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| Trump and Beto O'Rourke speak at dueling rallies in Texas – as it happened | |
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| Thanks for sticking with us through another eventful day. | Thanks for sticking with us through another eventful day. |
| Democratic and Republican leaders reached an agreement to avoid another partial government shutdown, just days before the 15 February deadline. The deal would allocate far less money than what Trump asked for when it came to his border wall, but it would fund 55 miles of new fencing. | Democratic and Republican leaders reached an agreement to avoid another partial government shutdown, just days before the 15 February deadline. The deal would allocate far less money than what Trump asked for when it came to his border wall, but it would fund 55 miles of new fencing. |
| President Trump and former Congressman Beto O’Rourke both held rallies in El Paso, Texas. Trump’s speech felt more like a preview for the 2020 race than a push for a border wall, while O’Rourke stayed on message in declaring that “walls do not make us safer.” | President Trump and former Congressman Beto O’Rourke both held rallies in El Paso, Texas. Trump’s speech felt more like a preview for the 2020 race than a push for a border wall, while O’Rourke stayed on message in declaring that “walls do not make us safer.” |
| The Guardian’s Tom McCarthy has the details on the agreement reached by Democratic and Republican leaders late Monday to avoid another government shutdown: | The Guardian’s Tom McCarthy has the details on the agreement reached by Democratic and Republican leaders late Monday to avoid another government shutdown: |
| The agreement would allocate far less money for Trump’s border wall than the White House’s $5.7bn wish list, settling for a figure of nearly $1.4bn, according to congressional aides. The funding measure is through the fiscal year, which ends 30 September. | The agreement would allocate far less money for Trump’s border wall than the White House’s $5.7bn wish list, settling for a figure of nearly $1.4bn, according to congressional aides. The funding measure is through the fiscal year, which ends 30 September. |
| The agreement means 55 miles of new fencing — constructed through existing designs such as metal slats instead of a concrete wall — but far less than the 215 miles the White House demanded in December. The fencing would be built in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. | The agreement means 55 miles of new fencing — constructed through existing designs such as metal slats instead of a concrete wall — but far less than the 215 miles the White House demanded in December. The fencing would be built in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. |
| At a rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday Trump said he had been informed about the committee’s progress. “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway”, he added. | At a rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday Trump said he had been informed about the committee’s progress. “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway”, he added. |
| Read more here. | Read more here. |
| At what was expected to be a border wall-focused event, President Trump energized his base over much more than just immigration. | At what was expected to be a border wall-focused event, President Trump energized his base over much more than just immigration. |
| He took jabs at all the usual crowdpleasers at a Trump rally, drawing unified boos against the media, the Democrats, abortion, and, yes, Hillary Clinton. | He took jabs at all the usual crowdpleasers at a Trump rally, drawing unified boos against the media, the Democrats, abortion, and, yes, Hillary Clinton. |
| "Lock her up" chant breaks out a Trump rally in February 2019, 27 months after the election pic.twitter.com/BuMEIg7vTG | "Lock her up" chant breaks out a Trump rally in February 2019, 27 months after the election pic.twitter.com/BuMEIg7vTG |
| “The Democratic Party has never been so far out of the mainstream, he said. “They’ve become the party of socialism, late-term abortions, open borders, and crime.” | “The Democratic Party has never been so far out of the mainstream, he said. “They’ve become the party of socialism, late-term abortions, open borders, and crime.” |
| As in many of his speeches, this one was filled with heavy boasting and factual inaccuracies. Trump made a point several times throughout his speech to pile on former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who was holding a counter-protest outside. | As in many of his speeches, this one was filled with heavy boasting and factual inaccuracies. Trump made a point several times throughout his speech to pile on former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who was holding a counter-protest outside. |
| Just as with his inauguration, he tossed a variety of different numbers in comparing attendance that were questionable and unconfirmed. | Just as with his inauguration, he tossed a variety of different numbers in comparing attendance that were questionable and unconfirmed. |
| Trump says he has 35,000 people at his rally and O'Rourke has 200 or 300. Those extremely do not seem like the correct numbers, but I will update you later. | Trump says he has 35,000 people at his rally and O'Rourke has 200 or 300. Those extremely do not seem like the correct numbers, but I will update you later. |
| Trump also poked fun at Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who is currently under fire after admitting that he wore blackface as a young man. | Trump also poked fun at Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who is currently under fire after admitting that he wore blackface as a young man. |
| “I like him,” Trump said. “Keeps us out of the paper.” | “I like him,” Trump said. “Keeps us out of the paper.” |
| But of course, there were plenty of “build the wall” chants that brought the focus back to the border. Attendees in “Make America Great Again” hats sitting under giant signs reading “Finish the Wall” roared in approval when Trump wrongly asserted that construction on the wall had already begun - what has actually been built is just replacement fence. | But of course, there were plenty of “build the wall” chants that brought the focus back to the border. Attendees in “Make America Great Again” hats sitting under giant signs reading “Finish the Wall” roared in approval when Trump wrongly asserted that construction on the wall had already begun - what has actually been built is just replacement fence. |
| Trump also made a series of false statements about Ice arresting more than 200,000 migrants with criminal histories. He repeated his false statement on how the border fence has affected security in El Paso. He accurately talk about hundreds of thousands of immigration cases in backlog. | Trump also made a series of false statements about Ice arresting more than 200,000 migrants with criminal histories. He repeated his false statement on how the border fence has affected security in El Paso. He accurately talk about hundreds of thousands of immigration cases in backlog. |
| Regardless of what the president said, the crowd loved every moment of the rally. | Regardless of what the president said, the crowd loved every moment of the rally. |
| Trump’s El Paso rally hasn’t really been about the border or immigration. It’s all about his 2020 messaging, portraying Dems as extreme on taxes, climate, abortion, etc. “They’re coming for your money, and they’re coming for your freedom.” | Trump’s El Paso rally hasn’t really been about the border or immigration. It’s all about his 2020 messaging, portraying Dems as extreme on taxes, climate, abortion, etc. “They’re coming for your money, and they’re coming for your freedom.” |
| “Is there any place that’s more fun to be than a Trump rally?” President Trump asked the cheering crowd. | “Is there any place that’s more fun to be than a Trump rally?” President Trump asked the cheering crowd. |
| The rally was interrupted at least twice, to which Trump twirled his fingers around his ears to signify that he thought whoever caused the disruption was crazy. “Where do they find these people?” he said. | The rally was interrupted at least twice, to which Trump twirled his fingers around his ears to signify that he thought whoever caused the disruption was crazy. “Where do they find these people?” he said. |
| Trump disses @BetoORourke as "young man who's got very little going for himself except he's got a great first name.""He challenged us, so we have let's say 35,000 thousand people tonight. And he has 200 ppl, 300 ppl. Not too good"The arena Trump is speaking in only holds 10k! pic.twitter.com/fQCE6BNGqs | Trump disses @BetoORourke as "young man who's got very little going for himself except he's got a great first name.""He challenged us, so we have let's say 35,000 thousand people tonight. And he has 200 ppl, 300 ppl. Not too good"The arena Trump is speaking in only holds 10k! pic.twitter.com/fQCE6BNGqs |
| President Trump began his address with his usual call for “America First” and a boast about a 52% approval rating. | President Trump began his address with his usual call for “America First” and a boast about a 52% approval rating. |
| “Despite the fact that the media refuses to acknowledge what we’ve done and how well we’re doing it, a new poll just came out,” he told the crowd, which booed the media and applauded the report of his approval rating. | “Despite the fact that the media refuses to acknowledge what we’ve done and how well we’re doing it, a new poll just came out,” he told the crowd, which booed the media and applauded the report of his approval rating. |
| Trump shared the Rasmussen Report Daily Presidential Tracking Poll, which put Trump’s approval rating at the highest it’s been since “shortly after his inauguration.” | Trump shared the Rasmussen Report Daily Presidential Tracking Poll, which put Trump’s approval rating at the highest it’s been since “shortly after his inauguration.” |
| He made sure to throw a dig at former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who was speaking outside at a counter-protest. Trump said that O’Rourke’s only claim to fame was losing an election to Senator Ted Cruz, while as president, he has won “one for one” for elections, meaning he won the first presidential campaign he ran. | He made sure to throw a dig at former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who was speaking outside at a counter-protest. Trump said that O’Rourke’s only claim to fame was losing an election to Senator Ted Cruz, while as president, he has won “one for one” for elections, meaning he won the first presidential campaign he ran. |
| “A young man who has very little going for himself except he has a great first name,” Trump said of O’Rourke. | “A young man who has very little going for himself except he has a great first name,” Trump said of O’Rourke. |
| Taking the stage now in El Paso: @BetoORourke pic.twitter.com/4ZTFizyaH0 | Taking the stage now in El Paso: @BetoORourke pic.twitter.com/4ZTFizyaH0 |
| Beto O’Rourke took the stage before President Trump, telling a lively crowd that “walls do not make us safer.” | Beto O’Rourke took the stage before President Trump, telling a lively crowd that “walls do not make us safer.” |
| “We, together, we are making a stand for the truth against lies and hate and ignorance and intolerance,” O’Rourke said to cheers and applause. “We are going to show the country who we are. A president who describes Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals, we have the chances to tell him and this country that immigrants commit crimes, including violent crimes, at a lower rate than Americans who are born in this country.” | “We, together, we are making a stand for the truth against lies and hate and ignorance and intolerance,” O’Rourke said to cheers and applause. “We are going to show the country who we are. A president who describes Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals, we have the chances to tell him and this country that immigrants commit crimes, including violent crimes, at a lower rate than Americans who are born in this country.” |
| The crowd erupted with cheers as Donald Trump Jr. made his way to the stage. | The crowd erupted with cheers as Donald Trump Jr. made his way to the stage. |
| The minute he reached the podium, he mocked the protest being led by former congressman Beto O’Rourke. | The minute he reached the podium, he mocked the protest being led by former congressman Beto O’Rourke. |
| He repeated his father’s words from the State of the Union, saying, “America will never be a Socialist country,” and was greeted with cheers and “USA! USA!” chants. | He repeated his father’s words from the State of the Union, saying, “America will never be a Socialist country,” and was greeted with cheers and “USA! USA!” chants. |
| Trump Jr. also took the opportunity to go after the Democrats for the Green New Deal, “the witch hunt” - a reference to the Mueller investigation - and the economic policies of the Obama administration. | Trump Jr. also took the opportunity to go after the Democrats for the Green New Deal, “the witch hunt” - a reference to the Mueller investigation - and the economic policies of the Obama administration. |
| “The left hates Trump more than they love America,” he said, energizing the crowd before his father’s arrival. | “The left hates Trump more than they love America,” he said, energizing the crowd before his father’s arrival. |
| Negotiators in Congress say they have reached an agreement to fund the government, just days before the 15 February deadline of another partial government shutdown, the Associated Press is reporting. | Negotiators in Congress say they have reached an agreement to fund the government, just days before the 15 February deadline of another partial government shutdown, the Associated Press is reporting. |
| Officials say an agreement could be in sight as early as Monday night. The talks had cratered over the weekend because of Democratic demands to limit immigrant detentions by federal authorities, but that impasse seems to be loosening. | Officials say an agreement could be in sight as early as Monday night. The talks had cratered over the weekend because of Democratic demands to limit immigrant detentions by federal authorities, but that impasse seems to be loosening. |
| A Friday midnight deadline is looming as negotiators strain to prevent a second partial government shutdown, for which there is virtually no support from lawmakers of either party. | A Friday midnight deadline is looming as negotiators strain to prevent a second partial government shutdown, for which there is virtually no support from lawmakers of either party. |
| If bargainers don’t reach an agreement and get President Donald Trump’s signature by then, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed for a second time this year. | If bargainers don’t reach an agreement and get President Donald Trump’s signature by then, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed for a second time this year. |
| First elected official of the night is @JohnCornyn, who’s up for re-election in 2020. pic.twitter.com/FGorLCBdPs | First elected official of the night is @JohnCornyn, who’s up for re-election in 2020. pic.twitter.com/FGorLCBdPs |
| Senator John Cornyn was the first speaker to take the stage prior to President Trump’s appearance tonight. | Senator John Cornyn was the first speaker to take the stage prior to President Trump’s appearance tonight. |
| Cornyn sought to get the crowd excited by thanking them for their support for Senator Ted Cruz during the midterm election in November and by making mention of the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. | Cornyn sought to get the crowd excited by thanking them for their support for Senator Ted Cruz during the midterm election in November and by making mention of the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. |
| Border Security requires of physical barriers, technology and “boots on the ground”, Cornyn told the crowd, and Trump is listening to Border Patrol instead of “the media and the far-left.” | Border Security requires of physical barriers, technology and “boots on the ground”, Cornyn told the crowd, and Trump is listening to Border Patrol instead of “the media and the far-left.” |
| Among other topics Cornyn referenced is the number of conservative judges confirmed to federal courts, and the tax cuts passed at the end of 2017. | Among other topics Cornyn referenced is the number of conservative judges confirmed to federal courts, and the tax cuts passed at the end of 2017. |
| Every mention of the borer wall, tax cuts, and jobs received loud applause and cheers, while every mention of the Democrats and the media was met with boos. | Every mention of the borer wall, tax cuts, and jobs received loud applause and cheers, while every mention of the Democrats and the media was met with boos. |
| Cornyn asked the crowd to remain vigilant ahead of the 2020 presidential election. | Cornyn asked the crowd to remain vigilant ahead of the 2020 presidential election. |
| “We cannot get complacent,” he said. “(Senator) Chuck Schumer and (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi have their sights on Texas. I need your support next year. President Trump needs your support next year.” | “We cannot get complacent,” he said. “(Senator) Chuck Schumer and (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi have their sights on Texas. I need your support next year. President Trump needs your support next year.” |