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| Clinton to visit former Trump developments in New Jersey – live | |
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| Bernie Sanders is meeting with House Democrats behind closed doors this morning, and some members are vocally challenging the Vermont senator on why he has yet to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, Politico reports: | |
| Some House Dems booed Sanders, who wouldn't back from his refusal to endorse Clinton, per sources in room. Some tough questions for him | |
| Full Sanders quote: "The goal isn't to win elections, the goal is to transform America." Dems booed. | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton is planning to pay a visit to the scene of former Donald Trump developments in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, in an effort to highlight what she says have been his self-serving and socially corrosive business dealings. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in town for Clinton’s visit – and here’s a video the campaign has produced to get her message out: | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton is planning to pay a visit to the scene of former Donald Trump developments in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, in an effort to highlight what she says have been his self-serving and socially corrosive business dealings. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in town for Clinton’s visit – and here’s a video the campaign has produced to get her message out: |
| Trump has defended his business record in Atlantic City by saying he created jobs and framed the failure of his investments as part of an industry-wide decline. | |
| Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally Wednesday evening in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be accompanied by the former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible vice-presidential pick. | Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally Wednesday evening in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be accompanied by the former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible vice-presidential pick. |
| Trump praises Saddam Hussein | Trump praises Saddam Hussein |
| At a rally in North Carolina Tuesday evening, Trump had these words of praise for the late Iraqi dictator: | At a rally in North Carolina Tuesday evening, Trump had these words of praise for the late Iraqi dictator: |
| Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. Really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights, they didn’t talk. They were terrorists - it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. | Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. Really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights, they didn’t talk. They were terrorists - it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. |
| Hussein was labelled a major sponsor of terrorism by the American government for decades. When told of Trump’s comments on Saddam Hussein, House speaker Paul Ryan told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that the former Iraqi dictator “was one of the 20th century’s most evil people”. | Hussein was labelled a major sponsor of terrorism by the American government for decades. When told of Trump’s comments on Saddam Hussein, House speaker Paul Ryan told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that the former Iraqi dictator “was one of the 20th century’s most evil people”. |
| The Clinton campaign issued a statement criticizing Trump. “In reality, Hussein’s regime was a sponsor of terrorism – one that paid families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis, among other crimes,” the statement said. “Trump’s cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks.” | The Clinton campaign issued a statement criticizing Trump. “In reality, Hussein’s regime was a sponsor of terrorism – one that paid families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis, among other crimes,” the statement said. “Trump’s cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks.” |
| Trump hits Clinton over emails inquiry | Trump hits Clinton over emails inquiry |
| Also at his Tuesday rally, Trump said the results of the FBI inquiry into Clinton’s use of private email announced by director James Comey Tuesday showed Clinton to be a liar unfit for the presidency. | Also at his Tuesday rally, Trump said the results of the FBI inquiry into Clinton’s use of private email announced by director James Comey Tuesday showed Clinton to be a liar unfit for the presidency. |
| “She went to extraordinary lengths to carry out an Enron-style purge of her email,” Trump said. He accused her of trying to delete email, which contradicts the findings of the FBI investigation, and he accused Clinton of trying to bribe attorney general Loretta Lynch by signaling that a Clinton administration might keep Lynch in her post. | “She went to extraordinary lengths to carry out an Enron-style purge of her email,” Trump said. He accused her of trying to delete email, which contradicts the findings of the FBI investigation, and he accused Clinton of trying to bribe attorney general Loretta Lynch by signaling that a Clinton administration might keep Lynch in her post. |
| “It’s a bribe!” Trump said. He also said of his campaign: “This is a movement, folks - this is not like a normal situation.” | |
| RNC turns Comey briefing into attack ad | RNC turns Comey briefing into attack ad |
| A more effective attack on Clinton, perhaps, was delivered in a new Republican National Committee video spot juxtaposing Clinton saying untrue things about her emails with Comey describing the results of the FBI investigation: | A more effective attack on Clinton, perhaps, was delivered in a new Republican National Committee video spot juxtaposing Clinton saying untrue things about her emails with Comey describing the results of the FBI investigation: |
| Trump is also prosecuting the case this morning on Twitter: | Trump is also prosecuting the case this morning on Twitter: |
| The rigged system may have helped Hillary Clinton escape criminal charges, but...https://t.co/KO64IAMDgj pic.twitter.com/8CBSfNpl2l | The rigged system may have helped Hillary Clinton escape criminal charges, but...https://t.co/KO64IAMDgj pic.twitter.com/8CBSfNpl2l |
| Chilcot’s devastating critique of Iraq war decision | Chilcot’s devastating critique of Iraq war decision |
| Sir John Chilcot has delivered a devastating critique of Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, with his long-awaited report concluding that Britain chose to join the US invasion before “peaceful options for disarmament” had been exhausted. | Sir John Chilcot has delivered a devastating critique of Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, with his long-awaited report concluding that Britain chose to join the US invasion before “peaceful options for disarmament” had been exhausted. |
| The head of the Iraq war inquiry said the UK’s decision to attack and occupy a sovereign state for the first time since the second world war was a decision of “utmost gravity”. He described Iraq’s then president, Saddam Hussein, as “undoubtedly a brutal dictator” who had repressed his own people and attacked his neighbours. | The head of the Iraq war inquiry said the UK’s decision to attack and occupy a sovereign state for the first time since the second world war was a decision of “utmost gravity”. He described Iraq’s then president, Saddam Hussein, as “undoubtedly a brutal dictator” who had repressed his own people and attacked his neighbours. |
| Related: Chilcot delivers crushing verdict on Blair and the Iraq war | Related: Chilcot delivers crushing verdict on Blair and the Iraq war |
| Le Pen endorses Trump | Le Pen endorses Trump |
| Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far right National Front party, has endorsed Trump, after enthusiastically backing Brexit, Reuters reports: | Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far right National Front party, has endorsed Trump, after enthusiastically backing Brexit, Reuters reports: |
| “If I was American, I would vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton ... Between him and Hillary Clinton, it is clear that I would choose Donald Trump,” Le Pen told the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles. | “If I was American, I would vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton ... Between him and Hillary Clinton, it is clear that I would choose Donald Trump,” Le Pen told the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles. |
| “What appeals to Americans is that he is a man free from Wall Street, from markets and from financial lobbies and even from his own party,” she said. | “What appeals to Americans is that he is a man free from Wall Street, from markets and from financial lobbies and even from his own party,” she said. |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |
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