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| Trump continues to attack Alicia Machado with false 'sex tape' claim – live | Trump continues to attack Alicia Machado with false 'sex tape' claim – live |
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| 4.15pm BST | |
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| Clinton: Trump attack on beauty queen 'unhinged' | |
| Hillary Clinton assesses Trump’s early-morning tirade against former beauty queen Alicia Machado and registers a verdict of “unhinged”. This is quite a tweetstorm. We will, by the way, have live video of Clinton from Florida shortly. | |
| What kind of man stays up all night to smear a woman with lies and conspiracy theories? | |
| When something gets under Donald's thin skin, he lashes out and can't let go. This is dangerous for a president. | |
| To Donald, women like Alicia are only as valuable as his personal opinion about their looks. https://t.co/OZv8yg8vjZ pic.twitter.com/PZWmPcORBR | |
| We've heard Donald's insults for years, and his policies reflect this disregard—even contempt—for women. | |
| While Donald continues day 5 of his Machado meltdown, we'll be in Florida talking about national service. You'll want to watch. | |
| Machado has posted on Instagram that Trump’s attacks of this morning are both false and familiar to her: | |
| Running that through Google translate: | |
| The Republican candidate and his campaign team are again generating attacks, insults and trying to revive slanders and false accusations about my life. All this in order to intimidate, humiliate me and throw me off balance again. The attacks that have emerged are slander and lies cheap generated with bad intentions, which have no foundation that have been spread by sensationalist media. This, of course, is not the first time that I face such a situation. Through their hate campaign, the Republican candidate insists discredit and demoralize a woman, which is definitely one of the most terrifying features. with this, seeking to distract attention from their real problems and its inability to pretend to be the leader of this great country. When I was a young girl, the now candidate, I was humiliated, insulted me, I disrespected publicly, as he usually did privately in the cruelest way. as this happened to me, it is clear over the years that their actions and behavior have been repeated with other women for decades. Therefore, I will keep standing, sharing my story, my absolute support Mrs. Clinton on behalf of women, my sisters, aunts, grandmothers, cousins, friends and female community. My Latin and in general, I want to thank all the support, love and respect, my career, my person as a human being and my family. I became a citizen of this great country because my daughter was born here and because I wanted to exercise my rights, including voting. I will continue standing firm in my lived experience as Miss Universe and you with me supporting me. I’ve been so pleased with many kind words, for so much love. I’m focusing on my busy career, in my work as mother and I will continue taking positive steps for the Latino community, I will continue as activist for women’s rights and respect we deserve. I appreciate all your love and all your support again, thanks. “Thousands of blessings. | |
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| at 4.18pm BST | |
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| Ari Fleischer was a George W Bush press secretary: | |
| Trump is on the verge of blowing it. Free advice: Focus on Hillary. No one else. Hillary is your opponent. No one else is. | |
| Reid Epstein is a Wall Street Journal reporter: | |
| As it has been for months, the 2016 winner will be the one who makes the campaign about the other candidate. Trump not helping himself. | |
| Reminder that Republicans in Congress won't discuss the ongoing terrifying meltdown of the presidential candidate they still endorse. | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.08pm BST | |
| 3.44pm BST | 3.44pm BST |
| 15:44 | 15:44 |
| Trump complains about newspaper's historic anti-endorsement | Trump complains about newspaper's historic anti-endorsement |
| It kind of seems like Trump is wallowing in losing today? Or is this some kind of plan B? We won’t pretend to read the tea leaves but would appreciate your doing so. What do you make of this, Trump drawing attention to the abandonment of his campaign by Republican mainstays? | |
| The people are really smart in cancelling subscriptions to the Dallas & Arizona papers & now USA Today will lose readers! The people get it! | The people are really smart in cancelling subscriptions to the Dallas & Arizona papers & now USA Today will lose readers! The people get it! |
| The Arizona Republic and Dallas Morning News both endorsed Clinton this year, in each case an historic first for papers that only had endorsed Republicans. | The Arizona Republic and Dallas Morning News both endorsed Clinton this year, in each case an historic first for papers that only had endorsed Republicans. |
| USA Today has chalked up its own first, by expressing an editorial preference in a presidential race for the first time in its (relatively short 34-year) history. The paper has not endorsed Clinton, but on Thursday the paper did, highly unusually, run a non-endorsement of Trump: | USA Today has chalked up its own first, by expressing an editorial preference in a presidential race for the first time in its (relatively short 34-year) history. The paper has not endorsed Clinton, but on Thursday the paper did, highly unusually, run a non-endorsement of Trump: |
| In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race... We’ve never seen reason to alter our approach. Until now. | In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race... We’ve never seen reason to alter our approach. Until now. |
| This year, the choice isn’t between two capable major party nominees who happen to have significant ideological differences. This year, one of the candidates — Republican nominee Donald Trump — is, by unanimous consensus of the Editorial Board, unfit for the presidency. | This year, the choice isn’t between two capable major party nominees who happen to have significant ideological differences. This year, one of the candidates — Republican nominee Donald Trump — is, by unanimous consensus of the Editorial Board, unfit for the presidency. |
| From the day he declared his candidacy 15 months ago through this week’s first presidential debate, Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty that America needs from its presidents. [...] | From the day he declared his candidacy 15 months ago through this week’s first presidential debate, Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty that America needs from its presidents. [...] |
| And don’t miss a take published today by a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, not known for its political moderation. Dorothy Rabinowitz warns Republicans that as much as they may hate Hillary Clinton, she’s the only thing standing between the country and disaster: | And don’t miss a take published today by a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, not known for its political moderation. Dorothy Rabinowitz warns Republicans that as much as they may hate Hillary Clinton, she’s the only thing standing between the country and disaster: |
| Her election alone is what stands between the American nation and the reign of the most unstable, proudly uninformed, psychologically unfit president ever to enter the White House. | Her election alone is what stands between the American nation and the reign of the most unstable, proudly uninformed, psychologically unfit president ever to enter the White House. |
| The Chicago Tribune, meanwhile, has endorsed Libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson. | The Chicago Tribune, meanwhile, has endorsed Libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson. |
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| 3.26pm BST | 3.26pm BST |
| 15:26 | 15:26 |
| The New Hampshire senate candidates, Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte and Democratic governor Maggie Hassan, are holding a morning debate, which you can watch here. This is a very close race – polling averages have the candidates one point apart – which could determine whether Democrats succeed in their quest to swipe control of the senate from the GOP. | The New Hampshire senate candidates, Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte and Democratic governor Maggie Hassan, are holding a morning debate, which you can watch here. This is a very close race – polling averages have the candidates one point apart – which could determine whether Democrats succeed in their quest to swipe control of the senate from the GOP. |
| 3.21pm BST | 3.21pm BST |
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| After he exhausted himself on Twitter this morning on the topic of Alicia Machado, Trump attacked the use of anonymous sources, to the mirth/horror of anyone who’s been tracking Trump. | After he exhausted himself on Twitter this morning on the topic of Alicia Machado, Trump attacked the use of anonymous sources, to the mirth/horror of anyone who’s been tracking Trump. |
| The question is, of all the stories this week with anonymous sources saying damning things about Trump, which one got his goat? Or was it a kind of cumulative effect? Anonymous sources close to the candidate were cited as saying that Trump’s children are unhappy with the current campaign leadership and concerned about the impact on Trump businesses of the campaign, a report that the campaign denied sharply. Other anonymous sources were quoted calling Trump’s debate performance a “disaster”. | The question is, of all the stories this week with anonymous sources saying damning things about Trump, which one got his goat? Or was it a kind of cumulative effect? Anonymous sources close to the candidate were cited as saying that Trump’s children are unhappy with the current campaign leadership and concerned about the impact on Trump businesses of the campaign, a report that the campaign denied sharply. Other anonymous sources were quoted calling Trump’s debate performance a “disaster”. |
| What’s Trump reacting to here? | What’s Trump reacting to here? |
| Remember, don't believe "sources said" by the VERY dishonest media. If they don't name the sources, the sources don't exist. | Remember, don't believe "sources said" by the VERY dishonest media. If they don't name the sources, the sources don't exist. |
| Trump himself constantly cites nameless or made-up people to claim support for | Trump himself constantly cites nameless or made-up people to claim support for |
| a product he’s selling | a product he’s selling |
| one position or another he’s pitching the American public on. Exempli gratia: | one position or another he’s pitching the American public on. Exempli gratia: |
| An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud. | An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud. |
| Trump, in 80s, famously called NYC papers and had them write as a "source close to Trump" https://t.co/0BYZMMJvhQ | Trump, in 80s, famously called NYC papers and had them write as a "source close to Trump" https://t.co/0BYZMMJvhQ |
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| Trump’s tactic of refuting charges of misogyny by trying to shame a former beauty queen whom he publicly shamed 20 years ago for gaining weight... how effective, would you say? | Trump’s tactic of refuting charges of misogyny by trying to shame a former beauty queen whom he publicly shamed 20 years ago for gaining weight... how effective, would you say? |
| I see our favorite serial adulterer who's on this third marriage is criticizing the morality of a woman for allegedly having sex on camera. | I see our favorite serial adulterer who's on this third marriage is criticizing the morality of a woman for allegedly having sex on camera. |
| Why refute misogyny claims when you could prove them? https://t.co/BFYjMZ88Zp | Why refute misogyny claims when you could prove them? https://t.co/BFYjMZ88Zp |
| 2.58pm BST | 2.58pm BST |
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| The actress Kate McKinnon will bring her Hillary Clinton impression to Saturday Night Live this... Saturday. Opposite McKinnon will be Alec Baldwin playing Trump. | The actress Kate McKinnon will bring her Hillary Clinton impression to Saturday Night Live this... Saturday. Opposite McKinnon will be Alec Baldwin playing Trump. |
| Here’s McKinnon this morning explaining what it’s like to impersonate Clinton: | Here’s McKinnon this morning explaining what it’s like to impersonate Clinton: |
| .@nbcsnl's Kate McKinnon on impersonating Clinton: I watch everything she does, I have a lot in common with her https://t.co/P1CRDrmtYH | .@nbcsnl's Kate McKinnon on impersonating Clinton: I watch everything she does, I have a lot in common with her https://t.co/P1CRDrmtYH |
| 2.58pm BST | 2.58pm BST |
| 14:58 | 14:58 |
| What’s the news that Trump is trying to cover up by tweeting wildly about beauty queen Alicia Machado? | What’s the news that Trump is trying to cover up by tweeting wildly about beauty queen Alicia Machado? |
| We wake up this AM to Trump telling people to watch a sex tape that doesn't exist as a way to distract from the Trump Foundation story. | We wake up this AM to Trump telling people to watch a sex tape that doesn't exist as a way to distract from the Trump Foundation story. |
| Could it be last night’s report by the Washington Post, citing state attorney general’s records, that the Trump foundation never obtained the registration required of charities that solicit more than $25,000 per year? | Could it be last night’s report by the Washington Post, citing state attorney general’s records, that the Trump foundation never obtained the registration required of charities that solicit more than $25,000 per year? |
| If the state attorney general finds that Trump’s foundation raised this sum or more from public donations - likely, since Trump himself has not donated to the charity personally since 2007 - it could be ordered to cease fundraising activities, or even to refund the money it has raised. | If the state attorney general finds that Trump’s foundation raised this sum or more from public donations - likely, since Trump himself has not donated to the charity personally since 2007 - it could be ordered to cease fundraising activities, or even to refund the money it has raised. |
| But there’s been so much bad news to come out about the Trump foundation, it’s difficult to understand how Trump’s nuclear media strategy might be triggered by one more negative headline. | But there’s been so much bad news to come out about the Trump foundation, it’s difficult to understand how Trump’s nuclear media strategy might be triggered by one more negative headline. |
| Maybe there’s not a strategy? | Maybe there’s not a strategy? |
| Or maybe the Trump campaign is trying to get ahead of reports of an historic violation of the Cuba embargo, with Newsweek alleging that the Republican nominee spent at least $68,000 in the island dictatorship in 1998, while investigating potential business opportunities: | Or maybe the Trump campaign is trying to get ahead of reports of an historic violation of the Cuba embargo, with Newsweek alleging that the Republican nominee spent at least $68,000 in the island dictatorship in 1998, while investigating potential business opportunities: |
| Or maybe there’s not a strategy? | Or maybe there’s not a strategy? |
| The Clinton campaign does not seem too bothered: | The Clinton campaign does not seem too bothered: |
| Oh look, Trump is dominating the news cycle again. Whatever will we do. | Oh look, Trump is dominating the news cycle again. Whatever will we do. |
| 2.09pm BST | 2.09pm BST |
| 14:09 | 14:09 |
| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton has two rallies scheduled in Florida today while Donald Trump is in Michigan. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton has two rallies scheduled in Florida today while Donald Trump is in Michigan. |
| Trump has again attacked a former beauty pageant contestant introduced by Clinton at Monday’s debate as an example of a woman whom Trump has objectified and insulted. | Trump has again attacked a former beauty pageant contestant introduced by Clinton at Monday’s debate as an example of a woman whom Trump has objectified and insulted. |
| Trump has invited the country to watch a “sex tape” that he says involves Alicia Machado, who was crowned Miss Universe when Trump ran the pageant in 1996. It’s unclear whether such a tape exists. Machado, who is now an American citizen, has done a string of interviews this week describing how Trump publicly shamed her for gaining weight after winning the pageant. | Trump has invited the country to watch a “sex tape” that he says involves Alicia Machado, who was crowned Miss Universe when Trump ran the pageant in 1996. It’s unclear whether such a tape exists. Machado, who is now an American citizen, has done a string of interviews this week describing how Trump publicly shamed her for gaining weight after winning the pageant. |
| The Trump campaign has attacked Machado all week. This morning the candidate himself has taken up the attack. It has been a week of difficult headlines for the Trump campaign, with many he might like to distract from. Whatever the case, this is distracting: | The Trump campaign has attacked Machado all week. This morning the candidate himself has taken up the attack. It has been a week of difficult headlines for the Trump campaign, with many he might like to distract from. Whatever the case, this is distracting: |
| Wow, Crooked Hillary was duped and used by my worst Miss U. Hillary floated her as an "angel" without checking her past, which is terrible! | Wow, Crooked Hillary was duped and used by my worst Miss U. Hillary floated her as an "angel" without checking her past, which is terrible! |
| Using Alicia M in the debate as a paragon of virtue just shows that Crooked Hillary suffers from BAD JUDGEMENT! Hillary was set up by a con. | Using Alicia M in the debate as a paragon of virtue just shows that Crooked Hillary suffers from BAD JUDGEMENT! Hillary was set up by a con. |
| Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate? | Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate? |
| The Guardian’s Lucia Graves spoke with Machado for a profile published this week: | The Guardian’s Lucia Graves spoke with Machado for a profile published this week: |
| Remarkable Trump Day 4 Twitter tirade against Machado. We'll see how "Miss Housekeeping" plays in Nevada... pic.twitter.com/dycCitrdJZ | Remarkable Trump Day 4 Twitter tirade against Machado. We'll see how "Miss Housekeeping" plays in Nevada... pic.twitter.com/dycCitrdJZ |
| I'm going to assume this is the first time in American history a major nominee has invited the public to watch a sex tape. | I'm going to assume this is the first time in American history a major nominee has invited the public to watch a sex tape. |
| Now Mike Pence has to practice a "sex tape" answer all weekend. | Now Mike Pence has to practice a "sex tape" answer all weekend. |
| Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. |