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| Trump says 'shackles taken off me' as backers defend genital grabbing talk – live | |
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| This blog has not made it common practice to showcase the thinking of Katrina Pierson, the Trump surrogate whose controversial statements often seem to play out over in the corner while the campaign action is at midfield. | |
| However in this case, Pierson gives voice to an argument heard elsewhere in the last 24 hours from the mouths of other prominent Trump supporters: it’s hypocritical to find fault with Trump’s hot mic statement about grabbing genitalia without consent because, hip-hop. | |
| Pierson: | |
| But I do quite [sic] find it rich that we have Democrats and the left talking about rape culture, when they’re the ones backed fully by Hollywood. This rape culture is purported [sic] by none other than the entertainment industry, none other than hip-hop music, which you can hear on local radio stations. | |
| Trump surrogates going all in on "but rap lyrics tho" defense pic.twitter.com/GNViErCcni | |
| The culture war on hip-hop is as old as rap and was preceded by fear of rock ‘n’ roll. Here’s the 1985 senate hearing with the Parent’s Musical Resource Center: | |
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| Where’s your Tuesday at? | |
| https://t.co/oU9SM3I18L pic.twitter.com/B9LaYYdWHE | |
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| Trump: 'the shackles have been taken off' | |
| Donald Trump tweets that “the shackles have been taken off.” | |
| He seems to mean that to this point, he had been toning it down out of deference to the guidance or demands of elected Republicans, but that’s over. | |
| It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to. | |
| Trump: Ryan ‘very weak and ineffective’ | |
| This morning on Twitter, Trump has attacking House speaker Paul Ryan and by extension the Republican leadership and rank and file: | |
| Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty. | |
| At least three Republicans on Ryan’s conference call Tuesday were quoted as objecting to what they said was the leadership’s cowardice and defeatism. | |
| Here’s what Ryan is up to this morning: | |
| 4 out of 10 families look to women as the sole breadwinners. @RepMcSally is leading a working group to find solutions to their challenges. pic.twitter.com/pxOIhGwmkR | |
| Republicans who break with Donald Trump may face ballot box retribution, pollster Frank Luntz points out. (They may sense this.) | |
| 🚨 Warning to GOP candidates 🚨If you #DumpTrump, many of Trump's supporters will dump you. | |
| A fellow who used to work for former Sen. Lugar, a moderate R, just stopped me to say, "I don't have a party any more." Sad. | |
| Updated | |
| at 3.10pm BST | |
| 1.26pm BST | 1.26pm BST |
| 13:26 | 13:26 |
| 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. |
| Republican officials have been tying themselves in tightening knots in an attempt to argue that touching women’s genitalia without consent, as described by Donald Trump, does not constitute sexual assault. | Republican officials have been tying themselves in tightening knots in an attempt to argue that touching women’s genitalia without consent, as described by Donald Trump, does not constitute sexual assault. |
| The communications director of the Republican national committee, Sean Spicer, appears to have lied point-blank to the Washington Post last night, denying a quote that had been attributed to him dodging the sexual assault question by saying “I’m not a lawyer.” | The communications director of the Republican national committee, Sean Spicer, appears to have lied point-blank to the Washington Post last night, denying a quote that had been attributed to him dodging the sexual assault question by saying “I’m not a lawyer.” |
| Confronted with a recording of his remarks, Spicer finally admitted saying that, and released this further statement: | Confronted with a recording of his remarks, Spicer finally admitted saying that, and released this further statement: |
| While I was asked question about a matter of law, it is never appropriate to touch anyone in an unwelcome manner. https://t.co/uSEaDC78aY | While I was asked question about a matter of law, it is never appropriate to touch anyone in an unwelcome manner. https://t.co/uSEaDC78aY |
| Spicer’s comments follow remarks by Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who admonished people on Monday to quit saying “sexual assault”: “That’s a very unfortunate phrase, and people really should stop using it,” Conway said. Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, meanwhile, told the conservative magazine Weekly Standard that he wouldn’t characterize unwanted touching and kissing as sexual assault. “I think that’s a stretch,” he said. | Spicer’s comments follow remarks by Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who admonished people on Monday to quit saying “sexual assault”: “That’s a very unfortunate phrase, and people really should stop using it,” Conway said. Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, meanwhile, told the conservative magazine Weekly Standard that he wouldn’t characterize unwanted touching and kissing as sexual assault. “I think that’s a stretch,” he said. |
| I think the GOP just had its Todd Akin "legitimate rape" moment of 2016.... https://t.co/QcQ7NSmZf5 | I think the GOP just had its Todd Akin "legitimate rape" moment of 2016.... https://t.co/QcQ7NSmZf5 |
| That's not fair to Todd Akin. No comparison. This much worse. https://t.co/3a9EYqkoKT | That's not fair to Todd Akin. No comparison. This much worse. https://t.co/3a9EYqkoKT |
| Read Molly Redden for more: | Read Molly Redden for more: |
| Trump starts day with swipe at Ryan | Trump starts day with swipe at Ryan |
| Trump seems to be feeling the sting of Republican party abandonment. House speaker Paul Ryan told members of Congress yesterday that he would no longer defend Trump and would not campaign for him: | Trump seems to be feeling the sting of Republican party abandonment. House speaker Paul Ryan told members of Congress yesterday that he would no longer defend Trump and would not campaign for him: |
| Desite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when Paul Ryan and others give zero support! | Desite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when Paul Ryan and others give zero support! |
| A greater liability for Trump than his loss of Ryan may be the continuous war he keeps up with three-dimensional reality. For example the “(every poll)” bit: | A greater liability for Trump than his loss of Ryan may be the continuous war he keeps up with three-dimensional reality. For example the “(every poll)” bit: |
| Politico poll too finds Hillary won the debate.Politico - Clinton 42 / Trump 28CNN - Clinton 57 / Trump 24YouGov - Clinton 47 / Trump 42 | Politico poll too finds Hillary won the debate.Politico - Clinton 42 / Trump 28CNN - Clinton 57 / Trump 24YouGov - Clinton 47 / Trump 42 |
| Trump marches on amid spiraling disaster | Trump marches on amid spiraling disaster |
| Trump hoists mini-him | Trump hoists mini-him |
| A crowd for Clinton | A crowd for Clinton |
| Clinton had a very large crowd at Ohio State University in Columbus last night: | Clinton had a very large crowd at Ohio State University in Columbus last night: |
| .@HillaryClinton on the campus of The Ohio State University. pic.twitter.com/gRpPGuZwDk | .@HillaryClinton on the campus of The Ohio State University. pic.twitter.com/gRpPGuZwDk |
| Trump surrogate quotes Beyoncé to defend ‘hot-mic’ moment | Trump surrogate quotes Beyoncé to defend ‘hot-mic’ moment |
| A Trump surrogate on CNN last night quoted Beyoncé’s formation to make the point that – we’re not sure. But here’s what she said: | A Trump surrogate on CNN last night quoted Beyoncé’s formation to make the point that – we’re not sure. But here’s what she said: |
| THIS. REALLY. JUST. HAPPENED. pic.twitter.com/LiTbQnMYrL | THIS. REALLY. JUST. HAPPENED. pic.twitter.com/LiTbQnMYrL |
| You be the judge: like Donald Trump on that bus or what? | You be the judge: like Donald Trump on that bus or what? |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |