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| Trump claims he will confront NRA over gun access for people on watchlists – live | |
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| Trump recapitulates claim of Obama-terrorist ties | |
| Donald Trump has tweeted a link to a report by the anti-Obama media outfit Breitbart, claiming – insofar as Trump’s Twitter represents his thinking (we’re seeking comment from the Trump campaign) – that the report is evidence that Trump was “right” when he suggested that Barack Obama harbors some nefarious secret agenda when it comes to attacks such as Sunday’s attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. | |
| For background on what Trump suggested, read our coverage. | |
| Here’s Trump’s new tweet: | |
| An: Media fell all over themselves criticizing what DonaldTrump "may have insinuated about @POTUS." But he's right: https://t.co/bIIdYtvZYw | |
| The tweet is confounding on multiple levels. First, Trump had indignantly claimed that he had not made a sinister suggestion about the president and the Orlando shooting, to the extent that Trump attacked the Washington Post and revoked the paper’s media credentials for reporting that he had suggested that, which he now tweets he was right for saying. | |
| Second, the Breitbart report does not support the claim that Trump earlier said he didn’t make but now appears to have taken ownership of. The Breitbart report is a faulty reading of an internal intelligence document from 2012 about the security situation in Syria. The document notes that “the West” is supporting the Syrian opposition. It also notes that al-Qaeda is part of the insurgency. Incorrectly conflating the opposition and the insurgency, the Breitbart report concludes that the Obama administration supports al-Qaeda in Syria. | |
| Insofar as that may have been true or remain true, given the shifting lines of allegiance and fighter identities in the Syrian conflict and the fluctuation of the US role, the intellectual trail Trump followed from the faulty reading of the 2012 intelligence report on Syria to a conclusion about Obama and the Orlando massacre is obscure. | |
| *Trump suggests Obama played role in Orlando**WaPo writes it up**Trump revokes WaPo credentials**tweets this* https://t.co/wrNCETD0DH | |
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| Trump claims he will take on NRA over access to guns for people on watchlists | |
| Donald Trump has tweeted that he will meet with the National Rifle Association about a practice the gun lobby has strongly opposed: banning people on terrorism watchlists or no-fly lists from buying guns. Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton supports such a ban. “If you’re too dangerous to get on a plane, you’re too dangerous to buy a gun in America,” she said Monday. | |
| The NRA opposes such a ban, however, arguing that owing to the faultiness of the lists, a ban could deprive innocent Americans who end up on a list incorrectly of what the group describes as a constitutional right to freely purchase guns. The NRA opposed a senate initiative in the wake of the 13 November 2015 Paris terror attacks that would have tied terror watch lists and no-fly lists to gun purchases. | The NRA opposes such a ban, however, arguing that owing to the faultiness of the lists, a ban could deprive innocent Americans who end up on a list incorrectly of what the group describes as a constitutional right to freely purchase guns. The NRA opposed a senate initiative in the wake of the 13 November 2015 Paris terror attacks that would have tied terror watch lists and no-fly lists to gun purchases. |
| Is a Trump-NRA clash brewing? | Is a Trump-NRA clash brewing? |
| I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. | I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. |
| “According to a March analysis by the Government Accountability Office, people on the FBI’s consolidated Terrorist Watchlist successfully passed the background check required to purchase firearms more than 90 percent of the time, with more than 2,043 approvals between 2004 and 2014,” the AP reported. “The office is an investigative branch of Congress.” | “According to a March analysis by the Government Accountability Office, people on the FBI’s consolidated Terrorist Watchlist successfully passed the background check required to purchase firearms more than 90 percent of the time, with more than 2,043 approvals between 2004 and 2014,” the AP reported. “The office is an investigative branch of Congress.” |
| Jennifer Baker, director of public affairs for the group, said in November: “The NRA does not want terrorists or dangerous people to have firearms, any suggestion otherwise is offensive and wrong,” | Jennifer Baker, director of public affairs for the group, said in November: “The NRA does not want terrorists or dangerous people to have firearms, any suggestion otherwise is offensive and wrong,” |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. “Negative views of Donald Trump have surged to their highest level of the 2016 campaign,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll, for which “large majorities of the interviews” were conducted before the Orlando mass shooting, found that 70% of respondents had an unfavorable view of Trump. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. “Negative views of Donald Trump have surged to their highest level of the 2016 campaign,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll, for which “large majorities of the interviews” were conducted before the Orlando mass shooting, found that 70% of respondents had an unfavorable view of Trump. |
| The latest survey was released a day after a Bloomberg poll found Trump trailing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton 37-49. The new poll, significantly, found that Trump had lost support among his supposed base voters – white voters without a college degree. Trump’s approval with that set “flipped from a plus-14 in May to slightly negative minus-7 in the latest survey”. He performed poorly with independents, too: | The latest survey was released a day after a Bloomberg poll found Trump trailing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton 37-49. The new poll, significantly, found that Trump had lost support among his supposed base voters – white voters without a college degree. Trump’s approval with that set “flipped from a plus-14 in May to slightly negative minus-7 in the latest survey”. He performed poorly with independents, too: |
| Among independents, Trump’s net rating has shifted from from -19 last month to -38 in the latest survey, returning him to roughly the same standing as in April (-37). | Among independents, Trump’s net rating has shifted from from -19 last month to -38 in the latest survey, returning him to roughly the same standing as in April (-37). |
| Trump found some controversy Tuesday night when he suggested, at a rally in North Carolina, that US soldiers had stolen money meant for the reconstruction of Iraq. He has suggested the same previously, but late on Tuesday, Trump’s campaign tried to walk back his comments, saying the candidate was talking about Iraqi soldiers, which seems false. | Trump found some controversy Tuesday night when he suggested, at a rally in North Carolina, that US soldiers had stolen money meant for the reconstruction of Iraq. He has suggested the same previously, but late on Tuesday, Trump’s campaign tried to walk back his comments, saying the candidate was talking about Iraqi soldiers, which seems false. |
| Donald Trump, as depicted in today’s polls. pic.twitter.com/IVTYIDGKUk | Donald Trump, as depicted in today’s polls. pic.twitter.com/IVTYIDGKUk |
| Bernie Sanders met for more than an hour with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night after the Washington DC primary, which Clinton won 79-21. The two camps issued nearly identical statements after the meeting, saying they “had a positive discussion about how best to bring more people into the political process and about the dangerous threat that Donald Trump poses to our nation”. | Bernie Sanders met for more than an hour with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night after the Washington DC primary, which Clinton won 79-21. The two camps issued nearly identical statements after the meeting, saying they “had a positive discussion about how best to bring more people into the political process and about the dangerous threat that Donald Trump poses to our nation”. |
| Sanders’ statement continued: | Sanders’ statement continued: |
| The two discussed a variety of issues where they are seeking common ground: substantially raising the minimum wage; real campaign finance reform; making healthcare universal and accessible; making college affordable and reducing student debt. | The two discussed a variety of issues where they are seeking common ground: substantially raising the minimum wage; real campaign finance reform; making healthcare universal and accessible; making college affordable and reducing student debt. |
| Sanders and Clinton agreed to continue working to develop a progressive agenda that addresses the needs of working families and the middle class and adopting a progressive platform for the Democratic National Convention. | Sanders and Clinton agreed to continue working to develop a progressive agenda that addresses the needs of working families and the middle class and adopting a progressive platform for the Democratic National Convention. |
| Sanders plans to address supporters in a live video broadcast on Thursday night in which he has said he will address the future of his campaign. | Sanders plans to address supporters in a live video broadcast on Thursday night in which he has said he will address the future of his campaign. |