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Donald Trump’s supreme court jester

And make sure you check their Twitters.
And make sure you check their Twitters. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

1. Trump overlooks justice’s tweets

Donald Trump released 11 names of potential supreme court nominees on Wednesday to quell GOP fears that as president he would appoint a liberal to replace Antonin Scalia. However …

Meet Trump’s court picks

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Cardboard Trump bartender. Photograph: Bravo/Getty Images

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It emerged that one of Trump’s picks, Texas supreme court justice Don Willett, is pretty liberal – at least when it comes to poking fun at Donald Trump on Twitter. Herewith a selection of Willett’s top tweets...

Justice Willett, not tweeting for once.
Justice Willett, not tweeting for once. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

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Embarrassingly – we guess? – for Justice Willett and candidate Trump, there’s a lot more where that came from. Willett declined to comment when approached by a reporter, who said he was “surprised”.

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A Trump fan in Oregon.
A Trump fan in Oregon. Photograph: Chris Pietsch/AP

2. Trump: Ferguson among world’s most dangerous places

Asked whether he’d ever visited Iraq, Trump sounded horrified and told reporter Robert Draper, “Never!” Draper followed up: “What’s the most dangerous place in the world you’ve been to?”

Mr Trump’s wild ride

Dangerous indeed, but not for Donald.
Dangerous indeed, but not for Donald. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

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There are places in America that are among the most dangerous in the world. You go to places like Oakland. Or Ferguson. The crime numbers are worse. Seriously.

– Donald J Trump

Oakland mayor replies

3. Ivanka Trump: dad ‘not a groper’

4. Ex-governor sees trouble for Trump with ‘ugly women’

Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat, told the Washington Post that Trump might win over some blue-collar voters in his state but would lose women at a faster rate. Then he said …

Democrats face unity crisis

Ugly men vote too?
Ugly men vote too? Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

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Trump’s comments like ‘You can’t be a 10 if you’re flat-chested,’ that’ll come back to haunt him. There are probably more ugly women in America than attractive women. People take that stuff personally.

– Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell

... and another thing:

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