1. Trump cuts loose
Donald Trump sought to reframe the presidential race on Wednesday by presenting himself as an agent of wholesale reform and Hillary Clinton as part of a “rigged system”. He had more to say about her.
Trump: Clinton ‘most corrupt ever’ candidate
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Summary
Trump said that as secretary of state, Clinton’s “decisions spread death, destruction and terrorism everywhere she touched” and warned that hackers may “have a blackmail file” over her.
Trump: same message, different day
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Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her’. You know what my response is to that? I’m with you, the American people.
– Donald Trump
2. Clinton strikes back
Clinton laid out a five-part economic agenda and then said Trump spouts “outlandish lies and conspiracy theories”. “He’s going after me personally because he has no answers on the substance,” she said.
3. Sanders admits likely loss
“It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee,” Bernie Sanders told CSPAN. As for Trump’s invitation for Sanders backers to board the Trump train: “I suspect he ain’t gonna get too many of those people.”
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WATCH: @BernieSanders: "It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee."https://t.co/r2kFFpUWuh
— CSPAN (@cspan) June 22, 2016
4. Warren to campaign with Clinton
The Clinton campaign announced that Senator Elizabeth Warren would be along for a campaign appearance in Cincinnati, Ohio, next Monday. And the veepstakes churned on...
5. House Democrats hold sit-in
Democrats in the House of Representatives staged a sit-in to call for a vote on gun safety. At this writing, the protest had lasted hours and was expected to extend into the evening.
6. Rubio running after all
Ending weeks of speculation, Marco Rubio said he would run for re-election to his Florida Senate seat – in part, he said, because he finds the prospect of a Trump presidency “worrisome”.
Summary
Some of [Trump’s] statements, especially about women and minorities, I find not just offensive but unacceptable. If he is elected, we will need senators willing to encourage him in the right direction, and if necessary, stand up to him.
– Senator Marco Rubio
7. Hastert reports to prison
Former House speaker Dennis Hastert reported to prison to serve a 15-month sentence for financial crimes tied to his past as “a serial child molester”, in a judge’s words.
... and another thing:
.@realDonaldTrump is delusional if he thinks @BernieSanders supporters will overlook his racism, bigotry, misogyny. #UnitedAgainstHate
— MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) June 22, 2016
