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| Melania Trump defends husband's 'boy talk' in CNN interview – campaign live | |
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| Are you a fan of Broadway? | |
| The Hillary Clinton campaign is hosting a star-studded Broadway spectacular at the St. James Theater in Manhattan, which is livestreaming here: | |
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| Melania Trump told Anderson Cooper that as first lady, she would hope to fight against bullying on social media. | |
| ! @people #NatashaStoynoff pic.twitter.com/zXNm6boveP | |
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| Melania Trump, on Donald Trump’s Twitter use: | |
| He’s an adult - he knows the consequences. | |
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| Continuing her interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Melania Trump told the anchor that the hardest part of the campaign has been media scrutiny of herself and her family, echoing claims by her husband that journalists and outlets are stacked against the Republican presidential nominee. | |
| “I didn’t expect media will be so dishonest and so mean - I didn’t expect that,” Trump said. “From New York Post, two days in a row, they put me on the cover from pictures I did many, many years ago as a model.” | |
| “It was done as art, as a celebration of female body, so they put it twice in a row,” she said, of the publication of risqué photographs from her modeling days in the 1990s. “In that story, they put the date when pictures were taken wrong. They never called me,” she said, “and suddenly becomes I was here illegally, I was married before. I was, like, ‘yeah, find the husband I was with before I was with my husband.’” | |
| “Every story, it’s a female! It’s a female reporter!” she said. “It’s unacceptable.” | |
| “I know he respects women, but he’s defending his, because they are lies,” Trump said, of her husband’s attacks on his accusers’ looks and credibility. | |
| Despite siding with her husband during the controversies of the past two weeks, Trump indicated that she has cautioned their young son, Barron, from using similar language. | |
| “I let him have a normal childhood as possible - we talk a lot, a lot about the campaign. We talk about the language, because we don’t allow the using that language,” Trump said. “I tell him that, there are consequences as well, and he needs to be careful of the langue he uses.” | |
| “It was my decision not to be on the campaign trail,” Trump said. “I will be a parent to our boy, to our child.” | |
| While she stands back, Trump said, her husband is happy to be leading the charge. | |
| “He will fight ’til the end - and he will fight for the American people as he fight for himself.” | |
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| Melania Trump: 'Don't feel sorry for me' | |
| Speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper in her first televised interview since the release of video that showed her husband bragging about sexually assaulting women, Melania Trump defended her husband’s “boy talk” as having been “egged on” by a television interviewer. | |
| “I said to my husband that, you know, the language was unappropriate,” Trump said. “It’s not acceptable. And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know.” | |
| Trump, breaking the traditional role of candidate’s spouse as cheerleader-in-chief, has largely eschewed appearances on the campaign trail following speculation that her speech at the Republican National Convention in July plagiarized Michelle Obama’s 2008 address to the Democratic National Convention. This makes the Slovenian-born former model’s appearance with Cooper notable even if more than a dozen allegations of sexual impropriety had not been leveled against her husband over the past week. | |
| “Every Friday something comes out,” Trump told Cooper, dismissing the controversies that have followed her husband since he announced his candidacy for the White House last June. | |
| “It’s very hard, especially for him,” she continued, “because he did so many stuff in his life. He was on so many tapes, so many shows. And we knew that, that, you know, tapes will come out, people will want to go against him. But my husband is real, he’s raw. He tells it like it is.” | |
| Asked about whether she views her husband’s behavior in the video as “locker-room” stuff, as he has characterized it, Trump agreed. | |
| “It’s kind of two teenage boys - actually, they should behave better,” Trump said. “I know how some men talk - that’s how I saw it.” | |
| No matter the subject matter, she continued, Trump does not view her husband’s remarks in the video as descriptive of sexual assault. | |
| “No, that’s not a sexual assault,” Trump said. “He didn’t say he did it, and I see many many women coming to him and giving phone numbers, and want to work for him and inappropriate stuff from women. And they know he’s married.” | |
| “Every assault should be taken care of in court of law,” Trump said, but the accusations made in the media are “damaging and it’s unfair.” | |
| “I believe my husband. This was all organized from the opposition,” Trump said. “They don’t have any facts and even the story that came out in People Magazine, the writer that she said that my husband took her to the room and start kissing her, she wrote in the same story about me that she saw me on Fifth Avenue and I said to her, Natasha, how come we don’t see you anymore? I was never friend with her. I’d never recognize her.” | |
| “How we could believe her? That never happened.” | |
| Despite the pressures of the campaign on her marriage, Trump said, she does not want people feeling bad for her. | |
| “People think and talk about me like, ‘oh Melania, oh poor Melania.’ Don’t feel sorry for me, don’t feel sorry for me. I can handle everything.” | |
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| Donald Trump, on his low poll numbers: | Donald Trump, on his low poll numbers: |
| There’s an undercurrent that they can’t poll. | There’s an undercurrent that they can’t poll. |
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| On the heels of new polls showing him lagging behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by double digits nationally, Donald Trump exuded confidence at the beginning of a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. | On the heels of new polls showing him lagging behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by double digits nationally, Donald Trump exuded confidence at the beginning of a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. |
| “We are going to win the state of Wisconsin, and we are going to win back the White House!” Trump vowed, perhaps unaware that he has not led a poll in the state over the past year. “We’re gonna win it back!” | “We are going to win the state of Wisconsin, and we are going to win back the White House!” Trump vowed, perhaps unaware that he has not led a poll in the state over the past year. “We’re gonna win it back!” |
| Trump was immediately interrupted by a series of protesters. | Trump was immediately interrupted by a series of protesters. |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Green Bay, Wisconsin | Donald Trump campaigns in Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |
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| Report: Billy Bush out at Today Show after video backlash | Report: Billy Bush out at Today Show after video backlash |
| It's official: Billy Bush is leaving NBC. After several days of negotiations, the exit deal is done, and being announced now | It's official: Billy Bush is leaving NBC. After several days of negotiations, the exit deal is done, and being announced now |
| In a statement to Today Show staffers obtained by the Guardian, executive producer Noah Oppenheim wishes Bush well: | In a statement to Today Show staffers obtained by the Guardian, executive producer Noah Oppenheim wishes Bush well: |
| Dear colleagues, Billy Bush will be leaving the Today show’s 9am hour, effective today. | Dear colleagues, Billy Bush will be leaving the Today show’s 9am hour, effective today. |
| While he was a new member of the Today team, he was a valued colleague and longtime member of the broader NBC family. We wish him success as he goes forward. | While he was a new member of the Today team, he was a valued colleague and longtime member of the broader NBC family. We wish him success as he goes forward. |
| Bush, for his part, expressed gratitude for “conversations” he’s had with female family members in the wake of the video’s release. The 2005 video showed Bush joking with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump about sexually assaulting women. | Bush, for his part, expressed gratitude for “conversations” he’s had with female family members in the wake of the video’s release. The 2005 video showed Bush joking with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump about sexually assaulting women. |
| I am deeply grateful for the conversations I’ve had with my daughters, and for all of the support from family, friends and colleagues. I look forward to what lies ahead. | I am deeply grateful for the conversations I’ve had with my daughters, and for all of the support from family, friends and colleagues. I look forward to what lies ahead. |
| At various points in the video, Bush - a cousin of former president George W. Bush and onetime presidential candidate Jeb Bush - laughed along at Trump’s boastings. When apparently spotting actor Arianne Zucker outside the bus, who is wearing a purple dress, Bush said: “Sheesh, your girl’s hot as shit in the purple. Yes, the Donald has scored. Whoa, my man!” | At various points in the video, Bush - a cousin of former president George W. Bush and onetime presidential candidate Jeb Bush - laughed along at Trump’s boastings. When apparently spotting actor Arianne Zucker outside the bus, who is wearing a purple dress, Bush said: “Sheesh, your girl’s hot as shit in the purple. Yes, the Donald has scored. Whoa, my man!” |
| Later in the clip, Bush jokingly asked Zucker to “choose between me and the Donald”, and adds: “Oof, get out of the way, honey. Oh, that’s good legs. Go ahead.” | Later in the clip, Bush jokingly asked Zucker to “choose between me and the Donald”, and adds: “Oof, get out of the way, honey. Oh, that’s good legs. Go ahead.” |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Tom Brady clammed up last week when asked to comment on the genital-grabbing talk of his good friend Donald Trump, but on Monday he explained why he acted so evasively: because he didn’t want to be a distraction to his team. | Tom Brady clammed up last week when asked to comment on the genital-grabbing talk of his good friend Donald Trump, but on Monday he explained why he acted so evasively: because he didn’t want to be a distraction to his team. |
| Last week, in the wake of Trump’s unpleasant boast that he could “grab women by the pussy” without their consent because he was so famous, Brady was asked by a reporter at Patriots media day: “Tom, you have kids of your own … how would respond if your kids heard Donald Trump’s version of locker-room talk?” | Last week, in the wake of Trump’s unpleasant boast that he could “grab women by the pussy” without their consent because he was so famous, Brady was asked by a reporter at Patriots media day: “Tom, you have kids of your own … how would respond if your kids heard Donald Trump’s version of locker-room talk?” |
| Brady didn’t answer the question, and after a brief thank you, hurriedly left the stage. His non-answer provoked much ire, especially since many other athletes were quick to criticise Trump’s remarks. | Brady didn’t answer the question, and after a brief thank you, hurriedly left the stage. His non-answer provoked much ire, especially since many other athletes were quick to criticise Trump’s remarks. |
| Brady, who threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns in New England’s 35-17 win over the Bengals on Sunday, told Boston sports radio WEEI that he ducked the question because didn’t want to create extra headlines. | Brady, who threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns in New England’s 35-17 win over the Bengals on Sunday, told Boston sports radio WEEI that he ducked the question because didn’t want to create extra headlines. |
| He said: “It’s just the way it is right now. Obviously there’s a lot of headlines to make, and I’ve tried not to make a lot of headlines. I’ve been in an organization where we’re taught to say very little, we have respect for our opponents and we don’t do the trash-talking. | He said: “It’s just the way it is right now. Obviously there’s a lot of headlines to make, and I’ve tried not to make a lot of headlines. I’ve been in an organization where we’re taught to say very little, we have respect for our opponents and we don’t do the trash-talking. |
| “The thing I’ve always thought is I don’t want to be a distraction for the team. That’s what my goal is. Not that there are things I’ve said and done that haven’t been, but you try not to be. It’s just hard enough to win and prepare without the distractions so when you start having the distractions it’s even harder to prepare.” | “The thing I’ve always thought is I don’t want to be a distraction for the team. That’s what my goal is. Not that there are things I’ve said and done that haven’t been, but you try not to be. It’s just hard enough to win and prepare without the distractions so when you start having the distractions it’s even harder to prepare.” |
| However, Brady’s refusal to answer the question arguably created just as much of distraction for the Patriots, a point which was acknowledged by former New England receiver Troy Brown on Sunday. | However, Brady’s refusal to answer the question arguably created just as much of distraction for the Patriots, a point which was acknowledged by former New England receiver Troy Brown on Sunday. |
| Brown said: “[He should have said] just something, a quick answer on the question to get it out of the way, just answer the question to say, ‘I don’t condone it’ and then walk off the stage. The optics of it weren’t great. I understood what he was trying to do. But the next time he’s asked that question, then give a quick answer and let it be. I’m not responsible for what comes out of my friend’s mouth. But I am responsible for correcting my friend.” | Brown said: “[He should have said] just something, a quick answer on the question to get it out of the way, just answer the question to say, ‘I don’t condone it’ and then walk off the stage. The optics of it weren’t great. I understood what he was trying to do. But the next time he’s asked that question, then give a quick answer and let it be. I’m not responsible for what comes out of my friend’s mouth. But I am responsible for correcting my friend.” |
| Today, Brady again said that he and Trump have been friends for 15 years, and that “I’ve always had a good time with him”. | Today, Brady again said that he and Trump have been friends for 15 years, and that “I’ve always had a good time with him”. |
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| Juanita Broaddrick, on Donald Trump’s accusers: | Juanita Broaddrick, on Donald Trump’s accusers: |
| If these accounts are true, yeah. If any possibility of these accounts being true, then I express my sympathy to the women that anything might have happened to. But I just don’t know. I have no idea. | If these accounts are true, yeah. If any possibility of these accounts being true, then I express my sympathy to the women that anything might have happened to. But I just don’t know. I have no idea. |
| Juanita Broaddrick on Trump sexual assault accusations: “If these accounts are true... than I express my sympathy” https://t.co/2ap3Byyqyz | Juanita Broaddrick on Trump sexual assault accusations: “If these accounts are true... than I express my sympathy” https://t.co/2ap3Byyqyz |
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| More excerpts from Anderson Cooper’s interview with Melania Trump have been released, with the would-be first lady telling Cooper that she feels husband Donald Trump was “egged on” by Access Hollywood host Billy Bush into bragging about sexually assaulting women. | More excerpts from Anderson Cooper’s interview with Melania Trump have been released, with the would-be first lady telling Cooper that she feels husband Donald Trump was “egged on” by Access Hollywood host Billy Bush into bragging about sexually assaulting women. |
| “I said to my husband that you know the language was unappropriate,” Trump told Cooper, according to an excerpt released by CNN this afternoon. “It’s not acceptable and I was surprised, because that is not the man that i know. And as you can see from the tape, the cameras were not on. It was only a mic. And I wonder if they even knew that the mic was on. Because they were kind of, ah, boy talk. And he was lead on. Like egg on from the host to say, uh, dirty and bad stuff.” | “I said to my husband that you know the language was unappropriate,” Trump told Cooper, according to an excerpt released by CNN this afternoon. “It’s not acceptable and I was surprised, because that is not the man that i know. And as you can see from the tape, the cameras were not on. It was only a mic. And I wonder if they even knew that the mic was on. Because they were kind of, ah, boy talk. And he was lead on. Like egg on from the host to say, uh, dirty and bad stuff.” |
| Trump told Cooper that she had never heard Donald Trump use similar language before. | Trump told Cooper that she had never heard Donald Trump use similar language before. |
| “That’s why I was surprised,” Trump said. “Because I said like, I don’t know that person that would talk that way. And that he would say that kind of stuff in private. I’ve heard many different stuff, boys talk. I - the boys, the way they talk when they grow up and they want to sometimes show each other, ‘oh this and that’ and talking about the girls and, but I was surprised, of course.” | “That’s why I was surprised,” Trump said. “Because I said like, I don’t know that person that would talk that way. And that he would say that kind of stuff in private. I’ve heard many different stuff, boys talk. I - the boys, the way they talk when they grow up and they want to sometimes show each other, ‘oh this and that’ and talking about the girls and, but I was surprised, of course.” |
| The full interview will air on CNN at 8pm ET. | The full interview will air on CNN at 8pm ET. |
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| White House press secretary Josh Earnest, on whether President Barack Obama is worried about election fixing: | White House press secretary Josh Earnest, on whether President Barack Obama is worried about election fixing: |
| Not at all. And neither is Mike Pence. | Not at all. And neither is Mike Pence. |
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| This is trolling of the highest order: | This is trolling of the highest order: |
| A new billboard in Dearborn, Michigan says in Arabic: "Donald Trump: He can't read this, but he's afraid of it." pic.twitter.com/Zm425od5G2 | A new billboard in Dearborn, Michigan says in Arabic: "Donald Trump: He can't read this, but he's afraid of it." pic.twitter.com/Zm425od5G2 |
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| Donald Trump accuses FBI, Justice and State Departments of 'colluding' on Clinton's behalf | Donald Trump accuses FBI, Justice and State Departments of 'colluding' on Clinton's behalf |
| Donald Trump has released a rare video message on Twitter accusing the Department of Justice, the State Department and the FBI of “colluding” to make Democratic rival Hillary Clinton look good. | Donald Trump has released a rare video message on Twitter accusing the Department of Justice, the State Department and the FBI of “colluding” to make Democratic rival Hillary Clinton look good. |
| Crooked Hillary colluded w/FBI and DOJ and media is covering up to protect her. It's a #RiggedSystem! Our country deserves better! pic.twitter.com/n2NpH3zmcy | Crooked Hillary colluded w/FBI and DOJ and media is covering up to protect her. It's a #RiggedSystem! Our country deserves better! pic.twitter.com/n2NpH3zmcy |
| “This is very big and frankly it’s unbelievable,” Trump said in the apparently unscripted video. “What was just found out is that the Department of Justice, the State Department and the FBI colluded - got together - to make Hillary Clinton look less guilty and look a lot better than she looks. This is one of the big-breaking stories of our time, in my opinion - this shows corruption at the highest level, and we can’t let it happen as American citizens.” | “This is very big and frankly it’s unbelievable,” Trump said in the apparently unscripted video. “What was just found out is that the Department of Justice, the State Department and the FBI colluded - got together - to make Hillary Clinton look less guilty and look a lot better than she looks. This is one of the big-breaking stories of our time, in my opinion - this shows corruption at the highest level, and we can’t let it happen as American citizens.” |
| “So let’s see how the press covers it,” he continued. “The press likes not to cover it because the best thing that Hillary Clinton has going is the media. Without the media, she wouldn’t even be in this race. This is collusion between the FBI, the Department of Justice and the State Department to make Hillary Clinton look like an innocent person when she’s guilty of very high crimes. So all I can say is, let’s hope that our country gets a fair shake. This is a big mess. | “So let’s see how the press covers it,” he continued. “The press likes not to cover it because the best thing that Hillary Clinton has going is the media. Without the media, she wouldn’t even be in this race. This is collusion between the FBI, the Department of Justice and the State Department to make Hillary Clinton look like an innocent person when she’s guilty of very high crimes. So all I can say is, let’s hope that our country gets a fair shake. This is a big mess. |
| Trump was likely referring to recently released FBI documents indicating that undersecretary of state Patrick Kennedy pressured the FBI to un-classify certain emails from Clinton’s private servers after they had been previously deemed classified. | Trump was likely referring to recently released FBI documents indicating that undersecretary of state Patrick Kennedy pressured the FBI to un-classify certain emails from Clinton’s private servers after they had been previously deemed classified. |