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| 'Sharpiegate' controversy deepens as inspector general reportedly launches inquiry – as it happened | |
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| We’re closing down our live politics coverage for tonight. | |
| Here’s an updated recap of the day’s events: | |
| Trump’s commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, reportedly threatened firings at a government agency that contradicted the president’s false claim about Hurricane Dorian potentially hitting Alabama. Amid calls for his resignation, Ross’ Commerce Department denied the report. The department’s inspector general is now reportedly launching an inquiry into the incident. | |
| At a rally in North Carolina, Trump quipped that he might need an extra term as president because he would otherwise be out of office before the 2026 World Cup. “We told you he’s a dictator, we told you,” Trump said, impersonating his critics. “I’m only kidding,” he said. | |
| Trump dismissed Afghanistan peace talks as “dead” after he scrapped a secret (and controversial) plan to meet with Taliban leaders at Camp David. | |
| The president cautioned that the United States must be “very careful” about allowing Bahamians affected by Hurricane Dorian into the country, echoing concerns voiced by a senior immigration official earlier today. | |
| Democratic officials called on Mitch McConnell to take up a bill expanding background checks that has already passed the House. McConnell said he would talk to Trump Tuesday about what he would support. | |
| The US government chose to extract a high-level source in the Russian government in 2017 over concerns that Trump or his administration may compromise the source’s identity, CNN reported. | |
| Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, predicted over the weekend that the president’s family would become “a dynasty that will last for decades”. | |
| The US secretary of commerce, Wilbur Ross, is facing calls for his resignation after it was reported that he had threatened to fire senior staff at a federal agency unless they sided publicly with Donald Trump in the rumbling dispute dubbed “Sharpiegate”. | The US secretary of commerce, Wilbur Ross, is facing calls for his resignation after it was reported that he had threatened to fire senior staff at a federal agency unless they sided publicly with Donald Trump in the rumbling dispute dubbed “Sharpiegate”. |
| The New York Times, citing three anonymous officials, reported that Ross had called Neil Jacobs, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), last Friday and warned that heads would roll unless the agency’s disagreement with the US president over the path of Hurricane Dorian was smoothed over. | The New York Times, citing three anonymous officials, reported that Ross had called Neil Jacobs, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), last Friday and warned that heads would roll unless the agency’s disagreement with the US president over the path of Hurricane Dorian was smoothed over. |
| Wilbur Ross faces calls to resign after report he threatened firings over 'Sharpiegate' | Wilbur Ross faces calls to resign after report he threatened firings over 'Sharpiegate' |
| Trump’s comment about needing an extra term came as he was discussing the World Cup. | Trump’s comment about needing an extra term came as he was discussing the World Cup. |
| Trump: "Under the normal rules," he'll be out in 2024, before the 2026 World Cup, "so we may have to go for an extra term." There are cheers. He says people are "going crazy" over this, and are going to say "he's a dictator," but "I'm only kidding." | Trump: "Under the normal rules," he'll be out in 2024, before the 2026 World Cup, "so we may have to go for an extra term." There are cheers. He says people are "going crazy" over this, and are going to say "he's a dictator," but "I'm only kidding." |
| Trump told his supporters at a rally in North Carolina that he might need an extra term as president, then mocked the idea that news headlines tomorrow will announce that he said he wants an extra term. | Trump told his supporters at a rally in North Carolina that he might need an extra term as president, then mocked the idea that news headlines tomorrow will announce that he said he wants an extra term. |
| “We told you he’s a dictator, we told you,” Trump said, impersonating his critics. | “We told you he’s a dictator, we told you,” Trump said, impersonating his critics. |
| “I’m only kidding,” he said. “I’m only kidding.” | “I’m only kidding,” he said. “I’m only kidding.” |
| Just as a Republican congressional candidate had started to speak, Trump paused the rally for several minutes and repeatedly said “thank you” to a doctor presumably assisting an audience member who was unwell. | Just as a Republican congressional candidate had started to speak, Trump paused the rally for several minutes and repeatedly said “thank you” to a doctor presumably assisting an audience member who was unwell. |
| Then the president quipped, “I guess Dan’s speech wasn’t so good,” referring to Dan Bishop, a Republican congressional candidate the president had flown to North Carolina to support. | Then the president quipped, “I guess Dan’s speech wasn’t so good,” referring to Dan Bishop, a Republican congressional candidate the president had flown to North Carolina to support. |
| Congressional candidate Dan Bishop started to speak after Trump, but as stopped speaking as members of the crowd started calling for a doctor to help someone in the audience who is unwell. President Trump also echoed their calls for a doctor. | Congressional candidate Dan Bishop started to speak after Trump, but as stopped speaking as members of the crowd started calling for a doctor to help someone in the audience who is unwell. President Trump also echoed their calls for a doctor. |
| “Four more years!” Trump supporters are chanting as the President speaks in North Carolina to support Republican Congressional candidate Dan Bishop in advance of a special election tomorrow. | “Four more years!” Trump supporters are chanting as the President speaks in North Carolina to support Republican Congressional candidate Dan Bishop in advance of a special election tomorrow. |
| Trump’s speech revisited familiar themes: the idea that the news media and the Democratic party are both enemies that he has to fight, the strength of the economy, the necessity of building a wall on the United States’ border with Mexico, and the supposed dangers of “sanctuary city” policies. | Trump’s speech revisited familiar themes: the idea that the news media and the Democratic party are both enemies that he has to fight, the strength of the economy, the necessity of building a wall on the United States’ border with Mexico, and the supposed dangers of “sanctuary city” policies. |
| “The state should be a sanctuary for law-abiding Americans, not for criminal aliens,” Trump said. | “The state should be a sanctuary for law-abiding Americans, not for criminal aliens,” Trump said. |
| The Commerce Department’s inspector general is now looking int a statement NOAA put out last week in the midst of a controversy over President Trump’s hurricane tweet, the New York Times is reporting. | The Commerce Department’s inspector general is now looking int a statement NOAA put out last week in the midst of a controversy over President Trump’s hurricane tweet, the New York Times is reporting. |
| Earlier, the Commerce Department made a statement denying that commerce secretary Wilbur Ross threatened to fire NOAA officials, as the Times had reported. | Earlier, the Commerce Department made a statement denying that commerce secretary Wilbur Ross threatened to fire NOAA officials, as the Times had reported. |
| This big scoop from earlier today now contains a SECOND SCOOP:The Inspector General is looking into the mess at NOAA and Trump's hurricane tweet. By @cflav, @LFFriedman + @peterbakernyt https://t.co/rV7SUkKIw0 | This big scoop from earlier today now contains a SECOND SCOOP:The Inspector General is looking into the mess at NOAA and Trump's hurricane tweet. By @cflav, @LFFriedman + @peterbakernyt https://t.co/rV7SUkKIw0 |
| Trump just said there are people in line for his rally and "they are soaking wet." Per CNN's @betsy_klein, "it is 88 and sunny here in Fayetteville. It has not rained here today." | Trump just said there are people in line for his rally and "they are soaking wet." Per CNN's @betsy_klein, "it is 88 and sunny here in Fayetteville. It has not rained here today." |
| I’m still listening to 2020 Democratic candidate and Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan’s newly-launched “policy album” on Spotify. On track 7 now. There is no music, there are not even any sound effects. It’s just Ryan’s voice, for “track” after “track.” | I’m still listening to 2020 Democratic candidate and Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan’s newly-launched “policy album” on Spotify. On track 7 now. There is no music, there are not even any sound effects. It’s just Ryan’s voice, for “track” after “track.” |
| Why. | Why. |
| Update: I could not force myself to listen to this entire “album.” | Update: I could not force myself to listen to this entire “album.” |
| I stopped after “Track 8: Gun Control,” in which Ryan described himself as a “leader” on gun violence prevention (he is not), but did not mention his previous A rating from the National Rifle Association, or his decision in 2017 to give roughly $20,000, the amount he received in political contributions from the NRA, to gun control groups. | I stopped after “Track 8: Gun Control,” in which Ryan described himself as a “leader” on gun violence prevention (he is not), but did not mention his previous A rating from the National Rifle Association, or his decision in 2017 to give roughly $20,000, the amount he received in political contributions from the NRA, to gun control groups. |
| The US Air Force is officially announcing a review of where it places air crews during overnight stop overs, following questions about stop overs at a Trump-owned luxury resort in Scotland, the New York Times’ Eric Lipton reports. | The US Air Force is officially announcing a review of where it places air crews during overnight stop overs, following questions about stop overs at a Trump-owned luxury resort in Scotland, the New York Times’ Eric Lipton reports. |
| US Air Force puts out this memo today, officially announcing review of policies related to where it is placing air crews during overnight stop overs, after questions about stay at Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/yum2udstKw | US Air Force puts out this memo today, officially announcing review of policies related to where it is placing air crews during overnight stop overs, after questions about stay at Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/yum2udstKw |