1. McCain blames Obama
Senator John McCain of Arizona, who is facing a tough re-election bid in a state with a significant Hispanic population in the Year of Trump, slammed the president over the Orlando mass shooting.
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McCain said Barack Obama was “directly responsible” for the attack, in which the perpetrator claimed affiliation to the Islamic State, though the nature of such a link has not been ascertained.
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McCain: 'I misspoke'
I misspoke. I did not mean to imply that the President was personally responsible. I was referring to President Obama’s national security decisions, not the President himself. As I have said, President Obama’s decision to completely withdraw US troops from Iraq in 2011 led to the rise of Isil.
– John McCain, in a statement
2. Obama travels to Orlando
The president flew to Orlando to pay respects to victims of the attack. He was accompanied by Marco Rubio, in an unusual show of bipartisan comity.
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Their grief is beyond description... our hearts are broken too.
– Barack Obama
3. Oprah endorses Clinton
“I’m with her,” Oprah Winfrey told a reporter Wednesday, when asked whether she supported Hillary Clinton for president. “It’s a seminal moment for women.”
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4. Sanders to address supporters
Bernie Sanders was to make an online broadcast to supporters Thursday evening to talk about the “future of this campaign”. A spokesman said Wednesday that Sanders was “not ending it”.
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Sanders is not an entry on a Clinton campaign list of possible running mates, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Senator Elizabeth Warren, however, was reportedly on the list.
5. AFL-CIO backs Clinton
The huge trade unions confederation endorsed Clinton for president, after hopes of some members for a Bernie Sanders win faded. Trump accused the union of selling out its members.
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... and another thing:
Flying to Dallas now with @realDonaldTrump...Reports of discord are pure fiction. Great events lined up all over Texas. Rs will win in Nov!
— Reince Priebus (@Reince) June 16, 2016
