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| Clinton attacks Trump for praise of Putin: 'It is scary' – campaign live | Clinton attacks Trump for praise of Putin: 'It is scary' – campaign live |
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| No TV person has done more to boost Donald Trump than Fox host Sean Hannity. Today Hannity plans to shine that spotlight on Wikileaks’s Julian Assange, who has promised to release information that reflects poorly on the Clinton campaign. | |
| Julian Assange will be on @seanhannity's radio show for an hour today, Hannity tells me | |
| 7.41pm BST | |
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| Trump continues to talk in Cleveland. He’s stopped quoting his old interviews on Iraq. He is now touting his ability to create jobs: | |
| I will be the greatest jobs producing president that god ever created. | |
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| Trump now jumps into a litigation of whether he opposed the Iraq War from the beginning. | |
| “I was opposed to the war from the beginning, long after my interview with Howard Stern,” Trump says, referring to a 2002 interview with Stern in which he said “yeah... I guess” the Iraq invasion was a good idea. | |
| Trump goes on to quote extensively from an interview he gave Esquire in August 2004, which he keeps saying, incorrectly, was “right at the beginning” of the war, “right after the war started.” The invasion was in March 2003. | |
| The Fallujah bridge ambush was in March 2004. Trump rn is claiming clairvoyance for second-guessing war in Aug 2004 https://t.co/u31yk7LTgX | |
| Update: | |
| Here (once again) is our timeline of Trump statements which disproves his false claim he opposed the war in Iraq. https://t.co/NfqLTbVhUp | |
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| Trump: 'whole country saw how unfit [Clinton] was' | |
| Here’s Trump now in Cleveland. He’s talking about Clinton’s emails. He says she was hacked. And that she was emailing about the drone program. | |
| “The whole country saw how unfit she was at the town hall middle night, where she refused to take accountability for her failed policies in the Middle East,” Trump continues. | |
| Then he makes a series of wild claims, headily conspiratorial and heedless of evidence, about criminal conduct, he says, by Clinton and her associates: “giving up uranium to Russia, doing favors for UBS bank and giving contracts to family and friends in Haiti.” | |
| 7.25pm BST | 7.25pm BST |
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| Donald Trump, somewhat confusingly, even more than usual, is tweeting his condolences for Mexico’s finance minister, Luis Videgaray, having lost his job, which happened because Videgaray helped set up Trump’s visit last week, which the entire country of Mexico seems to concur was a disaster. | Donald Trump, somewhat confusingly, even more than usual, is tweeting his condolences for Mexico’s finance minister, Luis Videgaray, having lost his job, which happened because Videgaray helped set up Trump’s visit last week, which the entire country of Mexico seems to concur was a disaster. |
| Trump goes out of his way to assert that Videgaray is a favorite of Nieto, who accepted his resignation. Is Trump asking us to think someone else was behind the resignation? Why is Trump bothering? Is he deaf to the resounding “No” with which the country of Mexico is greeting his wall proposal, his candidacy and lo his very existence? | Trump goes out of his way to assert that Videgaray is a favorite of Nieto, who accepted his resignation. Is Trump asking us to think someone else was behind the resignation? Why is Trump bothering? Is he deaf to the resounding “No” with which the country of Mexico is greeting his wall proposal, his candidacy and lo his very existence? |
| Mexico has lost a brilliant finance minister and wonderful man who I know is highly respected by President Peña Nieto. | Mexico has lost a brilliant finance minister and wonderful man who I know is highly respected by President Peña Nieto. |
| With Luis, Mexico and the United States would have made wonderful deals together - where both Mexico and the US would have benefitted. | With Luis, Mexico and the United States would have made wonderful deals together - where both Mexico and the US would have benefitted. |
| 7.13pm BST | 7.13pm BST |
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| The Republican running mate is tweeting a master’s thesis equating Donald Trump with Ronald Reagan and what does the Democrat come up with? | The Republican running mate is tweeting a master’s thesis equating Donald Trump with Ronald Reagan and what does the Democrat come up with? |
| A dogpile with his kids? Oh well that’s pretty cute. | A dogpile with his kids? Oh well that’s pretty cute. |
| Back-to-school time always makes me nostalgic. #TBT pic.twitter.com/Ak6oadtxK0 | Back-to-school time always makes me nostalgic. #TBT pic.twitter.com/Ak6oadtxK0 |
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| The Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump’s Washington, DC-based policy shop has collapsed because nobody has been getting paid or listened to. | The Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump’s Washington, DC-based policy shop has collapsed because nobody has been getting paid or listened to. |
| At which the nearly universal reaction has been: Donald Trump had a policy shop? | At which the nearly universal reaction has been: Donald Trump had a policy shop? |
| Here’s the top of the Post’s Josh Rogin’s report: | Here’s the top of the Post’s Josh Rogin’s report: |
| The Trump campaign built a large policy shop in Washington that has now largely melted away because of neglect, mismanagement and promises of pay that were never honored. Many of the team’s former members say the campaign leadership never took the Washington office seriously and let it wither away after squeezing it dry. | The Trump campaign built a large policy shop in Washington that has now largely melted away because of neglect, mismanagement and promises of pay that were never honored. Many of the team’s former members say the campaign leadership never took the Washington office seriously and let it wither away after squeezing it dry. |
| 6.58pm BST | 6.58pm BST |
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| “Like Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump.... | “Like Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump.... |
| Like Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump has the honesty/bluntness to confront the challenges facing the American people from his 1st day in office | Like Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump has the honesty/bluntness to confront the challenges facing the American people from his 1st day in office |
| That’s actually part of a tweetstorm by Pence, Trump’s running mate. Click through for the rest. | That’s actually part of a tweetstorm by Pence, Trump’s running mate. Click through for the rest. |
| Pence is not the only member of a national ticket laying claim to Reagan today. Hillary Clinton said at her news conference this morning that she had just been thinking, “What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks America’s generals and heaps praise on Russia’s president?” | Pence is not the only member of a national ticket laying claim to Reagan today. Hillary Clinton said at her news conference this morning that she had just been thinking, “What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks America’s generals and heaps praise on Russia’s president?” |
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| Trump fundraising numbers omit key information | Trump fundraising numbers omit key information |
| The Donald Trump campaign has confirmed reports yesterday that it raised $90m in August, versus $143m raised by Clinton. | The Donald Trump campaign has confirmed reports yesterday that it raised $90m in August, versus $143m raised by Clinton. |
| But the campaign did not say how much of the $90m is earmarked for the Republican national committee or state parties, as campaigns customarily do. Without knowing the breakdown, we don’t know how much money the campaign has. | But the campaign did not say how much of the $90m is earmarked for the Republican national committee or state parties, as campaigns customarily do. Without knowing the breakdown, we don’t know how much money the campaign has. |
| But nothing on the campaign-vs.-party split. And those numbers are impt.Will have to wait until 9/20 to get them https://t.co/VELyM13GoL | But nothing on the campaign-vs.-party split. And those numbers are impt.Will have to wait until 9/20 to get them https://t.co/VELyM13GoL |
| Trump is releasing much less early information about their August FEC report as they did about July's.Still need to wait till the 20th. | Trump is releasing much less early information about their August FEC report as they did about July's.Still need to wait till the 20th. |
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| Clinton: 'I had to learn to control my emotions' | Clinton: 'I had to learn to control my emotions' |
| Hillary Clinton tells Humans of New York about being pressured not to take the Harvard Law admissions test on account of her being a woman: | Hillary Clinton tells Humans of New York about being pressured not to take the Harvard Law admissions test on account of her being a woman: |
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| Clinton finishes her speech, to cheers. Her voice was slightly raspy at the end there. Alex Jones / Donald Trump Jr call your office. | Clinton finishes her speech, to cheers. Her voice was slightly raspy at the end there. Alex Jones / Donald Trump Jr call your office. |
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| Rubio disagrees with Trump on Putin | Rubio disagrees with Trump on Putin |
| Rubio says he disagrees with Trump's comments that Putin is better leader than Obama: "Vladimir Putin is an authoritarian and a thug." | Rubio says he disagrees with Trump's comments that Putin is better leader than Obama: "Vladimir Putin is an authoritarian and a thug." |
| Rubio says he has deep disagreements with Obama but "we have to be clear-eyed" about who Putin is https://t.co/dpzDxjRTp4 | Rubio says he has deep disagreements with Obama but "we have to be clear-eyed" about who Putin is https://t.co/dpzDxjRTp4 |
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| Clinton calls watching the bin Laden raid “the most stressful 30 minutes of my life, probably.” She’s telling a story she’s been telling a lot lately about Navy Seals rescuing some of bin Laden’s wife and family before destroying their disabled helicopter and leaving. | Clinton calls watching the bin Laden raid “the most stressful 30 minutes of my life, probably.” She’s telling a story she’s been telling a lot lately about Navy Seals rescuing some of bin Laden’s wife and family before destroying their disabled helicopter and leaving. |
| 6.18pm BST | 6.18pm BST |
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| Clinton says Trump candidacy is historic threat | Clinton says Trump candidacy is historic threat |
| “You have to realize, as so many Republicans are,” Clinton says, that this is a moment to put country ahead of party. | “You have to realize, as so many Republicans are,” Clinton says, that this is a moment to put country ahead of party. |
| “We have never been threatened as much by a single candidate running for president as we have in this election,” she says. | “We have never been threatened as much by a single candidate running for president as we have in this election,” she says. |
| 6.17pm BST | 6.17pm BST |
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| Clinton repeats some lines she tried out this morning, criticizing Trump’s performance last night: | Clinton repeats some lines she tried out this morning, criticizing Trump’s performance last night: |
| “He trash-talked about America’s generals, saying that quote ‘they’ve been reduced to rubble.’” | “He trash-talked about America’s generals, saying that quote ‘they’ve been reduced to rubble.’” |
| Clinton notes that Trump suggested he would remake the military leadership with generals of his own choosing, “since you know he knows so much about what it takes to be a general.” | Clinton notes that Trump suggested he would remake the military leadership with generals of his own choosing, “since you know he knows so much about what it takes to be a general.” |
| He praised Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin, even taking the astonishing step of suggesting he prefers the Russian president to our American president. That’s not just un-patriotic, it’s not just insulting to the office and the man who holds the office, it is scary, it is dangerous. | He praised Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin, even taking the astonishing step of suggesting he prefers the Russian president to our American president. That’s not just un-patriotic, it’s not just insulting to the office and the man who holds the office, it is scary, it is dangerous. |
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| Clinton: 'it’s like he’s living in his own celebrity reality TV program' | Clinton: 'it’s like he’s living in his own celebrity reality TV program' |
| Clinton takes a swipe at Trump: | Clinton takes a swipe at Trump: |
| It’s like a game to him. Everything is a game. It’s like he’s living in his own celebrity reality TV program. You know what Donald? This is real reality. This is real people. This is real decisions that have to be made. | It’s like a game to him. Everything is a game. It’s like he’s living in his own celebrity reality TV program. You know what Donald? This is real reality. This is real people. This is real decisions that have to be made. |
| He’s had a lot of advisers... They’re all trying to make him look more presidential, sound more serious. It’s not working too well. | He’s had a lot of advisers... They’re all trying to make him look more presidential, sound more serious. It’s not working too well. |
| Then she rolls out her habitual quote from Maya Angelou about “when somebody shows you who they are believe them the first time.” | Then she rolls out her habitual quote from Maya Angelou about “when somebody shows you who they are believe them the first time.” |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Hillary Clinton spoke with Israel’s Channel 2 News about the war in Syria, tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s role in the region, writes the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino: | Hillary Clinton spoke with Israel’s Channel 2 News about the war in Syria, tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s role in the region, writes the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino: |
| The interview with Israel’s Channel 2 News was filmed on Wednesday night before Clinton appeared on stage at a presidential forum in New York. It will air on Thursday night. | The interview with Israel’s Channel 2 News was filmed on Wednesday night before Clinton appeared on stage at a presidential forum in New York. It will air on Thursday night. |
| The network released a clip of the interview on Twitter: | The network released a clip of the interview on Twitter: |
| כש @HillaryClinton ראיינה את @LeviYonit...יונית לוי את קלינטון - הערב במהדורה pic.twitter.com/TaFaUxFhCz | כש @HillaryClinton ראיינה את @LeviYonit...יונית לוי את קלינטון - הערב במהדורה pic.twitter.com/TaFaUxFhCz |