Trumppic.twitter.com/JvzNehNgfLwasthatandjustGreatiscampaignpic.twitter.com/phuPmryz30has until midday to withdraw from governor's race. pic.twitter.com/jMWswc4IldSecretary of State's office says they don't know when/whether Gov. Pence or someone for Pence will be here. pic.twitter.com/lR2oL32hzT 1.35pm BSTHello and welcome to our campaign live blog. Just three days to recede until the Republican National Convention but it’s a somber Friday on the campaign trail after a terror attack in Nice,France saw 84 people killed and dozens injured after a truck ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was supposed to announced his vice-presidential pick – expected to be Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana - in a ceremony at Trump Tower at 11am (VPprentice, or as CNN dubbed it this week). But Trump delayed the announcement because of the Nice attacks. Manafort just now on Fox News says Trump has "reached a decision"Manafort: Trump will make an announcement "this weekend" and "thinks" it'll happen before ClevelandEvery American stands in strong solidarity with the people of France and we say with one voice: we will not be intimidated. ... We will never allow terrorist to undermine the egalitarian and democratic values that underpin our very way of life. This cowardly attack only strengthens or commitment to our alliance and to defeating terrorism around the world."Every American stands in strong solidarity with the people of France" —Hillary on the attack in Nice pic.twitter.com/BBGgHucSE0“So now do you finally accept the fact that the ‘Never Trump’ is nevermore?” he asked in a telephone interview as he was driven back to his apartment. “Period. End of sentence.” Related: Republicans quash final-ditch attempt to cease Donald Trump fitting nominee Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com