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UK Official: Trump Screamed About Missing Call From Putin During State Dinner With British Prime Minister

The Independent reports: Donald Trump exploded with anger at one of his most senior aides about missing a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a former No 10 official. The US president’s rant about the missed call happened “right in front” of former prime minister Theresa May in Washington, her ex-chief of staff Nick Timothy has revealed. …

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Wife Of Twitter Troll Urges Online Civility In RNC Speech

NPR reports: Speaking directly into the camera to “mothers of this country,” she said she shared their concerns about social media and the use of technology. Her “Be Best” campaign has urged people to treat each other kindly, especially online — an initiative she has acknowledged sparked skepticism because of her husband’s proclivity to lash out at critics on Twitter …

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Ex-DHS Official: Trump Wanted To Shoot Approaching Migrants, Wanted Wall Spikes That Would “Pierce Flesh”

“He wanted to maim them and tear-gas them and shoot them. And I’m not even being hyperbolic. So we sat in a meeting one time where he was talking about how he wanted us to design the border wall. “And one day the focus was on the spikes, and he was really upset because from the pictures we were showing …

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Trump Invites QAnon Freak To RNC Acceptance Speech

The Hill reports: Georgia congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is a supporter of the Qanon conspiracy theory and has expressed racist and anti-Muslim views, said Tuesday she plans to be in attendance when President Trump accepts the Republican nomination at the White House. “I’m honored and thrilled to be invited to attend President Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday evening at …

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State Department Condemns Turkish President For “Terrorist Outreach” After Trump Calls Him “Very Good”

Via press release from the State Department: The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdogan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on August 22. Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S and EU and both officials hosted by President Erdogan are Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The U.S. Rewards for Justice Program is seeking information about one …

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Trump Praises “Very Good” Turkish Authoritarian In Talk With Pastor Held Prisoner By That Turkish Authoritarian

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump ignited a tempest online for clarifying that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been “very good” to him, while talking to a Christian pastor who had been imprisoned by Erdogan, during the first night of the Republican National Convention. That Trump would take time out of a hostage’s story to actually praise the man who …

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Cohen Cuts Attack Ad To Run During RNC [VIDEO]

CNBC reports: Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, slammed his former boss as a liar while appearing in a pro-Democrat group’s attack ad that is set to air during this week’s Republican National Convention. “For more than a decade, I was President Trump’s right-hand man, fixer and confidant. I was complicit in helping conceal …

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REPORT: Melania Is On Tape Ripping Trump And Ivanka

The New York Daily News reports: You know what President Trump’s sister says about him. Now America is going to hear it straight from the mouth of his wife. First lady Melania Trump has reportedly been taped making disparaging remarks about Trump, as well as his daughter, Ivanka. An estranged confidant of Melania Trump plans to reveal what she had …

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Trump Is Obsessed With Boat Parades, May Take Part

The Wall Street Journal reports: Since the pandemic has shelved his signature campaign rallies—a source of energy for the president and his supporters—the splashy displays of approval have helped buoy Mr. Trump’s spirits in recent weeks, aides said. Aides have tried to route the president’s motorcade past boat parades, and are considering having the president participate in one in the …

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Trump Campaign Buys YouTube Masthead For Week

Axios reports: The Trump campaign is going all in on digital advertising for the Republican National Convention, with plans to take over the YouTube masthead and flood Facebook, Google and streaming services like Hulu with pro-Trump messaging. The big picture: The massive digital ad buy — which is in the high seven figures, according to the campaign — will complement …

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Official 2020 GOP Platform: What Trump Says, Goes

The Insider reports: The Republican Party in a statement said it will not be announcing a new platform of policies to voters at this year’s Republican National Convention, but will instead pledge to “enthusiastically” support President Donald Trump. In a statement released on Sunday, the RNC announced that instead of pursuing a range of new policy goals should their candidate …

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REPORT: Mourner From Funeral Of Trump’s Brother Broke Waiter’s Nose In COVID Dispute At Restaurant

Mediaite reports: NBC News White House Correspondent Geoff Bennett reported that a guest from Robert Trump’s funeral punched a waiter at DC’s Fig & Olive over the restaurant’s coronavirus restrictions. President Donald Trump held a funeral at the White House for his late brother on Friday, and according to Bennett, a group of mourners went to the restaurant afterwards, and …

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Biden On Trump’s Mental Fitness Attacks: “Watch Me”

ABC News reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden tackled questions about his age in an exclusive interview with “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir, saying he “absolutely” could serve two terms in the White House if elected. “His campaign has called you ‘diminished.’ And, I’m curious how you’d respond to that,” Muir said, pressing Biden on President Donald Trump’s repeated …

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Trump Campaign Launches Homocon “Pride” Coalition

The New York Times reports: After a virtual Democratic convention that didn’t showcase the party’s diversity so much as simply present it as a matter of fact, the Trump campaign responded on Saturday with the creation of 13 new coalitions to make the point that, as the campaign put it, “President Trump Delivers Success for All Americans, Regardless of Background.” …

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Melania Roasted For Drab Remake Of WH Rose Garden

NBC News reports: The White House Rose Garden has been spruced up in time for its moment in the campaign spotlight. First lady Melania Trump will deliver her Republican National Convention speech Tuesday night from the garden, famous for its close proximity to the Oval Office. The three weeks of work on the garden, which was done in the spirit …

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TikTok To Sue Trump Admin Over Executive Order

Reuters reports: TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter. TikTok’s legal challenge pertains to an earlier executive order, which Trump issued on Aug. 6, the sources said. That order …

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Trump Ordered To Pay Stormy $44,000 In Legal Fees

CNN reports: A California Superior Court judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $44,100 to Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, to reimburse her attorneys’ fees in the legal battle surrounding her nondisclosure agreement. The judge’s order was issued Monday but posted online Friday by Clifford’s attorneys. Clifford, an adult-film actress who says she had an affair with …

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Ex-DHS Official: Lou Dobbs Was Shadow Chief Of Staff

“Lou Dobbs was the sort of shadow chief of staff of the Trump administration. The president would call us and he would say — and pardon my language — he would say, ‘Why the hell didn’t you watch Lou Dobbs last night? You need to listen to Lou. What Lou says is what I want to do.’ “So if Lou …

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Trump To Hold White House Funeral Service For Brother

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump will have family and friends join him Friday at the White House for a funeral service for his brother, Robert Trump, who died last Friday. Robert Trump’s body will also be driven to the White House from New York for the ceremony, according to sources familiar with the arrangements, which are expected to remain …

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Trump Loses Attempt To Stay Ruling On Tax Returns

Law & Crime reports: A federal judge in New York City denied President Donald Trump‘s request to enjoin an order that allows Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to subpoena the 45th president’s tax returns and other financial records on Friday morning. On Thursday, Southern District of New York (SDNY) District Judge Victor Marrero issued a lengthy ruling that dismissed Trump’s …

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