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'I won't vote for Trump', says Maryland's Republican governor – campaign live 'I won't vote for Trump', says Maryland's Republican governor – as it happened
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Today in Campaign 2016Today in Campaign 2016
It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump - and it’s only half over.It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump - and it’s only half over.
Whether the real estate tycoon-turned-presidential candidate was collapsing in the polls, facing stiff criticism from members of his own party or falling further and further behind in the race to build a sizable campaign warchest, Trump has had a rough week - and that’s before he got banned from Late Night.Whether the real estate tycoon-turned-presidential candidate was collapsing in the polls, facing stiff criticism from members of his own party or falling further and further behind in the race to build a sizable campaign warchest, Trump has had a rough week - and that’s before he got banned from Late Night.
Trump's fundraiser in Atlanta might have raised $1 million, but might have also raised $100k https://t.co/FoTMetLQuQ pic.twitter.com/eJPeEK25dGTrump's fundraiser in Atlanta might have raised $1 million, but might have also raised $100k https://t.co/FoTMetLQuQ pic.twitter.com/eJPeEK25dG
Tomorrow night, no, he’s not ending it. We’re working our way through that, how to go forward on that front. This message to supporters is going to be a lot broader than that.Tomorrow night, no, he’s not ending it. We’re working our way through that, how to go forward on that front. This message to supporters is going to be a lot broader than that.
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Donald Trump may have revoked the Washington Post’s press credentials, but the presumptive Republican nominee himself is about to be persona non grata on the airwaves - at least, on NBC at 12:35 am EDT/11:35 central.Donald Trump may have revoked the Washington Post’s press credentials, but the presumptive Republican nominee himself is about to be persona non grata on the airwaves - at least, on NBC at 12:35 am EDT/11:35 central.
Seth Meyers has banned Trump from Late Night, declaring that Trump was no longer welcome on his set after he accused the Washington Post of falsely accusing him of implying President Barack Obama supports Isis.Seth Meyers has banned Trump from Late Night, declaring that Trump was no longer welcome on his set after he accused the Washington Post of falsely accusing him of implying President Barack Obama supports Isis.
“Sure, Trump didn’t explicitly say it,” Meyers said. “He implied it with all the subtlety of an eighth grader’s cologne.”“Sure, Trump didn’t explicitly say it,” Meyers said. “He implied it with all the subtlety of an eighth grader’s cologne.”
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Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren wants filibustering Democrats to #HoldTheFloor:Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren wants filibustering Democrats to #HoldTheFloor:
This is the cover of the @BostonGlobe tomorrow - & they are 100% correct. #filibuster #holdthefloor pic.twitter.com/wO1CicfoWkThis is the cover of the @BostonGlobe tomorrow - & they are 100% correct. #filibuster #holdthefloor pic.twitter.com/wO1CicfoWk
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The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs and Danny Yadron have more on Donald Trump’s response to the leak of a Democratic party document detailing its plan of attack during the general election.The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs and Danny Yadron have more on Donald Trump’s response to the leak of a Democratic party document detailing its plan of attack during the general election.
A dossier containing critical information about Donald Trump that was hacked from files belonging to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was posted on the internet on Wednesday, prompting the presumptive Republican nominee to claim his political adversaries, not Russian hackers, were responsible.A dossier containing critical information about Donald Trump that was hacked from files belonging to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was posted on the internet on Wednesday, prompting the presumptive Republican nominee to claim his political adversaries, not Russian hackers, were responsible.
The hack of the DNC server, which a specialist cybersecurity company attributed to hackers connected to Russian intelligence, gave outsiders access to internal emails, chat messages and a 200-page book of opposition research that the committee had compiled on Trump.The hack of the DNC server, which a specialist cybersecurity company attributed to hackers connected to Russian intelligence, gave outsiders access to internal emails, chat messages and a 200-page book of opposition research that the committee had compiled on Trump.
On Wednesday, Gawker and the Smoking Gun published copies of what appeared to be the Trump files taken from the DNC. The websites said they had been contacted by an anonymous source claiming to be linked to the hack.On Wednesday, Gawker and the Smoking Gun published copies of what appeared to be the Trump files taken from the DNC. The websites said they had been contacted by an anonymous source claiming to be linked to the hack.
“This is all information that has been out there for many years,” said the presumptive Republican nominee in a statement. “Much of it is false and/or entirely inaccurate. We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader. Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s 33,000 missing emails.”“This is all information that has been out there for many years,” said the presumptive Republican nominee in a statement. “Much of it is false and/or entirely inaccurate. We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader. Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s 33,000 missing emails.”
Related: Donald Trump claims DNC itself, not Russians, masterminded hackRelated: Donald Trump claims DNC itself, not Russians, masterminded hack
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Though it may be almost beyond imagining that it requires saying, PolitiFact has ruled that Donald Trump’s implication that President Barack Obama and his administration “actively support[s]” Isis and its precursors as “Pants On Fire.”Though it may be almost beyond imagining that it requires saying, PolitiFact has ruled that Donald Trump’s implication that President Barack Obama and his administration “actively support[s]” Isis and its precursors as “Pants On Fire.”
“The implication that the Obama administration was actively helping the United States’ enemies is ridiculous,” the fact-checking group stated. “It has always been U.S. policy to oppose [Al-Qaida in Iraq] and Isis, and the United States has aggressively fought the group for years. We rate Trump’s assertion ‘Pants on Fire.’”“The implication that the Obama administration was actively helping the United States’ enemies is ridiculous,” the fact-checking group stated. “It has always been U.S. policy to oppose [Al-Qaida in Iraq] and Isis, and the United States has aggressively fought the group for years. We rate Trump’s assertion ‘Pants on Fire.’”
In an interview on Fox News on Monday, Trump said told Fox & Friends that “we’re led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he’s got something else in mind. And the something else in mind ... there’s something going on. It’s inconceivable.”In an interview on Fox News on Monday, Trump said told Fox & Friends that “we’re led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he’s got something else in mind. And the something else in mind ... there’s something going on. It’s inconceivable.”
Trump declined to clarify what his remarks meant - and banned the Washington Post from gaining credentials to his campaign events for inferring that he was suggesting a connection between Obama and Isis - but that didn’t stop him from tweeting a Breitbart News article that accused the Obama administration of “actively supporting Al-Qaida in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State.”Trump declined to clarify what his remarks meant - and banned the Washington Post from gaining credentials to his campaign events for inferring that he was suggesting a connection between Obama and Isis - but that didn’t stop him from tweeting a Breitbart News article that accused the Obama administration of “actively supporting Al-Qaida in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State.”
An: Media fell all over themselves criticizing what DonaldTrump "may have insinuated about @POTUS." But he's right: https://t.co/bIIdYtvZYwAn: Media fell all over themselves criticizing what DonaldTrump "may have insinuated about @POTUS." But he's right: https://t.co/bIIdYtvZYw
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Report: Bernie Sanders not being vetted as potential VP - but Elizabeth Warren isReport: Bernie Sanders not being vetted as potential VP - but Elizabeth Warren is
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is not taking the familiar move of vetting Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, her closest-running primary opponent, as a potential running mate, the Wall Street Journal reports this evening. The former secretary of state is, however, reportedly “actively looking” at Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren as a potential vice presidential nominee.Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is not taking the familiar move of vetting Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, her closest-running primary opponent, as a potential running mate, the Wall Street Journal reports this evening. The former secretary of state is, however, reportedly “actively looking” at Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren as a potential vice presidential nominee.
The vetting process has been passive so far, according to the report, with potential nominees being scrutinized using information gleaned from publicly available information. Warren and others on the potential running-mate list have not, for example, been asked to be interviewed by vetters or to submit financial statements to Clinton’s campaign.The vetting process has been passive so far, according to the report, with potential nominees being scrutinized using information gleaned from publicly available information. Warren and others on the potential running-mate list have not, for example, been asked to be interviewed by vetters or to submit financial statements to Clinton’s campaign.
Other potential candidates reportedly include California representative Xavier Becerra, New Jersey senator Cory Booker, Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, housing and urban development secretary Julián Castro, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, Virginia senator Tim Kaine, labor secretary Tom Perez and Ohio representative Tim Ryan.Other potential candidates reportedly include California representative Xavier Becerra, New Jersey senator Cory Booker, Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, housing and urban development secretary Julián Castro, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, Virginia senator Tim Kaine, labor secretary Tom Perez and Ohio representative Tim Ryan.
Yesterday, in an on-air interview with Telemundo’s José Díaz-Balart, Clinton demurred when asked if she would consider Sanders as a potential running mate.Yesterday, in an on-air interview with Telemundo’s José Díaz-Balart, Clinton demurred when asked if she would consider Sanders as a potential running mate.
“I haven’t even begun to really sort all that out, José,” Clinton said hours before a scheduled meeting between herself and Sanders. “We’re gonna talk tonight and there are a lot of really qualified, dynamic candidates - I’m sure to be considered for vice president. So we’ll go from there.”“I haven’t even begun to really sort all that out, José,” Clinton said hours before a scheduled meeting between herself and Sanders. “We’re gonna talk tonight and there are a lot of really qualified, dynamic candidates - I’m sure to be considered for vice president. So we’ll go from there.”
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Statement from the Clinton campaign:Statement from the Clinton campaign:
Hillary for America announced support from key Democratic National Committee members and party leaders continues to grow – with 20 new backers of the campaign. Clinton has now clinched the majority of votes, the majority of pledged delegates and the majority of delegates overall. Clinton has 2,219 pledged delegates, 15 million votes and she won 9 of the 10 top turnout states in the primary.Hillary for America announced support from key Democratic National Committee members and party leaders continues to grow – with 20 new backers of the campaign. Clinton has now clinched the majority of votes, the majority of pledged delegates and the majority of delegates overall. Clinton has 2,219 pledged delegates, 15 million votes and she won 9 of the 10 top turnout states in the primary.
The full list:The full list:
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The “reckless” proposals floated by Donald Trump would have done nothing to prevent the carnage of the Orlando massacre, Hillary Clinton said today, report the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui and Lauren Gambino.The “reckless” proposals floated by Donald Trump would have done nothing to prevent the carnage of the Orlando massacre, Hillary Clinton said today, report the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui and Lauren Gambino.
Speaking at a national security forum, Clinton continued to challenge her opponent’s preparedness to lead the nation in a time of crisis while declaring Trump “temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified” to assume the role of commander-in-chief.Speaking at a national security forum, Clinton continued to challenge her opponent’s preparedness to lead the nation in a time of crisis while declaring Trump “temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified” to assume the role of commander-in-chief.
“Not one of Donald Trump’s reckless ideas would have saved a single life in Orlando,” Clinton said. “A ban on Muslims would not have stopped this attack. Neither would a wall. I don’t know how one builds a wall to keep the internet out,” she told an event in Hampton, Virginia.“Not one of Donald Trump’s reckless ideas would have saved a single life in Orlando,” Clinton said. “A ban on Muslims would not have stopped this attack. Neither would a wall. I don’t know how one builds a wall to keep the internet out,” she told an event in Hampton, Virginia.
Federal authorities have suggested that Mateen, the man suspected of killing 49 people and wounding another 53 at the gay nightclub Pulse on Sunday, was radicalized online. The FBI is also investigating whether Mateen’s own sexuality was a factor in the attack, amid accounts that he visited gay chat rooms and frequented the club where he went on to carry out mass murder.Federal authorities have suggested that Mateen, the man suspected of killing 49 people and wounding another 53 at the gay nightclub Pulse on Sunday, was radicalized online. The FBI is also investigating whether Mateen’s own sexuality was a factor in the attack, amid accounts that he visited gay chat rooms and frequented the club where he went on to carry out mass murder.
Trump has nonetheless reacted to the tragedy, labeled by Barack Obama as both an act of terror and a hate crime, with his signature bluster. The presumptive Republican nominee has reiterated his call for a ban on Muslim immigration to the US, accused Muslims in America of protecting radicals and even suggested the president was complicit with terrorists.Trump has nonetheless reacted to the tragedy, labeled by Barack Obama as both an act of terror and a hate crime, with his signature bluster. The presumptive Republican nominee has reiterated his call for a ban on Muslim immigration to the US, accused Muslims in America of protecting radicals and even suggested the president was complicit with terrorists.
Clinton pointed out again yesterday, that gunman Omar Mateen was born in Queens, New York.Clinton pointed out again yesterday, that gunman Omar Mateen was born in Queens, New York.
Related: Hillary Clinton savages Donald Trump's response to Orlando massacreRelated: Hillary Clinton savages Donald Trump's response to Orlando massacre
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Donald Trump: DNC hacked itselfDonald Trump: DNC hacked itself
Donald Trump has responded to the leaked dossier detailing the Democratic National Committee’s plan of attack during a campaign against him, accusing the Democratic party of purposefully leaking the information and calling most of the 211-page document a fraud.Donald Trump has responded to the leaked dossier detailing the Democratic National Committee’s plan of attack during a campaign against him, accusing the Democratic party of purposefully leaking the information and calling most of the 211-page document a fraud.
“This is all information that has been out there for many years,” Trump said in a statement (all sic). “Much of it is false and/or entirely inaccurate. We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader. Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s, 33,000 missing emails.”“This is all information that has been out there for many years,” Trump said in a statement (all sic). “Much of it is false and/or entirely inaccurate. We believe it was the DNC that did the ‘hacking’ as a way to distract from the many issues facing their deeply flawed candidate and failed party leader. Too bad the DNC doesn’t hack Crooked Hillary’s, 33,000 missing emails.”
The document, simply titled “Donald Trump Report,” features subheads describing “top narratives” to employ against Trump, including labeling the real estate tycoon as a “bad businessman” who is “loyal only to himself.”The document, simply titled “Donald Trump Report,” features subheads describing “top narratives” to employ against Trump, including labeling the real estate tycoon as a “bad businessman” who is “loyal only to himself.”
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A spokesperson for the Bernie Sanders campaign declared earlier today that the Vermont senator will not be announcing the suspension of his presidential campaign in a livestream event tomorrow evening, but an email to supporters this evening does not clarify exactly what Sanders will be telling his followers.A spokesperson for the Bernie Sanders campaign declared earlier today that the Vermont senator will not be announcing the suspension of his presidential campaign in a livestream event tomorrow evening, but an email to supporters this evening does not clarify exactly what Sanders will be telling his followers.
“We are at a critical moment for the future of the Democratic Party and our country,” Sanders wrote in the message. “Last night marked the last primary as part of the Democratic nomination process, and we know that our campaign will enter the convention in Philadelphia with more than 1800 delegates.”“We are at a critical moment for the future of the Democratic Party and our country,” Sanders wrote in the message. “Last night marked the last primary as part of the Democratic nomination process, and we know that our campaign will enter the convention in Philadelphia with more than 1800 delegates.”
The mention of his campaign participating in the convention would seem to imply that Sanders will continue his Quixotic quest for the nomination, but the next paragraph may undercut that implication:The mention of his campaign participating in the convention would seem to imply that Sanders will continue his Quixotic quest for the nomination, but the next paragraph may undercut that implication:
“Our delegates from this movement will be the people who vote on the platform of the Democratic Party, and who will have influence on not just who the nominee is this election, but how the next nominee will be elected, too,” Sanders continued. The candidate has been a vocal critic of the Democratic nominating process, and has emphasized late in the campaign the importance of changing the party’s platform to include the more progressive planks of his candidacy.“Our delegates from this movement will be the people who vote on the platform of the Democratic Party, and who will have influence on not just who the nominee is this election, but how the next nominee will be elected, too,” Sanders continued. The candidate has been a vocal critic of the Democratic nominating process, and has emphasized late in the campaign the importance of changing the party’s platform to include the more progressive planks of his candidacy.
“The future of our political revolution depends on you,” the note concludes.“The future of our political revolution depends on you,” the note concludes.
Sanders will address his followers - and the political world - via a livestream tomorrow at 8:30pm EDT.Sanders will address his followers - and the political world - via a livestream tomorrow at 8:30pm EDT.