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| Facebook staff reportedly pushed to delete Trump's 'hate speech' posts – live | Facebook staff reportedly pushed to delete Trump's 'hate speech' posts – live |
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| In a 2000 visit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, then-tycoon and future presidential nominee Donald Trump waxed about how “brilliantly” Adolf Hitler came to power in 1930s Germany, according to comments unearthed by Buzzfeed News: | |
| In the 1930s, everyone thought that Adolf Hitler was a fringe element who could never come to power. And the Center shows this and how he came to power so brilliantly, but people thought, if you read history from the Twenties, you would say, ‘this could never have happened.’ And it did happen. | |
| The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Holocaust remembrance museum named after Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. | |
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| In 10 yrs @wikileaks has gotten nothing wrong & no one's been killed bc of the info released. #freejulianassange #freeinternet for all. | |
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| Former Arizona governor Jan Brewer isn’t worried about the increasing signs that the long-red state may turn for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming general election, telling the Boston Globe that increased Latino turnout won’t affect the final results. | |
| “Nah,” Brewer said, when asked about increased Latino turnout in response to Donald Trump’s candidacy. “They don’t get out and vote.’’ | |
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| In a radio segment that aired this afternoon, actress Salma Hayek told a Spanish-language radio station that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attempted to date her while she was in a relationship and, after she rejected his advances, planted a story in the National Enquirer tabloid that she was too short for him to be interested in romantically. | In a radio segment that aired this afternoon, actress Salma Hayek told a Spanish-language radio station that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attempted to date her while she was in a relationship and, after she rejected his advances, planted a story in the National Enquirer tabloid that she was too short for him to be interested in romantically. |
| “When I met that man, I had a boyfriend, and he tried to become his friend to get my home telephone number,” Hayek said, according to a Buzzfeed News translation of the conversation. “He got my number and he would call me to invite me out.” | “When I met that man, I had a boyfriend, and he tried to become his friend to get my home telephone number,” Hayek said, according to a Buzzfeed News translation of the conversation. “He got my number and he would call me to invite me out.” |
| When she told Trump that she wouldn’t go out with him even if she were single, “someone told the National Enquirer,” Hayek said. | When she told Trump that she wouldn’t go out with him even if she were single, “someone told the National Enquirer,” Hayek said. |
| “I’m not going to say who, because you know that whatever he wants to come out comes out in the National Enquirer,” Hayek, who has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, continued. “It said that he wouldn’t go out with me because I was too short.” | “I’m not going to say who, because you know that whatever he wants to come out comes out in the National Enquirer,” Hayek, who has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, continued. “It said that he wouldn’t go out with me because I was too short.” |
| “Later, he called and left me a message,” Hayek said. “‘Can you believe this? Who would say this? I don’t want people to think this about you.’ He thought that I would try to go out with him so people wouldn’t think that’s why he wouldn’t go out with me.” | “Later, he called and left me a message,” Hayek said. “‘Can you believe this? Who would say this? I don’t want people to think this about you.’ He thought that I would try to go out with him so people wouldn’t think that’s why he wouldn’t go out with me.” |
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| Facebook employees reportedly pushed to remove Donald Trump posts as 'hate speech' | Facebook employees reportedly pushed to remove Donald Trump posts as 'hate speech' |
| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s positions on Muslim immigration - that it should be halted until “our country’s representatives can figure out what’s going on” - prompted some Facebook employees to advocate that some of his postings on the social network should be deleted as hate speech, a report claims. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s positions on Muslim immigration - that it should be halted until “our country’s representatives can figure out what’s going on” - prompted some Facebook employees to advocate that some of his postings on the social network should be deleted as hate speech, a report claims. |
| According to the Wall Street Journal, the matter eventually hit the desk of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who declared internally that it would be “inappropriate” for Facebook to censor the posts, even if they did meet the criteria for hate speech: | According to the Wall Street Journal, the matter eventually hit the desk of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who declared internally that it would be “inappropriate” for Facebook to censor the posts, even if they did meet the criteria for hate speech: |
| Issues around Mr. Trump’s posts emerged when he posted on Facebook a link to a Dec. 7 campaign statement “on preventing Muslim immigration.” The statement called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” | Issues around Mr. Trump’s posts emerged when he posted on Facebook a link to a Dec. 7 campaign statement “on preventing Muslim immigration.” The statement called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” |
| “When we review reports of content that may violate our policies, we take context into consideration,” a Facebook spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal’s report. “That context can include the value of political discourse. Many people are voicing opinions about this particular content and it has become an important part of the conversation around who the next US president will be. For those reasons, we are carefully reviewing each report and surrounding context relating to this content on a case by case basis.” | |
| The Trump campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter. | The Trump campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter. |
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| Poll: Half of Republicans would reject election result if Clinton wins | Poll: Half of Republicans would reject election result if Clinton wins |
| Only half of likely Republican voters say that they will accept Hillary Clinton as their president if the former secretary of state wins in the upcoming general election, a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos showed, indicating that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s continued baseless attacks on the election as “rigged” has permeated his voters base. | Only half of likely Republican voters say that they will accept Hillary Clinton as their president if the former secretary of state wins in the upcoming general election, a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos showed, indicating that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s continued baseless attacks on the election as “rigged” has permeated his voters base. |
| Nearly 70% of Republican voters said that if Clinton wins, it will be due to illegal voting or vote rigging. The same percentage of Democrats, meanwhile, said that they would accept a Trump victory. | Nearly 70% of Republican voters said that if Clinton wins, it will be due to illegal voting or vote rigging. The same percentage of Democrats, meanwhile, said that they would accept a Trump victory. |
| Nearly 80% of Republicans told Reuters that they are concerned about “the accuracy of the final vote count,” and only six in ten are confident that their votes will be tabulated accurately. | Nearly 80% of Republicans told Reuters that they are concerned about “the accuracy of the final vote count,” and only six in ten are confident that their votes will be tabulated accurately. |
| Trump counts himself as one of those who isn’t necessarily sure to support Clinton if she is indeed elected, winkingly telling viewers of the third presidential debate that “I will keep you in suspense” on whether he would concede the election to Clinton. | Trump counts himself as one of those who isn’t necessarily sure to support Clinton if she is indeed elected, winkingly telling viewers of the third presidential debate that “I will keep you in suspense” on whether he would concede the election to Clinton. |
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| Curt Schilling, now officially running for the US Senate in Massachusetts: | Curt Schilling, now officially running for the US Senate in Massachusetts: |
| Curt Schilling: You're Jewish. Why are Jews Democrats? Dems hate Israel.Jake Tapper: Well, I don't speak for Jews, but social welfare pic.twitter.com/4CejNNskDO | Curt Schilling: You're Jewish. Why are Jews Democrats? Dems hate Israel.Jake Tapper: Well, I don't speak for Jews, but social welfare pic.twitter.com/4CejNNskDO |
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| Hillary Clinton campaigns in Cleveland | Hillary Clinton campaigns in Cleveland |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |
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| Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump wrapped up his speech by making numerous promises to those attending the rally: | Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump wrapped up his speech by making numerous promises to those attending the rally: |
| “We are going to have the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan, and even actually a little bit bigger,” Trump said. “We’re going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. We are going to defend religious liberty. We’ll be providing school choice - so important - to every low-income child in America, and we’re going to be ending Common Core and bringing education local. We’re going to support the men and women of law enforcement. We’re going to save our second amendment, which is totally under siege, and we will be appointing justices to the United States supreme court who will uphold and defend the constitution of the United States.” | “We are going to have the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan, and even actually a little bit bigger,” Trump said. “We’re going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. We are going to defend religious liberty. We’ll be providing school choice - so important - to every low-income child in America, and we’re going to be ending Common Core and bringing education local. We’re going to support the men and women of law enforcement. We’re going to save our second amendment, which is totally under siege, and we will be appointing justices to the United States supreme court who will uphold and defend the constitution of the United States.” |
| “Imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one god, saluting one American flag?” | “Imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one god, saluting one American flag?” |
| Trump was greeted with a “U-S-A!” chant. | Trump was greeted with a “U-S-A!” chant. |
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| Donald Trump, on journalists: "They don’t even want to look at you, folks ... I think they consider you deplorable and irredeemable." | Donald Trump, on journalists: "They don’t even want to look at you, folks ... I think they consider you deplorable and irredeemable." |
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| Donald Trump, on Hillary Clinton: | Donald Trump, on Hillary Clinton: |
| Hillary is the most corrupt person ever to seek the office of the presidency. | Hillary is the most corrupt person ever to seek the office of the presidency. |
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| Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that “the world hates our president” and that “the world hates us,” proof of poor leadership from President Barack Obama. | Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that “the world hates our president” and that “the world hates us,” proof of poor leadership from President Barack Obama. |
| “All of this will require a truly national effort,” Trump said. | “All of this will require a truly national effort,” Trump said. |
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| Today in history: | Today in history: |
| Front page of NYT, year ago today. pic.twitter.com/Fk0emAnn8S | Front page of NYT, year ago today. pic.twitter.com/Fk0emAnn8S |
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| Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that despite the fact that he was once a registered Democrat and beneficiary of “crooked” trade policies, he has now seen the light and will fight on behalf of the little guy. | Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that despite the fact that he was once a registered Democrat and beneficiary of “crooked” trade policies, he has now seen the light and will fight on behalf of the little guy. |
| “Generations of failure and neglect are going to be coming to an end when we win this election,” Trump vowed. “Now, I’m on your side, and I’m here to fight for you and we’re going to win.” | “Generations of failure and neglect are going to be coming to an end when we win this election,” Trump vowed. “Now, I’m on your side, and I’m here to fight for you and we’re going to win.” |
| “Hillary Clinton is a corrupt globalist,” Trump said, renewing language that the Anti-Defamation League has decried as anti-Semitic. | “Hillary Clinton is a corrupt globalist,” Trump said, renewing language that the Anti-Defamation League has decried as anti-Semitic. |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania | Donald Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |
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| Hey, you don’t become a billionaire by spending money on a cup of lemonade... | Hey, you don’t become a billionaire by spending money on a cup of lemonade... |
| this is a photo of my homey grant with trumps kid at in-n-out & trumps kid is drinking lemonade outta the free water cup... pic.twitter.com/Npuqte5e2b | this is a photo of my homey grant with trumps kid at in-n-out & trumps kid is drinking lemonade outta the free water cup... pic.twitter.com/Npuqte5e2b |
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| Donald Trump took a swipe at first lady Michelle Obama during his rally in North Carolina this afternoon, a dangerous proposition considering her approval ratings. | Donald Trump took a swipe at first lady Michelle Obama during his rally in North Carolina this afternoon, a dangerous proposition considering her approval ratings. |
| Trump goes after Michelle Obama, says "all she wants to do is campaign" pic.twitter.com/ARPN2925lv | Trump goes after Michelle Obama, says "all she wants to do is campaign" pic.twitter.com/ARPN2925lv |
| “His wife - all she wants to do is campaign,” Trump said. “And I see how much his wife likes Hillary, but wasn’t she the one that originally started the statement, ‘if you can’t take care of your home,’ right? ‘You can’t take care of the White House and the country’?” | “His wife - all she wants to do is campaign,” Trump said. “And I see how much his wife likes Hillary, but wasn’t she the one that originally started the statement, ‘if you can’t take care of your home,’ right? ‘You can’t take care of the White House and the country’?” |
| “Where is that? I don’t hear that. I don’t hear that,” Trump continued. “She’s the one that started that. I said, ‘We can’t say that, it’s too vicious.’ Can you believe it? I said that. ‘We can’t say that.’ They said, ‘No, Michelle Obama said that.’ I said, ‘She did?’ She said that but we don’t hear about that.” | “Where is that? I don’t hear that. I don’t hear that,” Trump continued. “She’s the one that started that. I said, ‘We can’t say that, it’s too vicious.’ Can you believe it? I said that. ‘We can’t say that.’ They said, ‘No, Michelle Obama said that.’ I said, ‘She did?’ She said that but we don’t hear about that.” |
| Trump is apparently referring to a comment Obama made in 2008, when she discussed the dueling roles of a campaign spouse and of a mother. | Trump is apparently referring to a comment Obama made in 2008, when she discussed the dueling roles of a campaign spouse and of a mother. |
| “Our view was that, if you can’t run your own house, you certainly can’t run the White House,” Obama said at the time. “So we’ve adjusted our schedules to make sure that our girls are first, so while he’s traveling around, I do day trips. That means I get up in the morning, I get the girls ready, I get them off, I go and do trips, I’m home before bedtime. So the girls know that I was gone somewhere, but they don’t care. They just know that I was at home to tuck them in at night, and it keeps them grounded, and, and children, the children in our country have to know that they come first. And our girls do and that’s why we’re doing this. We’re in this race for not just our children, but all of our children.” | “Our view was that, if you can’t run your own house, you certainly can’t run the White House,” Obama said at the time. “So we’ve adjusted our schedules to make sure that our girls are first, so while he’s traveling around, I do day trips. That means I get up in the morning, I get the girls ready, I get them off, I go and do trips, I’m home before bedtime. So the girls know that I was gone somewhere, but they don’t care. They just know that I was at home to tuck them in at night, and it keeps them grounded, and, and children, the children in our country have to know that they come first. And our girls do and that’s why we’re doing this. We’re in this race for not just our children, but all of our children.” |
| The comment was interpreted by some at the time as a swipe at Hillary Clinton’s marriage, but the Obama campaign responded that Obama had been discussing her own marriage, not that of the Clintons. | The comment was interpreted by some at the time as a swipe at Hillary Clinton’s marriage, but the Obama campaign responded that Obama had been discussing her own marriage, not that of the Clintons. |
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| Jon Swaine | Jon Swaine |
| Donald Trump is being advised on business policy by executives who suffered multimillion-dollar bankruptcies, were sued by authorities for not paying large tax bills, and were accused of failing to act against sexual assault in the workplace. | Donald Trump is being advised on business policy by executives who suffered multimillion-dollar bankruptcies, were sued by authorities for not paying large tax bills, and were accused of failing to act against sexual assault in the workplace. |
| A review of court filings, tax records and other documents found some members of Trump’s new Small Business Advisory Council had made serious corporate missteps while others were not, in fact, small business owners at all. | A review of court filings, tax records and other documents found some members of Trump’s new Small Business Advisory Council had made serious corporate missteps while others were not, in fact, small business owners at all. |
| According to a briefing document released by the campaign, the panel is advising the Republican presidential nominee on issues such as regulation and tax. “For the first time in a long time Small Businesses are concerned enough that they will be a very strong coalition for the Trump Pence in 2016 [sic],” the document said. | According to a briefing document released by the campaign, the panel is advising the Republican presidential nominee on issues such as regulation and tax. “For the first time in a long time Small Businesses are concerned enough that they will be a very strong coalition for the Trump Pence in 2016 [sic],” the document said. |
| At least two members of the council have endured bankruptcy after becoming unable to pay debts. Trump, a property developer and television host, has put six companies into bankruptcy since 1991. His campaign did not respond to requests for comment about the advisers. | At least two members of the council have endured bankruptcy after becoming unable to pay debts. Trump, a property developer and television host, has put six companies into bankruptcy since 1991. His campaign did not respond to requests for comment about the advisers. |
| A mail-order furniture company in North Carolina owned by Ed Broyhill, one of the Trump advisers, entered bankruptcy in 1995 with reported liabilities of $7.5m. A reported 4,800 people, many ordinary customers who had paid deposits for pieces of furniture, were owed money by Broyhill’s company, according to a list of creditors. Some were still trying to recoup a few hundred dollars of losses more than 15 years after proceedings began, according to federal court filings. | A mail-order furniture company in North Carolina owned by Ed Broyhill, one of the Trump advisers, entered bankruptcy in 1995 with reported liabilities of $7.5m. A reported 4,800 people, many ordinary customers who had paid deposits for pieces of furniture, were owed money by Broyhill’s company, according to a list of creditors. Some were still trying to recoup a few hundred dollars of losses more than 15 years after proceedings began, according to federal court filings. |
| Broyhill, a 62-year-old former finance chairman of the North CarolinaRepublicans, now leads a property development company and an investment firm. He ran for Congress unsuccessfully in 2004. In an interview, Broyhill said every creditor who made an effort to recover their money was repaid. | Broyhill, a 62-year-old former finance chairman of the North CarolinaRepublicans, now leads a property development company and an investment firm. He ran for Congress unsuccessfully in 2004. In an interview, Broyhill said every creditor who made an effort to recover their money was repaid. |
| “There was not one instance of any loss that was not negotiated to the satisfaction of everybody,” he said. According to a 2004 letter from the bankruptcy trustee, Broyhill contributed $3m toward paying off the company’s debts. | “There was not one instance of any loss that was not negotiated to the satisfaction of everybody,” he said. According to a 2004 letter from the bankruptcy trustee, Broyhill contributed $3m toward paying off the company’s debts. |