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Trump claims media is blaming him for New Zealand shooting – live
Trump claims media are blaming him for New Zealand shooting – live
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Donna Brazile, the former head of the Democratic National Committee, is joining Fox News, according to Politico.
In statement, Brazile says "I know I'm going to get criticized from my friends in the progressive movement" pic.twitter.com/VBP4ouQUy5
Congressional Democrats have asked the FBI to investigate the massage parlor owner who offered to sell Chinese business executives access to Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club, Mother Jones reports.
Four House committees sent a letter Friday asking the FBI to conduct “criminal and counterintelligence investigations into credible allegations of potential human trafficking, as well as unlawful foreign lobbying, campaign finance and other activities by” Cindy Yang, who owned a Florida massage parlor where Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly solicited prostitution, for which he’s been arrested.
They also asked the FBI to look at counterintelligence risks “associated with any interactions between President Donald Trump and Ms. Yang,” according to Mother Jones.
Yang was photographed with Trump at a Super Bowl party at Mar-a-Lago last month.
Donald Trump continues his tweet storm, commenting on a new poll finding that 50% of Americans agree with Trump’s assertion that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is a “witch hunt.”
“Very few think it is legit! We will soon find out?” Trump said.
Wow! A Suffolk/USA Today Poll, just out, states, “50% of Americans AGREE that Robert Mueller’s investigation is a Witch Hunt.” @MSNBC Very few think it is legit! We will soon find out?
The USA Today poll did in fact find that half of respondents believe the probe is a witch hunt. It also found that 52% have little or no trust in the president’s denials that his 2016 campaign colluded with Moscow in the election that put him in the Oval Office.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia’s plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of a man who as a teenager participated in sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region in 2002, the Associated Press reports:
The justices said they will take up the state’s appeal in the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he and John Allen Muhammad fatally shot 10 people in Maryland, Virginia and Washington. Malvo was sentenced to life-without-parole terms in Virginia and in Maryland, and Muhammad was sentenced to death and was executed in 2009.
Malvo was sentenced to four life terms for crimes he committed in Virginia. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled last year that while Malvo’s life-without-parole sentences were legal when they were imposed, Supreme Court decisions that followed altered sentencing requirements for juvenile offenders.
The appeals court judges said a resentencing would determine whether Malvo qualifies as “one of the rare juvenile offenders” who can be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole because his “crimes reflect permanent incorrigibility.” They said if his crimes instead “reflect the transient immaturity of youth” he’s entitled to a sentence short of life without parole.
The Supreme Court will review that decision. As is typical, the justices did not make any comment in agreeing to hear the case, which likely will be heard in the fall.
Documents related to the search warrant for an FBI raid of Michael Cohen’s home and office are set to be released on Tuesday.
Judge William Pauley ordered prosecutors Monday to release redacted versions of the documents, according to the Associated Press.
Media organizations had requested the records, which deal with FBI raids targeting Donald Trump’s former lawyer, who has been sentenced to prison for several federal crimes.
Donald Trump has the approval of 69% of white evangelical Protestants, the highest of any religious group, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.
Donald Trump has the approval of 69% of white evangelical Protestants, the highest of any religious group, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.
The approval rating is 48% for white mainline Protestants and 44% for white Catholics.
The approval rating is 48% for white mainline Protestants and 44% for white Catholics.
Most black protestants and nonwhite Catholics disapprove of Trump. Religiously unaffiliated Americans express among the lowest levels of approval of Trump’s performance, ranging from 17% to 27% in Pew’s surveys.
Most black protestants and nonwhite Catholics disapprove of Trump. Religiously unaffiliated Americans express among the lowest levels of approval of Trump’s performance, ranging from 17% to 27% in Pew’s surveys.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s schedules show that for five of the Fridays in a 31-week period, he was off or had no appointments, NBC News reports. For five more Fridays he left before 2 p.m. to head to the airport and fly to South Florida, where he owns a home.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s schedules show that for five of the Fridays in a 31-week period, he was off or had no appointments, NBC News reports. For five more Fridays he left before 2 p.m. to head to the airport and fly to South Florida, where he owns a home.
"(His) daily schedule from 2017 shows a HUD secretary who held senior staff meetings once a week, lunched with the author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and the founder of My Pillow, and left work before 2 p.m. on some Fridays to fly to his Florida mansion"https://t.co/tBbeHkRTwO
"(His) daily schedule from 2017 shows a HUD secretary who held senior staff meetings once a week, lunched with the author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and the founder of My Pillow, and left work before 2 p.m. on some Fridays to fly to his Florida mansion"https://t.co/tBbeHkRTwO
Senator and presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand will meet with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today, according to National Journal.
Senator and presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand will meet with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today, according to National Journal.
.@SenGillibrand is meeting with Michigan Gov. @gretchenwhitmer today, per release. This is her first trip to the state as a 2020 candidate.
.@SenGillibrand is meeting with Michigan Gov. @gretchenwhitmer today, per release. This is her first trip to the state as a 2020 candidate.
Whitmer should be on your VP watch. Read my profile of her, from midtermshttps://t.co/JTSsrVKzKf https://t.co/jFmeWLDbsf
Whitmer should be on your VP watch. Read my profile of her, from midtermshttps://t.co/JTSsrVKzKf https://t.co/jFmeWLDbsf
Conservative writer David Frum weighs in on Donald Trump’s very prolific tweets over the weekend and today.
Conservative writer David Frum weighs in on Donald Trump’s very prolific tweets over the weekend and today.
The president's tweeting over past 48 hours is more prolific, more hysterical, and more anti-Constitutional than in any equivalent time period to date. Something's up.
The president's tweeting over past 48 hours is more prolific, more hysterical, and more anti-Constitutional than in any equivalent time period to date. Something's up.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a radio interview sounds unimpressed by Beto O’Rourke, and also declines to endorse his home state Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a radio interview sounds unimpressed by Beto O’Rourke, and also declines to endorse his home state Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
.@nygovcuomo side steps opportunity to endorse @SenGillibrand, and of @BetoORourke, he says: "I think he's tall." Then: "Anyone can run for president. It's a celebrity contest. It's a talent show...you don't really have to know how to manage anything."
.@nygovcuomo side steps opportunity to endorse @SenGillibrand, and of @BetoORourke, he says: "I think he's tall." Then: "Anyone can run for president. It's a celebrity contest. It's a talent show...you don't really have to know how to manage anything."
Cuomo had been discussed as a potential 2020 candidate himself, but has said he won’t run.
Cuomo had been discussed as a potential 2020 candidate himself, but has said he won’t run.
We are in a 'reptilian political moment' - @NYGovCuomo
We are in a 'reptilian political moment' - @NYGovCuomo
The number of migrants apprehended at the southern border is expected to grow from 75,000 last month to 100,000 this month, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said, according to the New York Times.
In State of Homeland Security speech at GWU, Kirstjen Nielsen says number of migrants apprehended at border is estimated to grow from 75K last month to 100K this month.
Some more context on Donald Trump’s tweet complaining that he is being blamed for the New Zealand mosque shooting: Trump condemned the attack, but also said he does not believe that white nationalism is a growing threat. He made those comments shortly after describing immigration to the United States as an “invasion,” the same term the shooter used to describe Muslim immigrants.
The accused shooter sent a manifesto full of white supremacist ranting, in which he praised Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose” but said he did not support his policies.
The White House on Sunday pushed back against any attempt to link the gunman to Trump.
“The president is not a white supremacist,” White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Fox News Sunday. “I’m not sure how many times we have to say that.”
“I don’t think it’s fair to cast this person as a supporter of Donald Trump,” Mulvaney added. “This was a disturbed individual, an evil person.”
Appearing on Fox News Monday morning, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway called it “predictable and outrageous” for the shooter to be connected to Trump.
Kellyanne Conway says "people should read the entire" New Zealand shooter's manifesto, so they understand Trump did not inspire the attack. pic.twitter.com/YDsFTTtBuG
“The president condemns hate and evil and bigotry, and we will continue to do so,” she said.
“This man came with pre-receipts, if you will. He put out a 70-page manifesto and I guess everybody scoured it, searched for Donald Trump’s name, and there it is one time. But he also said he aligns closely with the ideology of China. He said he’s not a conservative, he’s not a Nazi. I think he refers to himself as an eco-naturalist or an eco-fascist. But people should read the entire [manifesto] in its entirety.”
Still tweeting, Donald Trump is under the impression that the US media is blaming him for a deadly shooting attack on two New Zealand mosques.
The Fake News Media is working overtime to blame me for the horrible attack in New Zealand. They will have to work very hard to prove that one. So Ridiculous!
George Conway, a Washington lawyer and husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, suggests some possible mental illness diagnoses for Donald Trump: narcissistic and anti-social personality disorder.
“Don’t assume that the things he says and does are part of a rational plan or strategy, because they seldom are. Consider them as a product of his pathologies, and they make perfect sense,” he said in a series of tweets this morning. “*All* Americans should be thinking seriously *now* about Trump’s mental condition and psychological state, including and especially the media, Congress—and the Vice President and Cabinet.”
pic.twitter.com/54ffIL0zcg
Agree with this, but would add that *all* Americans should be thinking seriously *now* about Trump’s mental condition and psychological state, including and especially the media, Congress—and the Vice President and Cabinet. https://t.co/OoxgLJpltE
His wife, of course, does not agree. Kellyanne Conway told reporters this morning she doesn’t “share” her husband’s concerns about the president’s mental state, according to CNN.
“I have four kids and I was getting them out of the house this morning to talk to the President about substance, so I may not be up to speed on all” of Trump’s tweets, she said.
Conway also said she “absolutely believes” Trump’s tweets are a good way to communicate directly with the public, CBS News reported.
“I would think those in the business of transparency and accountability should appreciate that,” she said.
Kellyanne Conway tells reporters she doesn’t “share” concerns her husband raised about Trump’s mental fitness. “I have four kids and I was getting them out of the house this morning to talk to the President about substance, so I may not be up to speed on all” his tweets.
Conway defends President's multitude of tweets this weekend, saying he "absolutely believes" they're a direct way for him to communicate with the country. "I would think those in the business of transparency and accountability should appreciate that," she tells press gaggle. pic.twitter.com/yYvc9CoZAj
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is mulling a primary challenge to Donald Trump, tells the Washington Post that if he runs, he’ll pitch himself as the traditional Republican in the race.
“I come from the Ronald Reagan school of politics,” he said, emphasizing support for US allies and NATO.
He said he hasn’t decided whether to run and may wait until the fall to make a decision, awaiting the outcome of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
“The whole country is waiting for this to come out,” he said.
Donald Trump is attacking former Vice President Joe Biden as a “low I.Q. individual.”
Joe Biden got tongue tied over the weekend when he was unable to properly deliver a very simple line about his decision to run for President. Get used to it, another low I.Q. individual!
He appears to be referring to comments over the weekend where Biden said he has the most progressive record of anyone running for president, before correcting himself as he has not yet jumped into the race.
Biden slips: "I have the most progressive record of anybody running--anybody who *would* run. I didn’t mean it."
Federal authorities raided the office of a Donald Trump fundraiser, Elliott Broidy, last summer as part of a money laundering probe, ProPublica reports.
Officials were seeking records of the Republican fundraiser’s dealings with foreign officials and Trump administration associates, according to a search warrant obtained by the news site.
Broidy was a major Trump campaign fundraiser and was the national deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee until last April. He stepped down after it was revealed he agreed to pay $1.6 million money to a former Playboy model to keep silent about their alleged affair - a deal negotiated by Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. The woman has accused Broidy of physical abuse, coercing her into getting an abortion, and failing to disclose he had herpes.
Vice President Mike Pence will headline a re-election campaign kickoff for Senator Lindsey Graham later this month, the senator says in a tweet.
I'm honored to announce that Vice President Mike Pence will help kick off my 2020 Senate re-election campaign by attending events on Saturday, March 30th in Myrtle Beach and Greenville! https://t.co/lNnwRSoziI pic.twitter.com/yZmGUNzv5c
Donald Trump made a new plea for General Motors to reopen a shuttered plant in Lordstown, Ohio, saying Monday the company and the auto workers’ union should start talks “now.”
“General Motors and the UAW are going to start ‘talks’ in September/October. Why wait, start them now!” Trump said in a tweet Monday morning. “I want jobs to stay in the U.S.A. and want Lordstown (Ohio), in one of the best economies in our history, opened or sold to a company who will open it up fast!”
General Motors and the UAW are going to start “talks” in September/October. Why wait, start them now! I want jobs to stay in the U.S.A. and want Lordstown (Ohio), in one of the best economies in our history, opened or sold to a company who will open it up fast! Car companies.....
....are all coming back to the U.S. So is everyone else. We now have the best Economy in the World, the envy of all. Get that big, beautiful plant in Ohio open now. Close a plant in China or Mexico, where you invested so heavily pre-Trump, but not in the U.S.A. Bring jobs home!
Trump encouraged the company to close plants in other countries. “Get that big, beautiful plant in Ohio open now. Close a plant in China or Mexico, where you invested so heavily pre-Trump, but not in the U.S.A. Bring jobs home!” he said.
In tweets on Sunday, Trump said he had spoken to GM CEO Mary Barra about the plant, and criticized both the company and a local union leader, David Green.
Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors about the Lordstown Ohio plant. I am not happy that it is closed when everything else in our Country is BOOMING. I asked her to sell it or do something quickly. She blamed the UAW Union — I don’t care, I just want it open!
Democrat UAW Local 1112 President David Green ought to get his act together and produce. G.M. let our Country down, but other much better car companies are coming into the U.S. in droves. I want action on Lordstown fast. Stop complaining and get the job done! 3.8% Unemployment!
Beto O’Rourke raised $6.1m in the first 24 hours after he launched his presidential campaign, surpassing all other Democrats in the field who have released their figures.
The Texas Democrat’s campaign released the figures on Monday morning, according to NBC News. The $6,136,763 was all in online contributions.
“In just 24 hours, Americans across this country came together to prove that it is possible to run a true grassroots campaign for president — a campaign by all of us, for all of us, that answers not to the PACs, corporations, and special interests but to the people,” O’Rourke said.
O’Rourke, a former congressman who ran unsuccessfully for Senate last year, launched his presidential bid on Friday.
O’Rourke beat out the previous highest raiser, Senator Bernie Sanders, who brought in $5.9m in the first 24 hours of his own campaign, NBC reported.
