Showing posts with label Donald Trump. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Trump. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2016

John Legend slams Kanye West for meeting Donald Trump - "I think it was a publicity stunt"


John Legend, Trump and Kanye
John Legend has said he's "disappointed" with Kanye West for meeting President-elect Donald Trump this week.
John, who is a close friend of the star, thinks it was a "publicity stunt" for the pair to meet.
He said: "I don’t think it’s impossible to talk to [Donald Trump] about issues, but I won’t be used as a publicity stunt. I think Kanye was a publicity stunt.
"I think Trump has been corrosive, his message has been corrosive to the country. I think the things he’s promised to do have been very concerning for a lot of people, and for Kanye to support that message is very disappointing.
Singer Kanye West and President-elect Donald Trump speak with the press after their meetings at Trump Tower
Kanye shocked fans with the surprise meeting at Trump Tower
U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump and Musician Kanye West
Kanye later said he met Trump to discuss "multicultural" issues
John, who previously said he saw the signs before Kanye's breakdown , added to Clique: "Whatever’s in his mind, I disagree with him."
Meanwhile, Kanye previously took to Twitter for the first time since he was hospitalised for exhaustion and sleep deprivation to reveal he met up with Trump to discuss "multicultural issues".
He tweeted: "I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues. These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernising curriculums, and violence in Chicago. I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change (sic)."
And Kanye - who has North, three, and Saint, 12 months, with his wife Kim Kardashian West - previously insisted he would have voted for Trump if he had cast a vote in the November election.
He explained: "I told y'all I didn't vote, right? But if I were to vote, I would have voted for Trump. I just said that I would have voted for Donald Trump and then I did a song and y'all sang it at the top of your lungs. That doesn't mean that you're a Trump supporter.
"That just means you OK with a celebrity having their own opinion. Or that someone else is OK to have their own opinion. That might not be your opinion but you can still like that person or still like that person's music."

Friday, November 11, 2016

Zuckerberg defends Facebook over Trump


Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg
has strongly defended his network.
Speaking on stage at Techonomy, a technology conference in California, Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook should not be held responsible.
"The idea that fake news on Facebook influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea," he said.
"If you believe that then I don't think you have internalised the message Trump supporters are trying to send in this election."
Some data has shown that fake stories were being far more widely shared on the platform than follow up stories debunking the claims.


Can social media predict election results?

For an increasing number of people, particularly Americans, Facebook is becoming the primary source of news coverage.
The site's News Feed is specifically designed to show users content it thinks will be of most interest, creating what some describe as a "filter bubble" that reinforces a person's view without injecting differences in opinion.


Earlier this year, Facebook was accused of being antiTrump after it was alleged its human moderators were favouring liberal stories appearing in people's "trending stories" box.
While denying that claim, the site did sack its human team, instead relying solely on an algorithm to determine which stories were shown to be most popular.
As a consequence, stories which were later proved entirely false appeared on the timelines of a large number of users.
When asked about checks and balances needed to keep a company like Facebook in line, Mr Mark Zuckerberg said it was about "listening to what people want".
"My goal, and what I care about, is giving people the power to share so we can make the world more open and connected. That requires building a good version of News Feed. We still have work to do on that. We’re going to keep improving it.
"On the community guidelines, I think as norms change and people want to see more news, I think we'll have to continue to evolve the guidelines to reflect the value that the community holds."
At the same event, Mark Zuckerberg offered an optimistic view of Donald Trump's presidency, saying that his goals of improving global healthcare and connectivity did not necessarily require the co-operation of government.

SEE HOW DONALD TRUMP REACTED TO PROTESTS AGAINST HIS VICTORY


U.S President elect, Donald Trump has reacted to protests against his victory, saying the media incited them.

All hopes not lost! Hillary Clinton Can Still Become President on This One Scenario Before Trump is Sworn-In

It has been revealed that Hillary Clinton can still become the President of the United States of America if this one thing happens before Donald Trump is sworn-in.


Hillary Clinton

For die hard Democrats holding out hope that they won’t have to live through a Trump presidency, there is a last, incredibly long shot for them latch on to a surprise twist in the Electoral College.

Though Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 200,000, Trump has won the minimum of 270 electoral votes necessary to be elected president. As of late Wednesday, he had 290 to Hillary Clinton's 228.

According to the Constitution, chosen electors of the Electoral College are the real people who will vote for president, when they meet on Dec. 19 in their respective state capitals.

However, there is technically nothing stopping any of the electors from voting their conscience and refusing to support the candidate to whom they were bound, or from abstaining from voting altogether.
There’s even a name for it: becoming a “faithless elector.”

The idea of electors reversing their vote is rarely discussed and was most recently bandied about after the incredibly close 2000 election in which George Bush narrowly beat Al Gore. And electors going “faithless” is exceedingly rare.

Well over 99 percent of electors throughout American history have voted as pledged, according to an analysis done by the New York Times.
It does happen, though.

The last faithless elector reared his roguish head back in 2004, when a lone anonymous voter in Minnesota declined to vote for Democrat John Kerry and instead voted for Kerry’s running mate, John Edwards.
The rogue’s vote was purely ceremonial, as Bush already had 286 electoral votes, more than enough to ensure his reelection.
Faithless electors are technically barred in only 29 states from ignoring the will of the voters, though the penalties are light. And a faithless elector has never swung an election.

But given the high dissatisfaction with Trump among Republicans, a few faithless GOP electors could well go rogue next month.
One Texas GOP elector, Chris Suprun of Texas, a firefighter, told Politico in August that he finds Trump so unpalatable he’d consider voting for Clinton when he gets to Georgia’s capital on Dec. 19th.

Baoky Vu, a Decatur businessman, told the Atlanta-based news site AJC.com in August that he couldn’t stomach voting for Donald Trump either, and was quietly convinced by local GOP leaders to resign as an elector.
Clinton would need more than 20 GOP electors to go rogue and vote instead for her a mighty tall order.

Even then, the new, Republican-controlled Congress meets Jan. 6 to approve the electoral college vote, and would certainly vote to void any roguery, handing the victory firmly back to Trump.

The Founding Fathers created the electoral college because the were “afraid of direct Democracy,” according to FactCheck.org.
In fact, Alexander Hamilton thought the electors would make sure “the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”

It remains to be seen, given Tuesday’s surprise election result, whether Democrats and even some Republicans who question the “requisite qualifications” of president elect Donald Trump will push to revisit the Electoral College system.

Culled from the New York Post

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Live: Trump winning as President. US election results so far


Donald Trump scored major victories over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation's most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the presidency.

Mrs Clinton carried Virginia and Colorado, as well as California, the nation's largest prize. With a handful of other states still undecided, neither candidate had cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

Michigan and Wisconsin, two Midwestern powerhouses that haven't voted for a Republican presidential candidate since the 1980s, took on unexpected importance. Mrs Clinton's campaign had largely taken both for granted, but made a late push in Michigan in the race's final days.
 
A candidate needs to secure 270 out of 538 electoral college votes in order to win the presidency. They claim these by winning individual states that each award a certain number of votes. States with more people have more electoral college votes.

The popular vote can be less important to the overall result, as a candidate can gain a majority of electoral votes without performing as well at a national level. In the 2000 election, Al Gore gained more votes than George Bush, but the Republican managed to scrape 271 electoral votes and claim the presidency.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Video: Check out President Obama’s epic reply to Donald Trump’s ‘mean’ tweet


After reading a mean tweet from the Republican nominee, Donald Trump that said, “President Obama will go down as the worst president in the history of the United States!” He replied;


“Really? Well, @realDonaldTrump, at least I will go down as a President.” He then threw down the phone he was reading from.
Watch the video below (1:25mins for his reply to Trump)

Trump: Hillary Clinton's plan would start World War III

The Republican standard-bearer struck an apocalyptic tone when criticising his Democratic rival's plan to control Syrian air space.

"You're going to end up in World War Three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton," Mr Trump said.
"You're not fighting Syria any more, you're fighting Syria, Russia and Iran, all right?


"Russia is a nuclear country, but a country where the nukes work as opposed to other countries that talk."

Mr Trump suggested there should be a refocus away from the long-held US position of trying to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying: "What we should do is focus on IS. We should not be focusing on Syria."

He also suggested Mrs Clinton would be unable to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin after her sharp criticism of him.

Mr Trump questioned "how she is going to go back and negotiate with this man who she has made to be so evil" if she is elected president on 8 November.

The Clinton campaign dismissed the criticism, saying both Republican and Democratic national security experts have denounced Mr Trump as unfit to be commander-in-chief.
"Once again, he is parroting Putin's talking points and playing to Americans' fears, all while refusing to lay out any plans of his own for defeating ISIS or alleviating humanitarian suffering in Syria," Clinton spokesman Jesse Lehrich said in a statement.

Mr Trump's warning of confrontation with Russia echoes concerns raised last month at a congressional hearing by the highest-ranking military officer in the US armed forces.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Marine Gen Joseph Dunford told lawmakers a "no-fly zone" in Syria could spell war with Russia.
"Right now, senator, for us to control all of the airspace in Syria it would require us to go to war, against Syria and Russia," Gen Dunford told the Senate Arms Services Committee.

America's highest-ranking military officer has warned against a US-imposed no-fly zone in Syria
"That's a pretty fundamental decision that certainly I'm not going to make."
At the final presidential debate in Nevada on 20 October, Mrs Clinton outlined her support for the measure.
"A no-fly zone can save lives and hasten the end of the conflict," she said on stage.
But in a 2013 speech to Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, Mrs Clinton said establishing a no-fly zone would "kill a lot of Syrians", according to a transcript disclosed by Wikileaks.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals the ONE reason he didn't run for President against Donald Trump

Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to be President of the United States.

The former Governor of California can't actually run for president because was born in Austria, but he had admitted that he would've run against Donald Trump to be the Republican candidate.

Arnold, who was elected to be the 'Governator' for eight years from 2003, told Adweek that getting into the Oval Office is his dream, even though he doesn't actually like politics.

“If I'd been born in America, I would've run,” he told the magazine.

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“Because now? This was a very good time to get in the race.”

But the 69-year-old admitted that his own experience didn't really change his opinion of politics, as he said: “I didn't love politics, but I love policy.”


It's no secret that Arnie wants the top job, having previously opened up about his aspirations while speaking to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in April 2010.

It was even reported that back in October 2013 he wanted to get the law changed so that he could run for presidency and get to The White House, according to Page Six.

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Even though the Republican has admitted that he won't be voting for Donald Trump in this year's election against Hillary Clinton, he is taking over the billionaire's role on The New Celebrity Apprentice, which returns in January.

Earlier this month, Arnie released a statement on Twitter, which read: "For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for President.

"Like many Americans, I've been conflicted by this election – I still haven't made up my mind about how exactly I will vote next month. I have been a proud Republican since I moved to America in 1968 and I heard Nixon's words about getting the government off our backs, free trade, and defending our liberty with a strong military. That day I joined the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan.

"But as proud as I am to label myself a Republican, there is one label that I hold above all else – American.

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"So I want to take a moment today to remind my fellow Republicans that it is not only acceptable to choose your country over your party – it is your duty.”

Speaking about his popularity, Arnie told the magazine: “I realised early on in bodybuilding that you have to be able to sell yourself, your ideas, your position to the public.

“You have to set yourself apart, whether it's policy or movies. How do you make them remember you?”

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton Slammed for Her Description of Supreme Court Gun Ruling

Hillary Clinton's characterization of a landmark gun decision has Second Amendment advocates crying foul.

The topic arose at Wednesday night’s presidential debate during a discussion about issues the Supreme Court could tackle during the next administration, including the Second Amendment, which guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”

Debate moderator Chris Wallace mentioned the Heller case, which was the high court’s 2008 ruling that residents of Washington, D.C., had the constitutional right to bear arms in their own home for self-defense, for instance, which negated a longtime firearm ban in the city.

Wallace also cited a 2015 audio recording of Clinton where she is heard saying "the Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment," a reference to the Heller case.


During her remarks Wednesday night, Clinton touted her years spent in Arkansas and representing upstate New York as senator as proof of her support and "respect" for "the tradition of gun ownership," but then tuned to a specific aspect of the Heller decision.

"I disagreed with the way the court applied the Second Amendment in that case because what the District of Columbia was trying to do was to protect toddlers from guns. And so they wanted people with guns to safely store them. And the court didn't accept that reasonable regulation, but they’ve accepted many others," she said.

Protecting children from access to guns inside the home came up as a question in the Supreme Court's discussion of the D.C. law, but the word "child" was mentioned only six times in the 110 pages of transcript of the court’s closed-door session, according to a review of the transcript.

Bob Owens, the editor of Second Amendment news site Bearing Arms, said Clinton's description inaccurately reflected the crux of the case.

"It's kind of like saying that ‘Fatal Attraction’ was about a woman's hatred of rabbits," Owens told ABC News, referencing the film's infamous bunny-boiling moment.

"Yes, that is a tiny part of the overall story, but it completely missed the main point," he said.

The Clinton campaign did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment or clarification.

National Rifle Association spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said Clinton "was wrong" in her description of the Heller decision.

"I think she's trying to confuse voters and distract them from her position, which is that the Supreme Court got it wrong on the Second Amendment," Baker told ABC News.

As the debate unfolded Wednesday night, the NRA released a new TV ad that included the 2015 audio of Clinton’s saying, "the Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment." The NRA made a $5 million ad buy for the commercial and will play it on national cable and broadcast stations in battleground states through Oct. 31.

The late justice Antonin Scalia held the deciding vote in the Heller case, so the prospect of the next president’s being in a position to appoint a replacement who could tip the balance against the Heller decision is a frightening possibility, should Clinton win, the NRA’s Baker said.

"If that is overturned, it paves the way for extreme gun control at all levels of government, including gun bans," she added.

For his part, Donald Trump didn’t comment on the specifics of the Heller decision at the debate, but rather about Clinton's reported reaction to the ruling.

"Well, the D.C. vs. Heller decision was very strongly -- and she was extremely angry about it. I watched. I mean, she was very, very angry when upheld. And Justice Scalia was so involved,” Trump said. “And it was a well-crafted decision. But Hillary was extremely upset, extremely angry.”

Owens, of news site Bearing Arms, said Trump’s answer made it "hard for me to get a sense of what he knows there."

"He has a pattern of being so general in his responses that it's really difficult to gauge his understanding," Owens added.

The NRA’s Baker said she is not concerned about Trump's understanding of the case or what it would mean for legal gun owners.

"He's been the most outspoken unabashed supporter of the Second Amendment that's run for president in decades," she said of Trump.


Thursday, October 20, 2016

US presidential debate: Trump won't accept it if he loses to Hillary Clinton

Republican Donald Trump has refused to commit to accepting the election result if he loses, in the final TV debate against Hillary Clinton.
"I will tell you at the time," he told moderator Chris Wallace. For days he has claimed the election is "rigged".

The Las Vegas debate continued the campaign's bitter tone, with Mr Trump calling Mrs Clinton a "nasty woman".
Polls show Mr Trump is losing in key battleground states after facing a slew of sexual assault allegations.
The final battle of wits came less than three weeks before election day on 8 November.

The candidates declined to shake hands before and after the political sparring, setting the tone for what would later become yet another debate marked by shouting and interrupting.
Mr Trump appealed to the Republican establishment by vowing to appoint Supreme Court justices with a "conservative bent" who would overturn a key ruling that made abortion legal in the US and protect gun rights.
He also stuck to his pledge to deport undocumented immigrants and secure US borders.
Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton firmly declared she would stand up for the LGBT community, defend abortion rights, focus on restoring the middle class and equal pay for women.
"The government has no business in the decisions that women make," she said.

In one of the more striking moments, Mr Trump twice declined to say whether he would accept the election's outcome, breaking with the country's long-standing tradition of a losing candidate's concession after the votes are counted.
"That's horrifying," Mrs Clinton shot back.
"He is denigrating and he is talking down our democracy. And I, for one, am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind of a position."
Mr Trump's response drew sharp criticism from Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who said the candidate was "doing the party and country a great disservice by continuing to suggest the outcome of the election is out of his hands and 'rigged' against him," according to a statement.
Nicolle Wallace, a NBC News analyst and advisor to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, said on NBC: "He may as well have laid down in his own coffin with a hammer and nail and pounded it in himself."
Other highlights from the debate at the University of Nevada, include:
Mrs Clinton says Mr Putin wants Mr Trump elected because he wants a puppet as US president
"We have some bad hombres and we are going to get them out," said Mr Trump, as he stood by his pledge to build a border wall
Mrs Clinton said she would introduce the biggest jobs programme since World War II
Mr Trump suggested she and President Barack Obama co-ordinated the violence at his rally in Chicago earlier this year
When asked about her paid speech to a Brazilian bank in which she spoke of her dream of open trade and open borders, Mrs Clinton said she was talking about energy policy.
In one key exchange, he attacked her 30 years of "very bad experience" and she responded by going through her timeline, comparing where she was to where Trump was.
While she was in the White House helping to track down Osama Bin Laden, "he was hosting the Celebrity Apprentice", she said.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

US election 2016: Stop whining, Obama tells Donald Trump


US President Barack Obama has told Donald Trump to "stop whining" as he rejected his claim that next month's White House election will be rigged.
He said Mr Trump's attempt to discredit a poll before it has even taken place was "unprecedented" for a US presidential candidate.
Also "unprecedented", said Mr Obama, was the Republican candidate's "flattery" of Russia's president.
Mr Trump is facing sinking poll numbers and accusations of sexual assault.
The businessman-turned-politician has claimed the 8 November election will be "absolutely rigged" for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

But in a White House Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday alongside visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Mr Obama said his assertions were "based on no facts".


"I'd advise Mr Trump to stop whining and try to make his case to get votes," Mr Obama said.
"By the way," he added, "[it] doesn't really show the kind of leadership and toughness that you want out of a president, if you start whining before the game's even over.
"If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job."
Mr Obama also addressed the Republican candidate's admiring remarks about Vladimir Putin.

"Mr Trump's continued flattery of Mr Putin and the degree to which he appears to model much of his policies and approach to politics on Mr Putin is unprecedented," he said.
His broadside comes a day after Mr Trump said he would consider visiting Russia before taking office, if elected.
He told a talk-radio host: "If I win on November 8, I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration."


Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton face off in the third and final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday.
The Republican candidate has seen his poll numbers slide since their first battle of wits, followed by the emergence of a 2005 sex boast tape that he was forced to address in the second debate.
Mr Trump denied any impropriety, but a number of women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against him.
Mrs Clinton will head into Wednesday's debate with a seven-point lead over her Republican rival, according to a Monmouth University poll.
She leads Mr Trump 47% to 40%, while 7% of likely voters say they will support the Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

US election: Melania Trump stands by Donald over sex boast tape


Melania Trump has said obscene comments caught on videotape by her husband were unacceptable but did not represent the Donald Trump she knows.
She said the Republican presidential nominee was guilty of "boy talk" but was egged on by host Billy Bush.
In the video, Mr Trump tells Mr Bush, who was then host of NBC's Access Hollywood, that he can force himself on women because he's a star.
The tape prompted dozens of Republicans to drop their support for him.
Several women have since come forward and accused Mr Trump of sexual assault, which he denies.

In an interview with CNN, her first since the scandal began, Mrs Trump defended her husband's conduct with women, saying he had never behaved inappropriately over the years.
Women commonly approach him to give him their phone numbers, she said.


And on the 2005 videotape leaked to the media 10 days ago, she said: "I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It's not acceptable.
"And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know."
After the taped remarks became public, Mrs Trump issued a statement saying she found the words he spoke to be offensive but she accepted his apology.
Now she believes Billy Bush, who was fired by NBC over the tape, was the main culprit.
Mr Trump, she said, "was led on - like, egged on - from the host to say dirty and bad stuff".
With three weeks to go before Americans cast their vote, polls show Mr Trump with considerable ground to make up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in key battleground states.

Nicki Minaj slammed for 'dragging' Trump's wife Melania in sweary rap as she supports Hillary Clinton

Nicki Minaj has denied dragging Donald Trump's wife Melania in an expletive-ridden rap.

The 33-year-old artist, who was performing at Brooklyn's Tidal X 1015 concert at the weekend, is backing Hillary Clinton for President and made it crystal clear by slamming Trump and his third wife.

"'Cause you are so f*ing weak, y'all got the audacity to be intimidated by a bad motherf*ing queen and get your motherfking feelings hurt," she blasted.

"But it's O motherf
*ing K, because Barack needed a Michelle, bch, and Bill needed a motherf*ing Hillary, b*tch. You better pray to God you don't get stuck with a motherf***ing Melania."

She tweeted to her loyal followers: "Wasn't "dragging". She seems nice. But a smart man knows he needs a certain "kind" of woman when running for President/attempting greatness."

Trump's wife, 46, has kept a fairly low profile throughout her husband's campaign. But for those who don't know - she's a former model who speaks five languages and studied design and architecture at university.

Fans were quick to wade in, with one writing: "u don't know her. How can u assume shes not the right 'kind' for our country. I guess bc she's married to donald?"

Another added: "Your statement is as ridiculous as is your behavior. You set a really good example (NOT) for #millenials."

"Can You even read?!? Good thing you can sing because you're clueless. Stay out of politics #NeverHillary," a third also posted.

Nicki turned heads at the event in a totally sheer lace dress, under which she wore nipple pasties to protect her modesty and a pair of high-cut bikini-style knickers.

The Starships rapper wore her hair in ultra-long black straight locks, which she pulled to one side for the photographers to get a better angle of her super-revealing dress.

Monday, October 10, 2016

US election: Trump launches ferocious attack on Clintons


Donald Trump has defended his obscene remarks about groping women by launching a blistering attack against Hillary Clinton and her husband.
The Republican nominee denied ever sexually assaulting women, but turned his fire on ex-President Bill Clinton in a bitter US presidential debate.
"There's never been anybody in the history of politics that has been so abusive to women," he said.
Hillary Clinton refused to address his comments about her husband.
Mr Trump's attack on the Clintons came after moderator Anderson Cooper asked him about a 2005 video recording released on Friday that revealed Mr Trump bragging about groping women.



But when pressed on whether he had engaged in sexual misconduct with any women, he denied doing so and instead focused on Mr Clinton's previous indiscretions.


No criminal charges have been brought against Mr Clinton in any allegations of sexual assault.
Mrs Clinton said the explosive video, which has sparked an exodus of Republicans denying support to their presidential nominee, showed who Mr Trump really was.
"With prior Republican nominees, I disagreed with them," she added, "but I never questioned their fitness to serve.
"I think it's clear to anyone who heard [the video] that it represents exactly who he is."

When the two took to the stage in St Louis for their second of three debates, they did not shake hands, striking a bitter tone that would continue throughout.
Mr Trump said if he won, he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Mrs Clinton and she would be in prison over her private email arrangements.
"Everything he just said is absolutely false but I'm not surprised," she responded. "It's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country."
"Because you'd be in jail," he interrupted.
Mr Trump also said his Democratic rival "has tremendous hate in her heart" while criticising her for referring to his supporters as "deplorables".
Mrs Clinton said she apologised for the comment, adding: "My argument is not with his supporters, it's with him, about the hateful and divisive campaign he has run."

The two also sparred on the conflict in Syria, Russian aggression, Trump's refusal to release his tax returns and his plan for the "extreme vetting" of immigrants arriving from countries with links to terrorism.
The evening concluded when an audience member asked the candidates to say one positive thing about each other.
Mrs Clinton said his children were a great reflection of him while Mr Trump called his opponent "a fighter" who never gives up.
An hour before the debate began, Mr Trump appeared at a press conference with women who accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct.
He joined three women who allege the former president sexually assaulted them and called the women "very courageous".



The Republican was under immense pressure after making obscene comments about women in the video.
At least 33 senior Republicans - including senators, members of Congress, and state governors - have withdrawn their support since the video surfaced on Friday.

Donald Trump claims if he becomes President rival Hillary Clinton will be sent to jail


A defiant Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton will be "in jail" if he becomes President.

The Republican went on the offensive after the topic of his lewd comments about groping women was raised.

He dismissed the controversy as "locker room talk" and then attacked his opponent over a cache of emails she deleted.

Trump said he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into his Democratic rival's email use because she had endangered national security during her tenure as President Barack Obama's chief diplomat from 2009-2013.


The 90-minute debate got off to a chilly start when the two candidates for the November 8 election greeted each other without the traditional handshake.

It quickly turned into an acrimonious discussion of a 2005 video that emerged on Friday in which Trump was heard using vulgar language and talking about groping women without consent.

He said he was embarrassed by the video but dismissed it as "locker room talk."

He said President Bill Clinton had done worse to women.

"Mine are words and his are action," he said.



He also accused Hillary Clinton of going on the attack against women who had alleged sexual misconduct by her husband.

Clinton said Trump's comments showed he was unfit for the White House.

"He has said the video doesn't represent who he is but I think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is," Clinton said.

Trump attacked Clinton over the emails, saying: "You ought to be ashamed of yourself."

Clinton said, "You know it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in this country." Trump shot back: "Because you'd be in jail."

A nearly year-long FBI investigation into the emails concluded earlier this year without charges being filed, although FBI Director James Comey said she had been careless in her handling of sensitive material.

Clinton insisted there was "no evidence" that her server had been hacked and that any classified information had ended up in the wrong hands.

"I take classified material very seriously," she said.

Trump said: "You said it was fine to delete 33,000 emails. I don't think so."

Clinton shook her head. "Look it's just not true."

She accused Trump of dodging a discussion of policy issues to avoid talking about his campaign because of "the way yours is exploding and Republicans are leaving you."

A flood of Republicans have withdrawn their support for Trump over the video.

The controversy has pitched Trump into the biggest crisis of his 16-month-old campaign and deepened fissures between him and establishment Republicans.

Donald Trump v Hillary Clinton: 9 key moments from the second US presidential debate



Sparks flew and toys were thrown out of the pram during a bad tempered second US presidential debate .

Donald Trump came under heavy fire for his lewd video scandal while Hillary Clinton was quizzed for the umpteenth time over her emails.

Clinton was hailed as the winner although commentators agreed Trump performed better than the first debate on September 26.

Here are the key moments from last night's debate.

Trump targets Bill Clinton with bizarre last-minute appearance with accusers

Trump threw a curveball just over an hour before the debate after met with women who have accused former US president Bill Clinton of rape and other unwanted sexual advances.


The Republican nominees pre-debate event was thought to be a sign that he planned to use Mr Clinton as a distraction from the controversy over his own predatory remarks about women.

During the debate he said "there's never been anybody in the history of politics in this nation that's been so abusive to women" as Mr Clinton.

When the candidates were introduced to the audience, they did not shake hands when they arrived on stage.

Instead, the pair stood side by side before the debate kicked off.

However, they did shake hands after 90 minutes of tense exchanges.

Trump defends lewd 'p+++y grab video' as "locker room talk"

"This was locker room talk. I'm not proud of it. I've apologised to my family. I've apologised to the American people. Certainly I'm not proud of it, but this is locker room talk," he said.

Trump also said he has "great respect" for women.

But the billionaire businessman attempted to deflect the question about his apparent condoning of sexual assault by vowing to defeat ISIS.


Clinton says the video shows Trump for who he really is
The Democratic candidate said the comments about women made in the tape by Trump represent "exactly who he is".

Clinton said he had insulted women throughout the presidential campaign, saying: "What we all saw and heard on Friday was Donald talking about women, what he thinks about women, what he does to women, and he has said that the video doesn't represent who he is, but I think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is, because we've seen this through the campaign.

"We've seen him insult women, we've seen him rate women on their appearance, ranking them from one to 10, we've seen him embarrass women on TV and on Twitter."


Trump would 'throw Clinton in jail' if he was in charge


Trump said Clinton should be in jail over her use of a private email server while she was US secretary of state.

He said: "I hate to say it but if I win I'm going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation."

In response, Clinton said: "It's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in this country."

And Trump replied: "Because you'd be in jail."



After Donald Trump's accusations about her husband, Hillary Clinton said a lot of what he had said was "not right".

She said what came to mind was advice from friend First Lady Michelle Obama "When they go low, you go high".


Clinton said everyone can draw their own conclusions about whether Trump respects women.

Trump disagrees with his OWN running mate Mike Pence


Trump sounded the most indignant when he pressed Clinton on US foreign policy in Syria, Libya and other areas of the Middle East.

But curiously, he revealed that he diverged from his running mate when it came to the question of whether he supported Pence's threat to strike the military targets of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

"He and I haven't spoken, and I disagree," Trump said.

It was an interesting comment one that will likely continue to raise questions of Trump's past praise of the Russians, who are backing the Syrian leader.


If you have nothing nice to say...


The final question in the debate drew a chuckle from the two candidates as they were asked to think of something they respected about each other.

Mrs Clinton said: "I respect his children. His children are incredibly able and I think that says a lot about Donald."

Mr Trump said: "I will say this about Hillary, she doesn't quit, she doesn't give up. I tell it like it is. She's a fighter."

Did moderators favour Clinton?


Trump made numerous snarky suggestion that moderators Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz were favouring Clinton.

Early on, Raddatz pressed Clinton on the controversy over her use of private email account during her time as Secretary of State and her decision to delete some 33,000 emails. "You don't call that extremely careless?" Raddatz said to Clinton.

After Clinton's two minute response, Cooper moved the next question on to a new topic. But Trump, the Republican candidate, interjected: "Why haven't you brought up the emails?"

Cooper replied: "We did bring up the emails." As he moved to the fate of Obamacare, Trump said with sarcasm: "It's nice, one on three."

That comment was interpreted as Trump claiming that Raddatz and Cooper were supporting Clinton at his expense.

Trump's suggestion of bias by the debate moderators is in keeping with his past claims that the "mainstream" media coverage of his presidential campaign has been unfair.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Obama Slams Trump for 'Degrading' Women


President Obama acknowledged today the controversy roiling Donald Trump's campaign, hitting the businessman during a Chicago fundraiser for bringing "disturbing...unbelievable rhetoric" into this year's presidential election.

"I don't need to repeat it. There are children in the room," Obama said. "But demeaning women, degrading women, but also minorities, immigrants, people of other faiths, mocking the disabled, insulting our troops, insulting our veterans. That tells you a couple things."

Trump has been under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike over a leaked 2005 video in which he brags about using his celebrity power to make sexual advances and grope women.

"It tells you that he's insecure enough that he pumps himself up by putting other people down, not a character trait that I would advise for somebody in the Oval Office," Obama said. "It tells you that he doesn't care much about the basic values we try to impart to our kids. It tells you he'd be careless [with] the stability and the respect that a real vibrant democracy requires."

Obama is set to arrive back in Washington, D.C., later this evening just in time to tune into the second presidential debate.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clash over ISIS, tax returns, and deleted emails' in first live US Presidential debate


Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed over the fight against Isis, paying tax and "temperament" in their first head-to-head debate in the race to the White House.

The US presidential candidates squared off in a 90-minute debate at Hofstra University in New York, which was screened to tens of millions of television viewers in America and live-streamed across the world.

During a number of fiery exchanges, Mr Trump claimed he had a "better temperament" than Mrs Clinton and accused his Democrat rival of not having the "stamina" to be president.

This is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs," Mrs Clinton said.


Discussing the fight against Isis, Mr Trump attacked Mrs Clinton for revealing her plan to tackle the extremist group on her website.

"You're telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you've been fighting Isis your entire life," the billionaire tycoon said.


The pair also addressed Mr Trump's refusal to release his tax returns, with Mr Trump insisting they were under a "routine audit".

But the Republican said he would release his tax returns against his lawyers' advice if Mrs Clinton releases 33,000 deleted emails from her private server.

His comments prompted cheers from sections of the audience, with moderator Lester Holt having to remind those watching to remain quiet.

Mrs Clinton said her use of a private email server was a "mistake" and claimed Mr Trump could be refusing to release his tax returns because he was not as rich or as charitable as he claimed.

She said: "I think probably he's not that enthusiastic having the rest of our country see what the real reasons are because it must be something really important, even terrible, he's trying to hide."


After Mr Trump claimed Mrs Clinton had described the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal as "the gold standard", she replied: "Donald I know you live in your own reality but that is not accurate".


Former President Bill Clinton and Melania Trump were among those in the audience for the debate.



Police on Long Island said about 2,000 protesters gathered outside the debate, including Hardhats for Hillary, socialists and activists calling for a living wage. Nassau County police said 24 people have been arrested on mostly disorderly conduct charges.

Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton will square off for two more debates next month, while their running mates, Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, are set to meet next week.

Celebrities react to US presidential debate as Hillary Clinton takes on Donald Trump


Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head-to-head on Monday night in their first live televised debate in New York.

More than 100million people are thought to have tuned into the debate in the US alone - countless famous faces among them.

Staunch Hillary Clinton supporter Katy Perry live tweeted the debate, posting dozens of quotes from the Democrat candidate.

"She's smiling with ease cause #shesgothis #ImWithHer #debatenight," she wrote. "This is like watching a frog sitting in water that is boiling slowly."


US TV host Chelsea Handler, like so many others, quickly picked up on Donald Trump's sniffing.









Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton: The 10 key points from the first live US Presidential debate



US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head-to-head in the first live televised debate overnight.

And, unsurprisingly, the two hopefuls clashed on several issues.

The pair squared off in a 90-minute debate at Hofstra University in New York as the race to the White House heated up considerably.

Topics included ISIS and the war on terror, tax returns and 'temperament'.


The was screened to tens of millions of viewers in America and live-streamed across the world.

Here are the 10 key points:

Jobs and the economy


The candidates kicked off with different approaches to the first question on Americans' wealth and work, with Mrs Clinton looking to future policies while Mr Trump targeted the Democrats' record in government.


Mrs Clinton noted that it was her granddaughter Charlotte's second birthday as she pledged to achieve gender parity in the workplace and increase taxes for the wealthy.

Mr Trump said the US had lost jobs to Mexico and industry to China and promised to revive the US economy by lowering taxes, cutting regulation and renegotiating trade deals.

He repeatedly attacked his rival's husband, former US president Bill Clinton , for the North American Free Trade Agreement which was approved under his administration in the 1990s.

Mrs Clinton used the subject of family income to launch a personal attack on Mr Trump, contrasting his charmed start in life with her own.

Emails and tax returns


Donald Trump says he's "smart" when Hillary Clinton accuses him of tax evasion
These were two subjects on which both candidates could expect to be attacked.


Mrs Clinton admitted she had made a mistake by using a private email system during her tenure as US secretary of state.

Mr Trump said he would only disclose his tax affairs if his rival releases the "33,000 emails" deleted from her private server.

However Mrs Clinton accused Mr Trump of hiding "something terrible", suggesting he may not be as wealthy as he claims, pay a low rate of tax or give smaller charitable donations than he has claimed.

Climate change

Mr Trump denied saying climate change was false despite having tweeted in January 2014: "Snowing in Texas and Louisiana, record setting freezing temperatures throughout the country and beyond. Global warming is an expensive hoax!"

Race

The candidates were asked how they would heal race relations in the wake of police shootings that have provoked outrage across the US. Mrs Clinton said gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African-American men and tackling the "plague of gun violence" is critical.

The pair clashed on "stop and frisk" laws, with Mr Trump claiming a judge's ruling that the practice was unconstitutional was wrong.

He said: "Right now our police are afraid of doing anything" and that if you walk down the streets in places like Chicago, "you get shot".

A theme throughout his campaign has been to "make America safe again".

"Birther" controversy


Mr Trump recently dropped a conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was not born in the United States and was therefore ineligible to serve as president.

The retreat came after years of campaigning for Mr Obama to release his birth certificate.

In the debate Mr Trump blamed Mrs Clinton for starting the false claim that Mr Obama was born in Kenya and said that he was instrumental in achieving the certificate's release.

Mrs Clinton accused her rival of spreading a "racist lie" that our "first black president" was not an American citizen.

Gender

During an exchange over her ability to cope with the physical demands of the job, Mrs Clinton referred to an episode between Mr Trump and US chat show host Rosie O'Donnell. "This is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs," the Democrat said.

Gun laws

On a rare point of agreement between the candidates, Mr Trump said he supported Mrs Clinton's view that people on watch lists or no-fly lists should have restrictions on their ability to buy guns.

"We have to look very strongly at no-fly lists and watch lists," the tycoon said.

Defence and cyber security

After batting off questions over his temperament, Mr Trump said he would not use America's nuclear arsenal unless the US was struck with warheads first.

However he also said he "can't take anything off the table" and referred to issues with Iran and North Korea.

The candidates were quizzed on their views on cyber security, with a focus on Russia.

Mrs Clinton said the US "is not going to sit idly by" and let hostile nations attempt to hack public or private information.

Mr Trump's past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin left him open to attack.

He simply replied "wrong" when the comments were raised.

Terror

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the debate
Mr Trump was quick to bring national security into the debate even when the question was on a separate issue.

He first accused Mrs Clinton of leaking tactics to Islamic State on her campaign website and criticised the Obama administration for the ascendancy of the terror group.

The Democratic candidate said she is hopeful that IS will be eradicated by the end of the year - with taking out its leaders her top priority in office.

In the wake of several deadly terror-related incidents in the US, Mrs Clinton said her rival had "consistently insulted Muslims abroad, Muslims at home", while people from within the Muslim community would be key to fighting terror.

Fitness to serve

Both candidates appeared fit and well during the debate - however, sniffling by Mr Trump set chins wagging on Twitter.

After Mrs Clinton revealed earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia, Mr Trump questioned whether she had the stamina to be president.

"You have so many different things you have to be able to do and I don't believe Hillary has the stamina," he said.

Mrs Clinton said Mr Trump should not talk about stamina until he has tried out the busy schedule she kept up as secretary of state.
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