1. Mr Trump goes to Washington
They called him an albatross. They called him a fake. They literally called him crazy. But on Thursday, Republicans in congress found another title for Donald Trump: boss.
Ryan: ‘It’s important we don’t fake unifying’
Summary
Trump held meetings with top GOP brass including speaker Paul Ryan, whose conservative convictions led him to express reservations about Trump just one week ago.
Trump replaces five potential delegates
Summary
On Thursday, Ryan said he and Trump had “policy disputes” but agreed on “core principles”. Asked about Trump’s plan to ban Muslims, Ryan said: “I’m not interested in litigating the past.”
‘Things working out really well!’
Great day in D.C. with @SpeakerRyan and Republican leadership. Things working out really well! #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/hfHY9MdAc7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2016
2. Clinton calls out Trump’s Muslim ban backpedal
Trump stood by his proposed Muslim ban just last week. Now he's trying to backpedal. Don't let him.https://t.co/rILrbZpIrJ
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 12, 2016
3. Clooney: Trump will lose
4. Trump butler calls for Obama’s death
This character who I refer to as zero (0) should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent in his first term !!!!!
– Donald Trump’s longtime butler, on Facebook
The Butler merely wants to do it
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Mitt Romney was out of touch too, but at least his car elevator never threatened to kill the president. https://t.co/s4GdTV9kK5
— Matthew McGregor (@mcgregormt) May 12, 2016
5. Sanders tours reservation
“We need to fundamentally change the relationship between the US government and the Native American community,” Bernie Sanders said on a tour of Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
... and another thing:
My most important meeting of the day. pic.twitter.com/pnhIRkLPq6
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) May 12, 2016