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| Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live | Trump and Ryan: meeting was a 'very positive step' toward GOP unity – live |
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| Donald Trump’s campaign has released a statement regarding Facebook posts made by the candidate’s butler, in which Anthony Senecal called for the hanging of Barack Obama and called Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton a term for female anatomy. | |
| “He does not work at Mar-a-Lago and hasn’t in many years,” the statement reads. “We totally disavow and condemn these horrible statements.” | |
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| US immigration officials are planning a month-long series of raids in May and June to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally. | |
| The operation would likely be the largest deportation sweep targeting immigrant families by the administration of Barack Obama this year after a similar drive over two days in January that focused on Georgia, Texas and North Carolina. | |
| Those raids, which resulted in the detention of 121 people, mostly women and children, sparked an outcry from immigration advocates and criticism from some Democrats, including the party’s presidential election frontrunner Hillary Clinton. | |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day “surge” of arrests focused on mothers and children who have already been told to leave the United States, the document seen by Reuters said. The operation would also cover minors who have entered the country without a guardian and since turned 18 years of age, the document said. Two sources confirmed the details of the plan. | |
| The exact dates of the latest series of raids were not known and the details of the operation could change. | |
| Related: US immigration officials planning 30-day 'surge' of arrests to deport families | |
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| Secret Service statement, on Donald Trump’s butler: | |
| The US Secret Service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation. | |
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| Eric Trump has promised Republican voters worried about his father’s anti-immigrant platform getting in the way of widening the party’s voter base that Latino voters “can’t wait” for his father to be elected president. | Eric Trump has promised Republican voters worried about his father’s anti-immigrant platform getting in the way of widening the party’s voter base that Latino voters “can’t wait” for his father to be elected president. |
| “People often talk about Hispanics,” the younger Trump told Irish radio’s RTE Radio1’s Drivetime, as reported by Buzzfeed News. “You know, I have more Hispanics come up to me telling me, ‘Listen, I can’t wait for your father to be president. He’s gonna bring jobs back to the United States. He’s gonna end the nonsense. He’s gonna create good trade deals. He’s gonna create better education. He’s gonna create a better family structure.’ ” | “People often talk about Hispanics,” the younger Trump told Irish radio’s RTE Radio1’s Drivetime, as reported by Buzzfeed News. “You know, I have more Hispanics come up to me telling me, ‘Listen, I can’t wait for your father to be president. He’s gonna bring jobs back to the United States. He’s gonna end the nonsense. He’s gonna create good trade deals. He’s gonna create better education. He’s gonna create a better family structure.’ ” |
| “I see so little of the divisiveness, which is interesting,” Trump continued. “You watch it on TV, but you see so little of it out in the field.” | “I see so little of the divisiveness, which is interesting,” Trump continued. “You watch it on TV, but you see so little of it out in the field.” |
| Data collated by Latino Decisions, a leading Latino political opinion research organization, indicates the eventual Republican nominee will need to win over as many as 47% of Latino voters in 2016 - nearly double what Mitt Romney was able to muster in 2012. | Data collated by Latino Decisions, a leading Latino political opinion research organization, indicates the eventual Republican nominee will need to win over as many as 47% of Latino voters in 2016 - nearly double what Mitt Romney was able to muster in 2012. |
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| Graham: 'cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr Trump' | Graham: 'cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr Trump' |
| Here’s a statement from Lindsey Graham, perhaps Trump’s sharpest critic in the senate, on the “pleasant” chat he had today with the presumptive nominee. | Here’s a statement from Lindsey Graham, perhaps Trump’s sharpest critic in the senate, on the “pleasant” chat he had today with the presumptive nominee. |
| Graham’s not endorsing, but he does credit Trump’s effort to “reach out to many people”: | Graham’s not endorsing, but he does credit Trump’s effort to “reach out to many people”: |
| I had a cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr. Trump. I congratulated him on winning the Republican nomination for President. I know Mr. Trump is reaching out to many people, throughout the party and the country, to solicit their advice and opinions. I believe this is a wise move on his part. | I had a cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr. Trump. I congratulated him on winning the Republican nomination for President. I know Mr. Trump is reaching out to many people, throughout the party and the country, to solicit their advice and opinions. I believe this is a wise move on his part. |
| We had a good fifteen minute discussion centered on the national security threats facing the United States. Many of these threats are the result of President Obama’s failed policies. | We had a good fifteen minute discussion centered on the national security threats facing the United States. Many of these threats are the result of President Obama’s failed policies. |
| I gave him my assessment about where we stand in the fight against ISIL and the long-term danger posed by the Iranian nuclear deal. He asked good questions. | I gave him my assessment about where we stand in the fight against ISIL and the long-term danger posed by the Iranian nuclear deal. He asked good questions. |
| Finally, my position remains the same regarding both candidates running for President. I will do what I can in the Senate to help the next president. The next president will inherit a mess.” | Finally, my position remains the same regarding both candidates running for President. I will do what I can in the Senate to help the next president. The next president will inherit a mess.” |
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| George Clooney doesn’t think so. | George Clooney doesn’t think so. |
| Your next President of the United States, #MAGA pic.twitter.com/BGwalYnkcL | Your next President of the United States, #MAGA pic.twitter.com/BGwalYnkcL |
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| Trump to hold fundraiser | Trump to hold fundraiser |
| Donald Trump is getting started on what he has promised will be a “world-class finance organization” with a fundraiser later this month in Los Angeles, the Washington Post reports: | Donald Trump is getting started on what he has promised will be a “world-class finance organization” with a fundraiser later this month in Los Angeles, the Washington Post reports: |
| The dinner fundraiser is set to be the first of as many as 50 finance events that the campaign and party are racing to set up... The Trump campaign, which has no apparatus to solicit contributions, is now finalizing plans with the RNC to participate in a joint fundraising committee that can accept large contributions. | The dinner fundraiser is set to be the first of as many as 50 finance events that the campaign and party are racing to set up... The Trump campaign, which has no apparatus to solicit contributions, is now finalizing plans with the RNC to participate in a joint fundraising committee that can accept large contributions. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| George Clooney has said that Donald Trump will not win the US presidential election as the American public will not be ruled by fear, writes the Guardian’s Henry Barnes. | George Clooney has said that Donald Trump will not win the US presidential election as the American public will not be ruled by fear, writes the Guardian’s Henry Barnes. |
| Take it from George Clooney: | Take it from George Clooney: |
| “There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump,” he said. “Fear is not going to drive our country. We’re not afraid of Muslims or immigrants or women. We’re not going to be afraid of anything.” | “There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump,” he said. “Fear is not going to drive our country. We’re not afraid of Muslims or immigrants or women. We’re not going to be afraid of anything.” |
| Does George Clooney know what he’s talking about? | Does George Clooney know what he’s talking about? |
| Related: George Clooney: 'There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump' | Related: George Clooney: 'There’s not going to be a President Donald Trump' |
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| Et tu, Graham? | Et tu, Graham? |
| Lindsey Graham tells reporters he had a call with Trump yesterday. He says Trump wanted to pick his brain on national security | Lindsey Graham tells reporters he had a call with Trump yesterday. He says Trump wanted to pick his brain on national security |
| Update: Apparently Trump called Graham for foreign policy advice on the same day he blamed Graham for Isis “winning”: | Update: Apparently Trump called Graham for foreign policy advice on the same day he blamed Graham for Isis “winning”: |
| Trump *yesterday* on Lindsey Graham:"His thinking is so far off... that's why ISIS is essentially winning" https://t.co/21g0rCVYWj | Trump *yesterday* on Lindsey Graham:"His thinking is so far off... that's why ISIS is essentially winning" https://t.co/21g0rCVYWj |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Trump on unity project: 'things working out really well!' | Trump on unity project: 'things working out really well!' |
| Indeed they seem to be, for him, with majority leader Mitch McConnell already on board, the chairman of the Republican congressional conference on board and House speaker Paul Ryan quickly coming around. | Indeed they seem to be, for him, with majority leader Mitch McConnell already on board, the chairman of the Republican congressional conference on board and House speaker Paul Ryan quickly coming around. |
| Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7 | Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7 |
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| Trump's plan if tax returns leak: 'say they aren't mine' – report | Trump's plan if tax returns leak: 'say they aren't mine' – report |
| Donald Trump told a friend warning him to release his tax returns or else they could be leaked in advance of the election as an “October surprise” that if that happened he would just deny they were his, the National Review reports: | Donald Trump told a friend warning him to release his tax returns or else they could be leaked in advance of the election as an “October surprise” that if that happened he would just deny they were his, the National Review reports: |
| Hard to be shocked by any Trump story these days, but this was pretty amazing. https://t.co/aSCHRDoDHR pic.twitter.com/b8FVuycyAb | Hard to be shocked by any Trump story these days, but this was pretty amazing. https://t.co/aSCHRDoDHR pic.twitter.com/b8FVuycyAb |
| Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump Wednesday for his refusal to release his tax returns, writes the Guardian’s Amber Jamieson: | Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump Wednesday for his refusal to release his tax returns, writes the Guardian’s Amber Jamieson: |
| “You have to ask yourself, why doesn’t he want to release them?” asked Clinton at a crowd at a community college gymnasium in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. | “You have to ask yourself, why doesn’t he want to release them?” asked Clinton at a crowd at a community college gymnasium in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. |
| “Because when you’re running for president and you become the nominee, that’s kind of expected,” she said. | “Because when you’re running for president and you become the nominee, that’s kind of expected,” she said. |
| Related: Clinton attacks Trump on tax returns: 'Why doesn't he want to release them?' | Related: Clinton attacks Trump on tax returns: 'Why doesn't he want to release them?' |
| And the Wall Street Journal breaks down today what we might be able to learn from Trump’s returns: | And the Wall Street Journal breaks down today what we might be able to learn from Trump’s returns: |
| The returns would show how the real-estate developer, golf course owner and branded-products celebrity structures his businesses and how aggressively he uses the tax code. | The returns would show how the real-estate developer, golf course owner and branded-products celebrity structures his businesses and how aggressively he uses the tax code. |
| The Journal piece notes that the returns would reveal Trump’s annual income; how much he claims in charitable giving; and his business ties to countries around the world. | The Journal piece notes that the returns would reveal Trump’s annual income; how much he claims in charitable giving; and his business ties to countries around the world. |
| Shy Donald would be first presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his tax returns. Sad! https://t.co/Z6VjphFAX9 @GlennKesslerWP | Shy Donald would be first presidential candidate in 40 years not to release his tax returns. Sad! https://t.co/Z6VjphFAX9 @GlennKesslerWP |