1. Trump sprints through tape
With the conversion of a last few unbound stragglers on Thursday, Trump crossed the threshold of 1,237 delegates he needed to clinch the Republican nomination. Confetti?
Trump imagines first 100 days
I’m so honored ... We’re gonna have a lot of fun that first 100 days. We’re going to start the process of making America great again.
– Donald J Trump
2. Trump: Warren has 'big mouth'
Trump responded Thursday to Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren, who has been pounding him: “She’s a woman that’s been very ineffective, other than she’s got a big mouth.”
3. Trump: 'I'd love to debate Bernie'
Trump repeated an offer to debate Bernie Sanders, so long as the event raised millions for charity. Sanders has accepted. “The problem with debating Bernie is, he’s going to lose [the Democratic race],” Trump said.
3. Clinton emails: how bad is it?
An internal state department inquiry of Clinton’s use of private email while secretary of state revealed that a staffer raised concerns that the setup skirted public records rules.
Clinton’s server violated department rules
Summary
The Clinton camp said the report, which documents aides reporting hacker attacks, contained nothing new. But the report’s timeline of sneaky activity by Clinton seemed a boon to critics.
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The Inspector General's report on Crooked Hillary Clinton is a disaster. Such bad judgement and temperament cannot be allowed in the W.H.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2016
4. Trump says aide 'misquoted' on female veep
After Trump aide Paul Manafort told the Huffington Post that picking a woman or minority as a running mate “would be viewed as pandering,” Trump said that Manafort was “misquoted”.
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Manafort also told the Huffington Post that Trump’s proposed Muslim ban was just a conversation-starter. “He’s already started moderating on that,” Manafort said.
5. Trump promises 'worker’s party'
Asked by an interviewer to describe the GOP in five years, Trump gave a surprising answer: “You’re going to have a worker’s party. A party of people that haven’t had a real wage increase in 18 years, that are angry…”
The unbearable lightness of being Reince
... and another thing:
RNC nabs Journey for $750,000 post-convention blowouthttps://t.co/To1M46cLcS
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) May 26, 2016
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