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Trump aide Kellyanne Conway to reporter: 'What's your ethnicity?' – live | Trump aide Kellyanne Conway to reporter: 'What's your ethnicity?' – live |
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Here’s a bit of comic relief. A veteran congressman from New Jersey has taken an Onion spoof that he is angling for inclusion in the Ocasio-Cortez-Omar-Pressley-Tlaib “squad” and run with it: | |
Well. How bout it @AyannaPressley @AOC @RepRashida @IlhanMN? https://t.co/jqdmXneYv5 | |
Hawaiian congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has garnered little traction since she launched her presidential campaign. But the military veteran and staunch anti-interventionist is winning headlines today after campaign finance filings revealed a surprising donation: $5,600 from Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey. | |
In FEC filings, Jack Dorsey is listed as maxing out to Tulsi Gabbard the day after the debate...https://t.co/kS0yKzw1LC pic.twitter.com/TvGYIl2VyA | |
The donations were made the day after Gabbard’s appearance in the Democratic debates, where she turned in a performance that was surprisingly popular among sections of the “alt-right”, according to reports by BuzzFeed News and Mother Jones. | |
Dorsey’s personal politics are somewhat oblique. He famously joined in protests in Ferguson, Missouri against the police killing of Mike Brown, appearing on stage with prominent protester DeRay McKesson wearing a Twitter-branded t-shirt reading “#StayWoke”. He also opposed a tax on wealthy San Francisco businesses that would help fund services for homeless people, and has drawn intense criticism for failing to crack down on white nationalists and other hate figures on Twitter. | |
Gabbard is one of the handful of Democratic candidates who supports breaking up big tech companies, a policy position that could actually be helpful to Dorsey personally. One of his companies, Twitter, competes with Facebook on social networking, while the other, Square, is a payments processor that likely does not want to see Facebook muscle into that space. | |
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I agree with Senator Warren on the need to break up big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon. Will be introducing similar legislation in U.S. House. https://t.co/OrdOqH0ZFB | |
In late March, Dorsey donated $1000 to another long-shot Democratic candidate, Andrew Yang, according to FEC filings. | |
The House Judiciary Committee’s hearing with executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple has been delayed an hour due to a vote. But the line to get a seat for what is guaranteed to be a grilling from lawmakers on whether the tech giants’ market dominance stifles competition already stretches all the way down a Capitol Hill hallway, per a reporter there. | The House Judiciary Committee’s hearing with executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple has been delayed an hour due to a vote. But the line to get a seat for what is guaranteed to be a grilling from lawmakers on whether the tech giants’ market dominance stifles competition already stretches all the way down a Capitol Hill hallway, per a reporter there. |
This is the line for House Judiciary Committee hearing on antitrust. Witnesses are Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook reps.Hearing delayed from 2 pm to 3 pm cuz of a vote (Press gets in first, so I am seated in empty hearing room. Possibly only perk of being a journo in life.) pic.twitter.com/LMjteO7gvf | This is the line for House Judiciary Committee hearing on antitrust. Witnesses are Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook reps.Hearing delayed from 2 pm to 3 pm cuz of a vote (Press gets in first, so I am seated in empty hearing room. Possibly only perk of being a journo in life.) pic.twitter.com/LMjteO7gvf |
Here’s some video of McConnell: | Here’s some video of McConnell: |
"The president is not a racist," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says."I'm a big fan of legal immigration," he adds when asked if President Trump telling the Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back" to their countries is a racist remark https://t.co/b5KzRmr9bK pic.twitter.com/sMMP2MQSl9 | "The president is not a racist," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says."I'm a big fan of legal immigration," he adds when asked if President Trump telling the Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back" to their countries is a racist remark https://t.co/b5KzRmr9bK pic.twitter.com/sMMP2MQSl9 |
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has attempted to thread a needle in defending Trump against charges of racism, saying that legal immigration, as for example in his wife’s case, has “been reinvigorating America for hundreds of years”. | Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has attempted to thread a needle in defending Trump against charges of racism, saying that legal immigration, as for example in his wife’s case, has “been reinvigorating America for hundreds of years”. |
Asked how he felt about Trump’s “go back to your country” line given that his wife, transportation secretary Elaine Chao, is a naturalized citizen who arrived in the United States as a child, McConnell responded: | Asked how he felt about Trump’s “go back to your country” line given that his wife, transportation secretary Elaine Chao, is a naturalized citizen who arrived in the United States as a child, McConnell responded: |
“Well the secretary of transportation came here at age 8, legally, not speaking a word of English, and has realized the American dream,” McConnell says. | “Well the secretary of transportation came here at age 8, legally, not speaking a word of English, and has realized the American dream,” McConnell says. |
He calls legal immigration “a process of renewal that has gone on in this country for a very long time and we ought to renew it.” | He calls legal immigration “a process of renewal that has gone on in this country for a very long time and we ought to renew it.” |
“Legal immigration has been a fulfilling of the American dream.... My wife is a good example of that,” he continues. | “Legal immigration has been a fulfilling of the American dream.... My wife is a good example of that,” he continues. |
“Look, I’m obviously a big fan of legal immigration, it’s been a big part of my family for a quarter of a century... it’s been reinvigorating America for hundreds of years.” | “Look, I’m obviously a big fan of legal immigration, it’s been a big part of my family for a quarter of a century... it’s been reinvigorating America for hundreds of years.” |
But McConnell won’t condemn the president and depicts Trump’s racism as a two-sided war of words. | But McConnell won’t condemn the president and depicts Trump’s racism as a two-sided war of words. |
“I think everybody ought to tone down their rhetoric,” he says. | “I think everybody ought to tone down their rhetoric,” he says. |
“The president’s not a racist. And I think the tone of all of this is not good for the country. But it’s coming from all ideological points of view... to single out any segment of this I think is a mistake.” | “The president’s not a racist. And I think the tone of all of this is not good for the country. But it’s coming from all ideological points of view... to single out any segment of this I think is a mistake.” |
For the record, only one side is telling people of color born in the United States to go back to their countries. | For the record, only one side is telling people of color born in the United States to go back to their countries. |
But McConnell’s strategy here was notably different from that of the House leadership this morning, which simply dug in, vowed that Trump was not racist and basically suggested anyone who thought so was nuts. | But McConnell’s strategy here was notably different from that of the House leadership this morning, which simply dug in, vowed that Trump was not racist and basically suggested anyone who thought so was nuts. |
The House leadership looked as if it wanted to deepen the current argument. McConnell looked as if he was hoping to get past it. | The House leadership looked as if it wanted to deepen the current argument. McConnell looked as if he was hoping to get past it. |
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell opens his news conference with a call for greater civility in [GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY] discourse. | Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell opens his news conference with a call for greater civility in [GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY] discourse. |
Saying political rhetoric has become “overheated”, McConnell called on leaders to “lower the temperature” and “raise the level of discourse.” | Saying political rhetoric has become “overheated”, McConnell called on leaders to “lower the temperature” and “raise the level of discourse.” |
Then they pivot to talk of tax cuts. | Then they pivot to talk of tax cuts. |
The Republican leadership will formally recommend that members vote against a House resolution this evening condemning Trump’s racist tweets, Politico quotes a spokesperson for leadership as saying. | The Republican leadership will formally recommend that members vote against a House resolution this evening condemning Trump’s racist tweets, Politico quotes a spokesperson for leadership as saying. |
That’s a signal to the rank-and-file that leadership is watching. The vote has become a loyalty test to party. The leadership did not need to draw such distinct battle lines. Or have the Democrats by bringing the resolution cornered the Republicans into making a racist Trump tweet into a party loyalty test? In any case it’s all hands on deck now. | That’s a signal to the rank-and-file that leadership is watching. The vote has become a loyalty test to party. The leadership did not need to draw such distinct battle lines. Or have the Democrats by bringing the resolution cornered the Republicans into making a racist Trump tweet into a party loyalty test? In any case it’s all hands on deck now. |
PER a spox for Minority Whip Steve Scalise —> GOP leadership will formally be recommending a NO vote to their members on today’s resolution condemning Trump tweets | PER a spox for Minority Whip Steve Scalise —> GOP leadership will formally be recommending a NO vote to their members on today’s resolution condemning Trump tweets |
According to a report from the White House press pool, Trump has been asked where the four House Democratic congresswomen should go if they leave the United States. | According to a report from the White House press pool, Trump has been asked where the four House Democratic congresswomen should go if they leave the United States. |
Trump says “they can stay” then attacks the members of Congress for their critique of the conditions inside migrant detention centers at the border, which critique sparked Trump’s racist tweets of Sunday. | Trump says “they can stay” then attacks the members of Congress for their critique of the conditions inside migrant detention centers at the border, which critique sparked Trump’s racist tweets of Sunday. |
Trump accuses the members of Congress of not loving the USA. The members might reply that their whole point was that a great country like the United States can do better than caging children. But in Trump’s rubric criticism amounts to treason. | Trump accuses the members of Congress of not loving the USA. The members might reply that their whole point was that a great country like the United States can do better than caging children. But in Trump’s rubric criticism amounts to treason. |
He said: | He said: |
It’s up to them. Wherever they want – or they can stay. But they should love our country. They shouldn’t hate our country. I have clips right here. The most vile, horrible statements about our country. About Israel. About others. | It’s up to them. Wherever they want – or they can stay. But they should love our country. They shouldn’t hate our country. I have clips right here. The most vile, horrible statements about our country. About Israel. About others. |
“It’s up to them. Do what they want. They can leave. They can stay. They should love our country, and they should work for the good of our country. | “It’s up to them. Do what they want. They can leave. They can stay. They should love our country, and they should work for the good of our country. |
Mitt Romney summons a masterfully mild framework for Trump’s racist attack on members of congress: it’s a failure of the duty to unite, you see. | Mitt Romney summons a masterfully mild framework for Trump’s racist attack on members of congress: it’s a failure of the duty to unite, you see. |
Sen. Mitt Romney on Trump's attacks on Democratic congresswomen: "Presidents have a unique role to unite the country and to draw on all people, regardless of their race, their color, their national origin. And, in that regard, the president I think failed" https://t.co/LlxNB3237j pic.twitter.com/MMPxxU9V5o | Sen. Mitt Romney on Trump's attacks on Democratic congresswomen: "Presidents have a unique role to unite the country and to draw on all people, regardless of their race, their color, their national origin. And, in that regard, the president I think failed" https://t.co/LlxNB3237j pic.twitter.com/MMPxxU9V5o |
A federal judge has ordered Roger Stone, the former Trump adviser, to refrain from using social media after she found that he violated a previous gag order forbidding him from discussing his case online. | A federal judge has ordered Roger Stone, the former Trump adviser, to refrain from using social media after she found that he violated a previous gag order forbidding him from discussing his case online. |
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Stone on Tuesday that he could not use Instagram or other social media platforms while the case against him moves forward, the Associated Press reported. She said the punishment was necessary because he had proven unwilling to adhere to her orders and to refrain from publicly commenting on the case. | U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Stone on Tuesday that he could not use Instagram or other social media platforms while the case against him moves forward, the Associated Press reported. She said the punishment was necessary because he had proven unwilling to adhere to her orders and to refrain from publicly commenting on the case. |
Stone is charged with witness tampering and lying to congressional lawmakers in their investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. | Stone is charged with witness tampering and lying to congressional lawmakers in their investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. |