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Donald Trump has arrived at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, where the president immediately began launching an angry series of tweets decrying the US Supreme Court's decision to block his administration's citizenship question on the 2020 census.
"Seems totally ridiculous that our government, and indeed Country, cannot ask a basic question of Citizenship," he wrote. "Can anyone really believe that as a great Country, we are not able the ask whether or not someone is a Citizen. Only in America!"
Meanwhile, the next slate of 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are preparing for their round of debates between after Elizabeth Warren appeared to dominate the first on Wednesday night. Mr Trump, apparently watching the broadcast live from Air Force One on his way to the summit, branded the spectacle “BORING!” in a tweet before mocking MSNBC over a power outage in the middle of their coverage.
Trump's clearest frontrunner opponent in the 2020 Democratic primaries faced criticism from his fellow Democrats on the second round of the debate nights, including this moment below -
In a clear difference between all of the Democratic candidates running for the White House and Donald Trump himself was seen when each politician rose their hands when asked if their health care plans would insure undocumented immigrants:
Donald Trump reportedly claimed he saw the ongoing Democratic debates while walking past a TV screen, before discussing his opponents views on health care for undocumented immigrants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
Donald Trump opened his most consequential trip of the year by plunging into a series of high-stakes meetings at an international summit in Japan on Friday by pushing allies on both trade and defense spending.
Trump sat first with the G20 summit’s host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe followed by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. Talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel will follow before Trump holds his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the special counsel found extensive evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
“We’ll be discussing trade, we’ll be discussing military,” among other items, Trump said as he sat across from Abe for their discussions. He joked about his previous trip to Japan, in May, when he presented an award to a sumo wrestling champion in Tokyo.
“Everybody’s talking about it all over the world,” Trump claimed.
This is from the latest pool report: POTUS shook hands with PM Abe on the red carpet and proceeded inside, where they posed for more photos before a G20 OSAKA SUMMIT 2019 logo. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner joined inside.
Who will be at the second round of debates? Who are the clear frontrunners to take on Donald Trump? Will the president be live-tweeting when Joe Biden inevitably jabs him? Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming debate:
We're at the 30 minute mark before the kickoff to the second night of Democratic primary debates in Miami, Florida. We'll keep this blog running throughout with reactions from Trump world (and possibly the president himself), but you should also be sure to check out The Independent's live coverage on the debates by clicking below:
According to a White House pool report - provided by the rolling rotation of reporters who travel with the president constantly, Mr Trump just sat down the Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe. “ We just left Japan and now I’m back,” Mr Trump joked, and recalled presenting a sumo award on his last trip. “Everybody’s talking about it all over the world."
Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City and one of many 2020 hopefuls, also visited the Homestead child detention camp while in Florida for the second night of debates:
In a filing with the US District Court in Washington DC, Mr Stone's lawyers said he was exercising his First Amendment rights within the confines of the gag order. “Seeking to hold Roger Stone in contempt when he has sought to (and has) complied with the Court's Order, is not appropriate,” they wrote, according to Reuters
While the president is at the G20 in Japan, lawyers for Roger Stone, a former political adviser to Mr Trump have denied accusations by prosecutors that he violated a court-imposed gag order by posting comments on social media about former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Liberal firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tore apart Donald Trump's administration over its refusal to reprimand White House adviser Kellyanne Conway over her cited violations of the Hatch Act -
One last photo op for Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before the start of their bilateral talks. Things seem to be off to a good start by the looks of their friendly greetings:
