"Donald is intensely loyal," said his third wife.— Neil Irwin (@Neil_Irwin) July 19, 2016
Donald Trump Jr. “Throws” Donald Trump Over The Top To Clinch GOP Nomination
Donald Trump Jr. announces New York's votes, putting his father over the top #GOPConvention https://t.co/4eFzMqhZI3 https://t.co/eVhTTogNvU— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 19, 2016
Donald Trump: Obama’s Body Language Looks “Anti-Police”
It seems not matter how many times President Obama steps up to a podium to denounce violence on police officers, Donald Trump can’t seem to hear that message.
Repeating the phrase “there’s something going on” over and over, Donald Trump inferred that President Obama’s body language suggests that he is anti-police.
Via Politico:
In an interview Monday morning on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends,” Trump seemed to imply that the president had sided with those attacking police officers, despite Obama’s words to the contrary.
“I mean, you know, I watched the president and sometimes the words are okay,” Trump said. “But you just look at the body language. There’s something going on. Look, there’s something going on and the words are not often okay, by the way.”
“What does that mean, there’s something going on?” host Steve Doocy replied.
“There’s just a bad feeling, a lot of bad feeling about him,” Trump said. “I see it too. There’s a lot of bad feeling about him. We have a country that has not been like this since I can remember it.”
Donald Trump Campaign Continues To Solicit Illegal Foreign Donations
Right-leaning news outlet The Hill has the details:
Donald Trump’s campaign is still soliciting illegal donations from foreign individuals — including members of foreign governments at their official email addresses — weeks after the campaign was put on notice by watchdog groups.
Foreign members of parliament from the United Kingdom and Australia confirmed to The Hill that they received fundraising solicitations from the Trump campaign as recently as July 12 — two weeks after a widely publicized Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint issued on June 29 by nonpartisan watchdogs Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center.
These latest campaign finance violations were first reported by the investigative website WhoWhatWhy and have been confirmed by The Hill. The Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Trump/Pence Logo Takes A Pounding On Social Media
Eyebrows were definitely raised across the political Twitterverse today when Donald Trump unveiled not only a running mate, but a new logo.
The logo is, ahem, quite penetrating.
What is the T doing to that P? https://t.co/tDvYm2QJYi— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 15, 2016
Someone actually designed this logo, with a shaft penetrating a p-hole pic.twitter.com/iFZ5sRkoI1— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) July 15, 2016
or something@JuddLegum pic.twitter.com/0AJJDFqiSp— darth™ (@darth) July 15, 2016
CNN: Donald Trump Asked If He Could Back Out Of Pence VP Offer
Oh dear. Trouble in Trump Land already.
Dana Bash of CNN reports that Donald Trump was up until all hours last night asking if he could reverse course on his not-even-announced-yet veep pick, Mike Pence of Indiana.
Really instills confidence that you’re joining a smooth running, humming right along machine, huh, Mike?
MSNBC is backing up the reports.
Poll: Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump In 4 Major Battleground States
According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton currently leads GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump by significant margins:
• Colorado – Clinton over Trump 43% – 35%
• Florida – Clinton over Trump 44% – 37%
• North Carolina – Clinton over Trump 44% – 38%
• Virginia – Clinton over Trump 44% – 35%
These four states combine for a total of 66 electoral votes, making these results noteworthy.
Donald Trump Announces Indiana Gov. Mike Pence To Be His Running Mate
It goes without saying that Pence has a terrible history with the LGBT community.
He pushed for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that the even Republican-led Indiana state legislature felt went too far in limiting LGBT rights.
And of course, there’s last year’s media storm when Pence signed into law a “religious freedom” measure that would have allowed companies to assert their “sincerely held religious beliefs” if sued for denying service to LGBT customers.
The Indiana legislature eventually amended the law to clarify that it doesn’t allow discrimination against LGBTQ people. But for LGBT folks, we remember who pushed for the disastrous legislation.
Pence also voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, against the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and no on hate crime legislation.
On other political fronts Pence has been equally frightening:
• Supports a total ban on abortion.
• Slashed funding for higher education to fund corporate tax cuts.
• Supports defunding Planned Parenthood nationwide.
Side note: When I read “Trump/Pence,” I hear “tuppence.”
For someone who’s very aware of branding, imaging and language, it’s surprising no one explained to the Donald that that refers to a “trivial amount.”
It looks like Hillary Clinton was prepared for the announcement as she shared this little video introduction to Gov. Mike Pence.
Donald Trump Postpones VP Announcement
In light of the horrible attack in Nice, France, I have postponed tomorrow's news conference concerning my Vice Presidential announcement.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2016
I hate to be cynical.
But.
While I would like to believe Donald Trump has postponed his announcement concerning his selection of a running mate for the White House out of respect for the victims of the tragic attack in Nice, France, I’m certain his postponement included concern that he didn’t want his first-ever decision as a presidential candidate overshadowed by other news stories.
At the end of the day, his biggest talent is that of showmanship. And he doesn’t like sharing the spotlight with others.
According to sources, Trump has officially offered the spot to Pence, and Pence has accepted.
Pence faces a noon deadline on Friday to formally withdraw from the governor’s race in Indiana, where he has been facing a steep climb for reelection.
Gov. Chris Christie Doesn’t Like “Coming In Second. Ever.”
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is ok letting folks know he really, really did want to be Donald Trump’s VP pick. Even if he’s not.
From Politico:
“Listen, no matter what phone call he makes to me today, I will take a deep breath and prepare for tomorrow,” Christie told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace in an interview from Mendham, New Jersey.
“I’m a competitive person, so I’m not gonna say it won’t bother me if I’m not selected,” Christie continued.
“Of course it bothers you a little bit, because if you’re a competitive person like I am and you’re used to winning like I am, again, you don’t like coming in second. Ever.”