi7
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Flint, Michigan, warns Trump against 'photo op' visit
Ryan Felton
Donald Trump’s visit to the city of Flint, Michigan on Thursday was met with disdain from residents who said the Republican presidential nominee’s stop was nothing more than an opportunistic photo-op.
Trump, who earlier this month spoke at a predominately black church in Detroit, had said he intended to visit Flint on the campaign trail.
Ahead of Trump’s visit, protesters conveyed a brief press conference outside of Flint’s water plant, where many expressed dismay at what they described as the nominee’s attempt to use the city’s public health crisis as a “campaign prop.”
Carrie Younger-Nelson, a Flint resident, said the city has been engulfed by the water crisis for two years and Trump “just sees an opportunity to get in here and get him some media.”
“Flint do not want him here, and he needs to keep it rolling,” she said.
Standing nearby, State senate minority leader Jim Ananich, a Flint resident himself, said the purpose of the protest early Thursday was to send “a strong message that Flint’s not a photo-op.”
“Looking at the water plant doesn’t help us get new, clean pipes; it doesn’t help us get clean water,” Ananich said.
Jia Ireland, 23, also a Flint resident, said the public needs to know that Flint is still dealing with the effects of the water crisis, now well into its third year.
“People are still living off of water bottles and living off of filters,” she said. “Yes, pipes are being dug up, but it’s a slow progress. And we need to see things happen fast and now.”
“Also, I am not a supporter of Trump,” she continued. “I feel like Donald Trump is using this as a PR statement … so, you’re late.”
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Trump passes Clinton in Nevada – poll
Monmouth University has released a new poll of likely Nevada voters in which Trump leads Clinton by two points, in a four-way race. That’s a flip from Clinton’s four-point lead in the poll in July.
In the battle for retiring minority leader Harry Reid’s US senate seat, the Republican candidate, Representative Joe Heck, leads Democratic former attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto by three points, 46-43, in the poll.
The poll was conducted over the phone from 11-13 September.
BREAKING: NevadaDJT 44 (was 41 in July)HRC 42 (was 45)Johnson 8 (was 5)https://t.co/IooG2mY37Q
Here’s some background information on Nevada:
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Powell email says 'I would rather not have to vote for' Clinton
Additional Colin Powell emails obtained by the hacker group DC Leaks, which Powell has acknowledged are his real emails, are surfacing in the media. CBS News managing editor for politics Will Rahn has tweeted one in which Powell shares a dim opinion of Bill Clinton and not such a great appraisal of Hillary Clinton.
“I would rather not have to vote for her, although she is a friend I respect,” Powell writes to Democratic megadonor Jeffrey Leeds. “A 70-year-old person with a long track record, unbridled ambition, greedy, not transformational, with a husband still dicking bimbos at home (according to the NYP).”
This is a good Colin Powell email pic.twitter.com/66krJvciYL
(yes, the email I just tweeted is real)
Here's why saying "Powell criticizes both candidates" represents false-equivalence. On HRC: "hubris/ambition." On Trump: "national disgrace"
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Here are the second ten of Clinton’s questions for Trump:
11. With business ties to politically-connected Indian developers, how can you conduct foreign policy that puts the U.S. above your profits?
12. How can we be sure you’d be willing to be tough on any nation if necessary, if it would put your interests and profits at risk?
13. How can we know you won't (again) impulsively damage relationships with crucial allies to preserve your own ego? https://t.co/j1VtaFhA6C
Dopey Prince @Alwaleed_Talal wants to control our U.S. politicians with daddy’s money. Can’t do it when I get elected. #Trump2016
14. We know you engaged extensively in pay-to-play here at home. Have you bribed foreign officials or other parties abroad?
15. To what extent are you and your family currently contractually tied to payments from foreign business partners, or governments?
16. You’ve mentioned ~120 foreign deals, including in countries with national security implications. Where and with whom are you working?
17. Will your children disclose all of the foreign trips and business deals they’ve undertaken during the campaign, and with whom they met?
18. We'll let @kurteichenwald ask this one: pic.twitter.com/xnIl6JazS3
20. It's pretty clear: Trump's spent his life unscrupulously looking out for his own wallet above all. Why would that change as president?
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Clinton demands Trump answer 20 questions about foreign business ties
Picking up on the Newsweek story featured earlier in the blog, Hillary Clinton – is it her at home? An aide sitting next to her? All of the above? – tweets 20 questions for Trump.
Here are the first 10:
In light of @kurteichenwald's report on the Trump Organization's dangerous ties, here are 20 questions that Trump needs to answer—now.
2. How will you handle non-cancelable contractual obligations with parties whose interests conflict with those of the United States?
3. While refusing to release your tax returns, how will you confirm that you do not have dangerous financial ties to bad actors abroad?
4. If you were willing to work with Qaddafi—a known terrorist and dictator—is there anyone you aren’t willing to make a deal with? Who?
5. How can you be tough on Iran, given your business partnership with someone connected to Iranian money laundering? pic.twitter.com/1AdDm2kfvy
6. Given that you've already questioned our commitments to NATO allies, what is your answer to this? pic.twitter.com/qp5vMqtcs1
7. To what extent would your foreign policy be dictated by potential financial benefits for your business partners? pic.twitter.com/4Nd9KSdTfi
8. Will you disclose the nature of your personal and business relationships with all of the Russian oligarchs you are “close” to?
9. Have you or your campaign discussed U.S.-Russian relations with the Russian billionaires with whom you’ve done business?
10. How did the Russian mob boss who ran a criminal organization out of Trump Tower get a VIP pass to your Miss Universe pageant in Moscow?
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Seems legit. Except wait, does that say Dr Harold Bornstein performed the physical? The gastroenterologist who admitted to writing a letter praising Trump’s health as “amazingly excellent” in five minutes while a black car waited downstairs?
NBC reported last month:
“If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” Bornstein wrote.
Asked how he could justify the hyperbole, Bornstein said, “I like that sentence to be quite honest with you and all the rest of them are either sick or dead.”
Bornstein has destroyed his credibility on the question of Trump’s health. Next.
So Trump and Dr Oz did review his physical results it seems. pic.twitter.com/dKsfDK2YAX
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Trump has finished taping Dr Oz. Reports are emerging that the pair did in the end discuss Trump’s health. It’s unclear to what extent that happened. Here’s Maggie Haberman of the New York Times:
Whiplash > Trump did apparently share some results from recent physical w Dr. Oz
Here’s the guy who ghost-wrote the Art of the Deal:
Donald Trump looks unhealthy to me. Face is florid red. Clearly should lose a lot of weight. Eats terribly. Will Dr. Oz get at any of this?
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