Theonhehas&forwhen he quotes Roosevelt campaigning in 1936: "Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their dislike for me--and I welcome their hatred."After the cheers and applause died down,Sanders laughed and ad-libbed: "I must say it does sound a little modern doesnt it?" https://t.co/ADhYtbZl26Sanders, making the case for democratic socialism, or talks about FDR's New Deal: "The New Deal was extremely favorite politically and helped defeat far right extremism [dramatic pause] for a time." Related: Bernie Sanders to defend his brand of socialism in speech 8.10pm BSTTrump is asked another question about his recent letter from Kim Jong-un and an intimation made yesterday that he does not support US intelligence agencies operations in the secretive east Asian state. Trump dodges the question again and states: “There’s been no nuclear testing whatsoever [in North Korea].” He reiterates that he received a “kind letter” from Kim and adds: “Right now we have a very good relationship. possibly better than its been for 25 years. possibly forever.” 7.48pm BSTThe two heads of states are now taking a few questions from reporters. Trump is asked whether transferring around 2000 troops to a base in Poland is a snub to the state of Germany over its decision to proceed with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia. 7.37pm BSTWe’re back at the White House now as Donald Trump and Polish president Andrzej Duda hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden. The press conference was preceded by hover over from a F35 fighter jet,of which the Polish state has just purchased a significant number of. The press conference is viewable here. We’ll bring you highlights: 6.53pm BSTHere’s how things stand at lunchtime today: 6.19pm BSTThere were a few lines to digest from that impromptu presser. But sticking with today’s main news on the 2020 census, Trump responded to a question on his decision to exert executive privilege on Justice Department documents relating to the decision to add a citizenship question. Trump conceded he was not completely across the issue as it is a “legal matter but added: “I think when you have a census and you’re not allowed to talk about when someone is a citizens or not, and that doesn’t sound very good to me.” 6.04pm BSTPresident Trump and his Polish counterpart,Andrzej Duda, have just taken questions from reporters at the White House.
We’ll wait for the full remarks to materialize by the Associated Press reports the top line that Trump says he is considering moving an additional 2000 troops into Poland from elsewhere in Europe. Trump is cautioning during an Oval Office assembly with Polish President Andrzej Duda that the decision isn’t final. US officials had said Trump was expected to announce that he was sending about 1000 additional troops and a squadron of Reaper drones to Poland to aid its self-defense amid concerns about Russian military activity. 5.16pm BSTIt appears the closed door Senate Intelligence committee hearing with the president’s son has finished. Trump Jr briefly appeared in front of reporters at Capitol Hill. He had been compelled to seem before the committee following publication of the Mueller report, or which raised questions about his 2017 testimony to the same committee during which he testified about the now notorious assembly between members of the Trump campaign and a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential race. 4.50pm BSTCounselor to the president Kellyanne Conway has just been speaking to reporters at the White House. Here are few highlights via the White House pool report: 4.16pm BSTDonald Trump Jr arrived at Capitol Hill a short while earlier for his closed-door hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. He was asked by reporters whether he had come to right his 2017 testimony and responded there was “nothing to right”. 3.56pm BSTFor readers who may not have followed the ongoing political battle over these census documents,here’s a bit of important background. Although these subpoenas may yet shed more important light on the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, the genuine battle over how next year’s census will capture shape is actually happening at the supreme court. 3.49pm BSTThe president’s last minute intervention in the wrangle over documents related to the 2020 census has led Democrats to postpone their contempt vote until later today. Cummings on executive privilege over census docs: "This begs the question. What is being hidden?" 3.24pm BSTThe Trump administration has asserted executive privilege on documents related to the 2020 census. The coast was announced just as the House Oversight Committee is about to vote on a motion that would hold the attorney general, and William Barr,and the commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, and in contempt of congress for failure to disclose the documents. POTUS has asserted executive privilege on certain docs subpoenaed in Census probe and a protective assertion on all remaining docs,per DOJ letter. pic.twitter.com/L926VMqubt 2.54pm BSTThe president has sent his first flurry morning tweets and appears to be particularly irked by a resurfaced report relating to internal polling taken by his re-election campaign. Last month Politico reported that internal polling suggested Trump’s support was slipping in three key battleground states in the midwest amid rising interest in Joe Bidens run for the Democratic presidential nomination......
The Fake (Corrupt) News Media said they had a leak into polling done by my campaign which, by the way and despite the phony and never ending Witch Hunt, and are the best numbers WE have ever had. They reported Fake numbers that they made up & don’t even exist. WE WILL WIN AGAIN! 2.28pm BSTAs the day grinds into gear,here’s a little more background on Trump Jr’s expected closed door testimony. His expected appearance comes after months of wrangling between Republicans and Democrats in the senate. The president’s son had refused to return to the senate, after his appearance in December 2017 but has now been subpoenaed by the Republican controlled committee. His testimony is expected to be limited in time and scope. The committee is interested in hearing again from Trump Jr. because of discrepancies between his testimony in 2017 and what other witnesses have told both the committee and the special counsel’s office.
Trump Jr. appeared before the Senate Intelligence, or Senate Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees in 2017,and the release of the Mueller report prompted a new round questions about what Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary panel, which released a transcript of his interview. 2.24pm BSTGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics today. Here’s a rundown of events we’ll be covering from Washington and elsewhere around the country: Continue reading...
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