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TRUMP "I'M THE LEAST RACIAL PERSON"

Donald Trump’s Twitter war for the White House continued Saturday with an attack on Mitt Romney and perhaps one of the boldest declarations of his presidential campaign thus far.

In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday, Romney derided the presumptive Republican nominee’s “trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry, trickle-down misogyny,” calling Trump “extremely dangerous to the heart and character of America.”

Romney, who told CNN he has no plans to launch a third-party presidential run, is among the growing list of Republicans who have recently condemned the candidate’s attacks against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel. Trump has accused Curiel, who was born in the United States, of unfairly adjudicating the civil lawsuits against Trump University because of his Mexican heritage.

“I think his comments time and again appeal to the racist tendency that exists in some people, and I think that’s very dangerous,” Romney said when Blitzer asked whether he thinks Trump is racist.

True to form, Trump shot back at the past presidential hopeful on Twitter Saturday morning.

“Mitt Romney had his chance to beat a failed president but he choked like a dog,” Trump tweeted. “Now he calls me racist-but I am least racist person there is.”

Whether or not Trump is truly racist, that last part is a particularly bold statement from someone who, in addition to his attacks on Curiel, has labeled Mexican immigrants in general as “criminals” and “rapists,” proposed an all-out ban on Muslims entering the United States, mocked Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claims of Cherokee ancestry by calling her “Pocahontas,” and literally pointed to a supporter at one of his rallies and said, “Look at my African-American.”

Trump pointed to boxing promoter Don King “and so many other African Americans who know me well and endorsed me” as proof that he can’t possibly be racist.

However, just one day earlier, King had denied endorsing Trump.

“I’m endorsing the people,” King told the New York Daily News at Muhammad Ali’s funeral. “I’m not a Republican or a Democrat, I’m a Republicrat, and I go with the will of the people. The only reason Trump exists is because of the will of the people.”

Some Republicans discuss anti-Trump convention coup

After nearly a week long fire storm surrounding Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his attacks on a federal judge because of his Mexican heritage, which led to harsh criticism from his supporters and even one un-endorsement, some Republicans are raising the specter that a new nominee could replace Trump.

 

Bob Vander Plaats, a supporter and campaign co-chair of former candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, suggested that a convention coup at next month's Republican nominating convention in Cleveland is possible.

"Everything's got to be on the table," said Vander Plaats, acknowledging to NBC News that could mean an effort to unbind the delegates from having to vote for Trump on the convention floor.

Vander Plaats said Trump's recent tirade against Judge Gonzalo Curiel is leading to "more and more questions going into Cleveland."

Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt also vocalized a plan B on his radio program, saying that "the party ought to change the nominee — because we're going to get killed with this nominee."

But despite Vander Plaats and Hewitt's suggestion, two Republican National Committee rules committee members said they reject the notion, and Cruz's own top delegate aide quashed the idea on Wednesday.

Ken Cuccinelli, who worked as the Cruz campaign's top delegate wrangler, emphatically refuted, telling NBC News, that such efforts to change the party rules to defeat Trump won't happen. Cuccinelli continues to oversee an effort among Cruz loyalists to influence the platform and rules committees at the convention.

"That's not going to happen — at least among our people," Cuccinelli said. "I will say clearly we are not participating, and we are dissuading people from any effort to change the nominating effort in the rules committee."

 

Donald Trump's own lawyer is donating to Hillary Clinton

While Donald Trump has been trying to reframe his attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel -- complaining about his membership in a Latino lawyers organization, or accusing him of bearing some responsibility for the Trump U plaintiffs' law firm's six-figure speech payments to Hillary Clinton -- it turns out that his own lawyer has given to Clinton's presidential campaign, and he did so after Trump hired him.

The lawyer defending Trump in the case, Daniel Petrocelli, has donated to Clinton and several Democrats over the years, Yahoo News' Mike Isikoff noted. The Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political donations, says that in January, Petrocelli donated $2,700, the maximum amount allowable for a contribution to Hillary Clinton's presidential primary campaign. Isikoff had also reported that Petrocelli had been hired by Trump a month earlier, in December 2015. Further, Petrocelli's law firm, O'Melveny & Myers, has given nearly $20,000 to her campaign, Yahoo News reported.

Trump has ranted at Curiel, told the Wall Street Journal that Curiel had "an absolute conflict" in overseeing the Trump U cases, given that he was "of Mexican heritage" and complained about his membership in a Latino lawyers association. He has also since told "Face the Nation's" John Dickerson a Muslim judge might also treat him unfairly.

In response, a succession of Republicans have denounced Trump's remarks. And Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, in a tough re-election fight, even rescinded his endorsement of Trump on Tuesday. Speaker Paul Ryan called his comments the "textbook definition of a racist comment."

Petrocelli has argued many high-profile cases -- he may be best known for winning a multi-million-dollar civil suit against O.J. Simpson for the deaths of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson,

In May, Curiel ruled that Trump would go to trial in the lawsuits in November, after election day, but before the late January date that Petrocelli had requested. He has not sought Curiel's recusal in the case -- Yahoo News quoted Petrocelli as saying, "The judge is doing his job....We're not seeking to recuse the judge."

To this point, Trump has not directed any attacks at his own lawyer for throwing his support to Hillary Clinton. Not that he'd have any reason to -- there's been no evidence that Petrocelli is wearing his political preferences into the courtroom.

As he told the Hollywood Reporter in April, Trump "didn't hire me for my political views. He hired me for my legal skills."

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Trump to Bernie Sanders supporters: 'We welcome you with open arms'

Donald Trump used the night of Hillary Clinton claiming the Democratic nomination to reach out to crushed Bernie Sanders fans and encourage them to vote Trump.

“For all of those Bernie Sanders voters who will be left out in the cold by a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms,” Trump said in remarks on Tuesday at Trump National Golf Club Westchester in New York.

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Trump supporters, resplendent in cocktail dresses, pastel polo shirts, suits with red ties and Make America Great Again caps, cheered as the Republican presumptive nominee extended the olive branch to Sanders supporters.

“The terrible trade deals, that Bernie was so vehemently against – and he’s right on that – will be taken care of far better than anyone ever thought possible. And that’s what I do. We’re going to have fantastic trade deals,” Trump said.

His wife and adult children were by his side as he read off a polished speech from two teleprompters, which listed his future policies on energy, trade and foreign policy as “America first” ideas in a clear attempt to try and unite the Republican party, which is currently arguing over comments Trump made regarding federal judge Gonzalo Curiel’s Mexican heritage.

“I will make you proud of the party,” Trump said. “For those who voted for someone else, in either party, I will work hard to earn your support,” he added.

After days of being slammed for his comments about Curiel – Trump said the judge was treating him unfairly in the case against Trump University because of his plan to build a wall between the United States and Mexico – Trump did not address the issue directly, although he did speak about being a “fighter”.

“I know some people say I’m too much of a fighter. My preference is always peace, however, and I’ve shown that, I’ve shown that for a long time,” Trump said.

House speaker Paul Ryan, who was reluctant at first to endorse Trump for president, on Tuesday denounced the candidate’s remarks as “the textbook definition of a racist comment”. However, he said that he would still vote for Trump.

But Trump tried to turn his history of aggressive comments into a positive tonight. “If I’m forced to fight for something I really care about, I will never, ever back down and our country will never, ever back down,” he told the gathered crowd, to huge cheers.

“I’ve fought for my family, I’ve fought for my business, I’ve fought for my employees, and now I’m going to fight for you, the American people, like nobody has ever fought before,” he said.

“Just remember this: I’m going to be your champion, I’m going to be America’s champion,” he said to supporters sitting under huge chandeliers in his opulent gold club.

Trump also targeted Clinton and husband Bill, declaring that the pair have gotten rich off selling access to themselves (although Trump himself has also become wealthy by selling himself as a personal brand). “The Clintons have turned the politics of personal enrichment into an art form for themselves, he said promising a speech about the Clintons next week, probably Monday. “I think you’re going to find it very informative,” he said.

He walked out with his family to the same song he entered to, Queen’s classic We Are The Champions.

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The 13 Best Lines From Hillary Clinton's Blistering Speech About Donald Trump

With her eyes toward the general election, on Thursday, Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Clinton took aim at Donald Trump. In a scathing, uncharacteristically blunt speechdelivered in San Diego, Clinton addressed America's national security and, specifically, the threats America will face if Trump becomes commander in chief. Through Clinton and Trump have been taking jabs at each other all year, her remarks Thursday were the strongest attack yet against the presumptive Republican nominee. Here are her 13 most powerful lines:

1. "Donald Trump's ideas aren't just different - they are dangerously incoherent. They're not even really ideas - just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds, and outright lies."

2. "This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes - because it's not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin."

3. "We cannot put the security of our children and grandchildren in Donald Trump's hands. We cannot let him roll the dice with America."

4. "He says he doesn't have to listen to our generals or our admirals, our ambassadors and other high officials, because he has - quote - 'a very good brain.''"

5. "He says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia."

6. "It's no small thing when he calls Mexican immigrants 'rapists and murderers.' We're lucky to have two friendly neighbors on our land borders. Why would he want to make one of them an enemy?"

7. " There's no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf-course deal. But it doesn't work like that in world affairs. Just like being interviewed on the same episode of60 Minutes as Putin was, is not the same thing as actually dealing with Putin. So the stakes in global statecraft are infinitely higher and more complex than in the world of luxury hotels. We all know the tools Donald Trump brings to the table - bragging, mocking, composing nasty tweets - I'm willing to bet he's writing a few right now."

8. "And I have to say, I don't understand Donald's bizarre fascination with dictators and strongmen who have no love for America. He praised China for the Tiananmen Square massacre; he said it showed strength. He said, 'You've got to give Kim Jong Un credit' for taking over North Korea - something he did by murdering everyone he saw as a threat, including his own uncle, which Donald described gleefully, like he was recapping an action movie. And he said if he were grading Vladimir Putin as a leader, he'd give him an A. Now, I'll leave it to the psychiatrists to explain his affection for tyrants. I just wonder how anyone could be so wrong about who America's real friends are. Because it matters. If you don't know exactly who you're dealing with, men like Putin will eat your lunch."

9. "A Trump presidency would embolden ISIS. We cannot take that risk. This isn't reality television - this is actual reality."

10. "So it really matters that Donald Trump says things that go against our deepest-held values. It matters when he says he'll order our military to murder the families of suspected terrorists. During the raid to kill bin Laden, when every second counted, our SEALs took the time to move the women and children in the compound to safety. Donald Trump may not get it, but that's what honor looks like. And it also matters when he makes fun of disabled people, calls women 'pigs,' proposes banning an entire religion from our country, or plays coy with white supremacists. America stands up to countries that treat women like animals, or people of different races, religions, or ethnicities as less human."

11. "What happens to the moral example we set - for the world and for our own children - if our president engages in bigotry? And by the way, Mr. Trump - every time you insult American Muslims or Mexican immigrants, remember that plenty of Muslims and immigrants serve and fight in our armed forces. Donald Trump could learn something from them."

12. "Now imagine Donald Trump sitting in the Situation Room, making life-or-death decisions on behalf of the United States. Imagine him deciding whether to send your spouses or children into battle. Imagine if he had not just his Twitter account at his disposal when he's angry, but America's entire arsenal. Do we want him making those calls - someone thin-skinned and quick to anger, who lashes out at the smallest criticism? Do we want his finger anywhere near the button?"

13. "This election is a choice between two very different visions of America. One that's angry, afraid, and based on the idea that America is fundamentally weak and in decline. The other is hopeful, generous, and confident in the knowledge that America is great - just like we always have been."

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Michelle Obama says US doesn't 'build up walls to keep people out'

Michelle Obama offered a pointed critique of Donald Trump during acommencement speech Friday at City College of New York.

"Here in America, we don't give into our fears. We don't build up walls to keep people out, because we know that our greatness has always depended on contributions from people who were born elsewhere," Obama said.

"Our greatness has always come from people who expect nothing and take nothing for granted, folks who work hard for what they have then reach back and help others after them," she said. "That is your story, graduates. And that is the story of your families. And it's the story of my family, too. As many of you know, I grew up in a working class family in Chicago. And while neither of my parents went past high school, let me tell you, they saved up every penny that my dad earned at his city job because they were determined to send me to college."

In addition to jabbing Trump's aspiration of building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, the first lady also spoke about the value of diversity more broadly.

Obama's comments on the significance of her own presence at the White House also got some attention.

"It's the story that I witness every single day when I wake up in a house that was built by slaves and I watch my daughters, two beautiful black young women head off to school waving goodbye to their father, the president of the United States."

The speech marked the last commencement speech Obama will have given as the first lady.

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