Donald Trump may have wanted to devote today to Hillary Clinton,
but affirming his hatred of mosquitos, fondness for Saddam Hussein’s
willingness to execute terrorists without due process and tweeting a
late-night screengrab of a book of Frozen stickers to counter
accusations of antisemitism has pretty much laid those plans to rest.
Donald Trump defended a controversial tweet
that many considered antisemitic and reiterated his praise for Saddam
Hussein on Wednesday in a rambling, unscripted campaign rally that will
compound the fears of Republicans who question if their candidate has
the discipline to reach the White House.
The billionaire’s rekindling of two controversies distracted from
the difficult week being endured by his Democratic adversary, Hillary
Clinton, who was excoriated by the FBI over her “extremely careless” use of emails.
Also, he tweeted this:
Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump
Where is the outrage for this Disney book? Is this the 'Star of David' also?
Dishonest media! #Frozen
Bonus points: The photograph apparently originated with an alt-right Twitter celebrity.
Attorney general Loretta Lynch
closed the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email practices
with no charges on Wednesday, formally ending a protracted saga that
has clouded her campaign with questions of trustworthiness. “Late this
afternoon, I met with FBI director James Comey and career prosecutors
and agents who conducted the investigation of Secretary Hillary
Clinton’s use of a personal email system during her time as secretary of
state,” Lynch said in a statement. “I received and accepted their
unanimous recommendation that the thorough, yearlong investigation be
closed and that no charges be brought against any individuals within the
scope of the investigation.”
A British man has pled not guilty to charges that he tried to steal a police officer’s gun to shoot Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.
20-year-old Michael Sanford, from the town of Dorking in England, was
arrested and taken into custody at a Trump rally at the Treasure Island
Casino in Las Vegas on 21 June after trying to grab the pistol at the
hip of a police officer protecting Trump, according to a report by the
secret service.
Sandford stood wearing a yellow jail jumpsuit with his federal public
defense attorneys during his brief arraignment. He responded “yes, I
do” when US magistrate judge Cam Ferenbach asked whether he understood
the nature of the charges against him.
After he was arrested, Sandford told officers that he had intended to
kill Trump, and said that he had purchased tickets to another event
later that day in Phoenix, Arizona, as backup. He had driven to Las
Vegas from San Bernardino, California, that day specifically to shoot
the Republican nominee, the report said.
Hillary Clinton has issued a statement following news that the Department of Justice is opening a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
“The death of Alton Sterling is a tragedy, and my prayers are with
his family, including his five children,” Clinton said. “From Staten
Island to Baltimore, Ferguson to Baton Rouge, too many African American
families mourn the loss of a loved one from a police-involved incident.
Something is profoundly wrong when so many Americans have reason to
believe that our country doesn’t consider them as precious as others
because of the color of their skin.
“I am glad the Department of Justice has agreed to a full and
thorough review of this shooting. Incidents like this one have
undermined the trust between police departments and the communities they
serve. We need to rebuild that trust. We need to ensure justice is
served. That begins with common sense reforms like ending racial
profiling, providing better training on de-escalation and implicit bias,
and supporting municipalities that refer the investigation and
prosecution of police-involved deaths to independent bodies. All over
America, there are police officers demonstrating how to protect the
public without resorting to unnecessary force. We need to learn from and
build on those examples.
“Progress is possible if we stand together and never waver in our fight to secure the future that every American deserves.”
“We’re gonna start winning again, folks,” Donald Trump promises the audience in closing.
“When we were young, we never lost a war,” Trump says. “We never win a war - we never win a battle, we never win anything.”
“I want a president that’s gonna knock the hell out of Isis,” Trump
says. “I want a president that’s gonna make great trade deals, I want a
president that’s gonna create strong boarders.”
“We’re gonna win - we’re gonna win so much ... that the people of
Ohio are going to call your representatives,” Trump says, to say that
“we’re winning too much.”
“Mister President, sir, we’re winning too much! The people of Ohio
can’t stand it, we’re winning too much and they’re not used to it!”
Donald Trump: 'Newt Gingrich is going to be involved in our government'
Donald Trump
namechecks a supporter who called on him to add Bernie Sanders to his
ticket, a thought that horrifies the audience - and prompts them into
chanting “Newt! Newt! Newt!”
Trump seems taken aback.
“I like that, too! We like Newt! And I’ll tell you what - Newt has
been my friend for a long time, and I’m not saying anything and I’m not
telling even Newt anything, but I can tell you that, in one form or
another, Newt Gingrich is going to be involved in our government, okay?
“He’s smart, he’s tough, he gets it, and he says that I’m the biggest thing that he’s seen in politics.”
20-year-old Michael Sanford, from the town of Dorking in England, was
arrested and taken into custody at a Trump rally at the Treasure Island
Casino in Las Vegas on 21 June after trying to grab the pistol at the
hip of a police officer protecting Trump, according to a report by the
secret service.