1. ‘On to victory’. PS: I resign
Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, hired in March, resigned two days after welcoming new campaign leadership in a memo to staff describing his excitement. The memo was signed “On to victory.”
2. Comrade Manafort’s baggage
“I think my father didn’t want to be, you know, distracted by whatever things Paul was dealing with,” said Eric Trump. Manafort’s work on behalf of a pro-Kremlin party in Ukraine had come under increasing scrutiny.
3. The Trump-Putin ‘bromance’
“You can get rid of Manafort, but that doesn’t end the odd bromance Trump has with [Russian president Vladimir] Putin,” said Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager.
New Trump CEO on GOP leadership: ‘cunts’
4. Trump tours flood zone
Trump visited Louisiana to tour devastation from historic flooding there, saying he was “just here to help”. Clinton knocked the trip, saying: “The relief effort can’t afford any distractions.” Then the White House announced Barack Obama would visit on Tuesday.
State faces soaring recovery costs
5. The new Trump pivot
The Louisiana trip followed a Trump speech on Thursday night in which he said “I regret” causing “personal pain” with bad things he said. The Clinton camp said he has run a campaign of insults and had not changed.
... and another thing:
A touching look back at the 2016 Democratic National Convention... https://t.co/qlByChGL8p
— Bad Lip Reading (@BadLipReading) August 19, 2016
... and another thing:
The Trump ABCs—every idiom, expression & filler phrase Trump has ever used—from A to Z. By @NdiayeMn9 & @MattNegrin:https://t.co/8gtrB8QdUD
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) August 19, 2016
