Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 5/20/16
From: "Roberts, Kelly" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 12:37:45 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE – 05/10/16

ROUNDUP

UPDATE

DONALD TRUMP ROUNDUP

TRUMP’S INCOME TAX RETURNS FROM THE LATE 1970S SHOWED HE PAID ZERO FEDERAL TAXES: “The last time Donald Trump’s income-tax returns were made public, the bottom line was striking: He had paid the federal government $0 in income taxes. The disclosure, in a 1981 report by New Jersey gambling regulators, revealed that the wealthy Manhattan investor had for at least two years in the late 1970s taken advantage of a tax-code provision popular with developers that allowed him to report negative income… State records show that Trump claimed that his combined income in 1978 and 1979 was negative $3.8 million, allowing him to pay no taxes. A few years earlier, he had told the New York Times he was worth more than $200 million.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=9681463752309652&tid=ss_tw>]

TRUMP RECEIVED NY TAX BREAK RESERVED FOR HOUSEHOLDS MAKING INCOMES OF $500K OR LESS: “In a press release, the Trump team also described that $557 million as ‘revenue.’… As he did in his July release, Trump appears to be conflating income and revenue in his public disclosures. These figures also look a little odd when paired with reporting from Crain’s Aaron Elstein, which showed that Trump received a New York State tax break reserved for households with annual incomes of $500,000 or less. Trump received the breaks automatically because he was on a list of eligible recipients. ‘Could a reason be that his income in certain years was actually under the $500,000 threshold?’ Elstein asked. ‘No one who knows will say.’ (Trump’s representatives and state officials agree that taking the break was a mistake.) Trump also noted in the press release this week that his net worth had recently ballooned to an unspecified figure ‘in excess of $10 billion.’ That’s soared handsomely from the $8.7 billion he said he was worth when he announced his presidential run last June, and the $10 billion he said he was worth only a month after that. It’s also far more than the $2.9 billion figure that my Bloomberg News colleague Caleb Melby arrived at after reviewing Trump’s holdings in July.” [Tim O’Brien, Bloomberg, 5/20/16<http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-20/trump-s-financial-report-that-s-rich>]

FORMER MISS UNIVERSE SAYS TRUMP CALLED HER “MISS PIGGY,” LEADING HER TO YEARS OF EATING DISORDERS: “A former Miss Universe claims she was publicly humiliated by Donald Trump, who called her ‘Miss Piggy’ after she had gained some weight. Alicia Machado, a Venezuela native, was crowned Miss Universe in 1996 when she was just 19 years old. She is among the women featured in the controversial New York Times story about Trump's dealings with women. She also believes the GOP frontrunner bullied her ‘all the time.’… The 39-year-old says her experience with Trump led to years of battling eating disorders and psychotherapy. She is about to become an American citizen — just in time to vote in the presidential election. When asked if she would vote for Trump, she laughed.” [Inside Edition, 5/19/16<http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/16497-former-miss-universe-accuses-donald-trump-of-fat-shaming-he-called-me-miss-piggy>]

TRUMP WANTED A WHITE VS. BLACK SEASON OF “THE APPRENTICE”: “Explaining to listeners that he ‘wasn’t particularly happy’ with the show’s most recent season, Trump said he was mulling ‘an idea that is fairly controversial — creating a team of successful African-Americans versus a team of successful whites. Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world.’ The idea — which he had also raised on Howard Stern’s show a couple months earlier, according to a 2005 Entertainment Weekly article — drew an avalanche of coverage, commentary, and question-mark headlines at the time.” [Buzzfeed, 5/19/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-wanted-a-white-versus-black-season-of-the-appre?utm_term=.ljObp1WQz#.ruL53nQa8>]

JOURNALIST WHO TWEETED ARTICLE CRITICAL OF TRUMP FACES AVALANCHE OF ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS: “Last night, Jonathan Weisman tweeted out an opinion piece from The Post by Robert Kagan: ‘This is how fascism comes to America.’ Via Trump, that is… Hatred responded. The Southern Poverty Law Center, among many other Twitter observers, took note of Weisman’s efforts to highlight this scourge: ‘On Twitter and other social-media platforms, it can be difficult to determine who supports whom. Yes, several of the people making anti-Semitic statements had references to the presumptive GOP nominee in their Twitter IDs and photos, though those references could mean anything. What has been clear for some time is that criticizing Trump while being Jewish is a hazardous online activity.’” [Washington Post, 5/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/19/new-york-times-staffer-tweets-out-op-ed-critical-of-trump-faces-anti-semitic-avalanche/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>]

PAUL MANAFORT’S ROLE IS EXPANDED TO “CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF STRATEGIST”: “Donald Trump will change the role for one of his campaign’s top advisors, ABC News has learned. Sources within the campaign said that Trump will name Paul Manafort to the new role of Campaign Chairman and Chief Strategist.” [ABC News, 5/19/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-campaign-announces-expanded-role-paul-manafort/story?id=39231973>]

TRUMP GETTING HELP FROM ROMNEY’S CIRCLE: “Yet today the man Romney tapped four years ago to draw up his blueprint for a new administration is in close talks with the Trump campaign, guiding the presumptive GOP nominee’s transition chief, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and other top officials on planning for actual governing should Trump win in November. ‘They’ve had contact with me, and I’m doing whatever I can to pass along my experience,’ said Mike Leavitt, the former Utah governor, top Romney adviser and evangelist for how to run an effective presidential transition (even if you lose the election).” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/20/as-he-begins-transition-planning-trump-turns-to-unlikely-source-romney-world/>]

TRUMP HOPES TO ASSURE WARY GUN OWNERS WITH NRA SPEECH: “Donald Trump will have another chance to reassure wary conservatives still reluctant to back a candidate who once expressed support for an assault weapons ban and contributed to anti-gun Democrats when he speaks at the National Rifle Association's national convention Friday. Since expressing support for the ban and a longer waiting period for gun purchases in 2000, Trump's done an about-face on the issue. He's since called gun bans ‘a total failure,’ opposed an expansion of background checks and called for concealed carry permits to be valid across all 50 states.” [NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-aims-assure-wary-gun-rights-supporters-nra-speech-n577296>]

BACK TO THE TOP

TRUMP DAILY UPDATE

Trump: “I Can Do What I Have To Do. But I Don't Want To Really Change. I Am Who I Am.” QUESTION: “Paul Manafort says you can be changed, your rhetoric can be changed. He evidently told the congressional leaders on Capitol Hill yesterday. Is that true?” TRUMP: “I don't think we want to change it too much. We're leading. You know, if we -- if we're winning and going to the World Series, I don't know if we want to change our lineup too much. So I don't know. Perhaps, I mean, I can do what I have to do. But I don't want to really change. I am who I am. We’re going to make great trade deals, we'll have strong borders, build up our military. We're going to terminate Obamacare and get great health care. And, you know, we'll do a lot of things and I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't change too much.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

HEADLINE: “Manafort To GOP Aides: Trump's 'Behavior Can Be Changed'” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Paul Manafort Said “Donald Trump Is In Charge” Of The Vice Presidential Vetting Process. “After Trump himself attempted to sooth House and Senate Republican leaders over how the presumptive nominee will conduct his campaign and work to keep Congress in GOP control, it was Paul Manafort's turn on Thursday to try and win over some of the top GOP operatives in the party… Unnerved by the apparent threat to his own primacy within the campaign hierarchy, Lewandowski has sought to give the impression that he remains in charge, following Manafort to an RNC meeting in Florida last month to address party insiders and continuing to follow Trump himself on the road. When Manafort was asked Thursday about the vice presidential vetting process, he pointedly shot down a report that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was leading the effort: ‘I’m not in charge. Corey’s not in charge. [Ben] Carson’s not in charge. Donald Trump is in charge,’ Manafort said, according to an attendee.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Paul Manafort Told Republican Leaders That Trump’s “Behavior Can Be Changed.” “When Manafort was asked Thursday about the vice presidential vetting process, he pointedly shot down a report that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was leading the effort: ‘I’m not in charge. Corey’s not in charge. [Ben] Carson’s not in charge. Donald Trump is in charge,’ Manafort said, according to an attendee. But Manafort also reinforced a message that Trump delivered to GOP senators last week: That Trump realizes that Republicans are concerned with the tone and tenor of his campaign. When asked about Trump’s high negatives, Manafort said it was the result of the Republican primary and that Trump's ‘behavior can be changed.’ After this article posted, Manafort told POLITICO his comment about change referred to Trump’s negatives, during an exchange about the candidate’s favorable-unfavorable numbers. Manafort said the point he made was: ‘His negatives are going to be changing over the course of the next couple of weeks, as Republicans come home. They’re changing as we speak.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Trump: “I Have So Many Employees In New Jersey. I Hate To Think About It, I Have To Be Honest. I Am Taking Care Of More Education And More Salaries And More Health Care Than Anybody Probably In New Jersey.” TRUMP: “I came into New York, and the people of New York, they love me, they know me. You know me as well as they know me. Do you know how many employees right now I have.? I am paying so many people. I have so many employees in New Jersey. I hate to think about it, I have to be honest. I am taking care of more education and more salaries and more health care than anybody probably in New Jersey. Honestly, I am happy to do it. We have great people. New Jersey, let me tell you, new Jersey is a great state. It is a state where we have truly, truly great people.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Has A Surrogate Problem.” [NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-has-surrogate-problem-n577456>]

Some Of Trump’s Most Prominent Positions Were Unique To Him, Making It Difficult For Even His Endorsers To Credibly Defend Him. “Donald Trump is picking up plenty of Republican endorsements as he settles into his new role as the party's presumptive nominee. What they're supporting, however, isn't entirely clear. A number of Trump's signature positions are still almost wholly unique to him. Even among lawmakers who endorsed him earliest, there's little vocal support for deporting all undocumented immigrants by force or banning Muslim entry into the United States, among other issues. This is to say nothing of his harsher rhetoric and shifting policy stances, which Republican politicians have bristled at having to address all year. This creates a problem moving forward: How many of Trump's new backers can credibly defend him once the Democratic attacks start in earnest? Rep. Chris Collins of New York, the first House member to endorse Trump, illustrated the problem in an interview with the Buffalo News in which he backed off several of Trump's most prominent policies.” [NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-has-surrogate-problem-n577456>]

Trump Diversity Outreach Team Member, Juan Carlos Limón, Told CNN That Latino Voters Were Slow To Support Trump Because They Were “Very Emotional” And “Get Easily Offended.” “With few elected officials able to consistently play a surrogate role for Trump, he's had to rely on some less well-known picks who can go where others can't… Juan Carlos Limón, a member of Trump's diversity outreach team, has also taken some interesting turns. This month, he drew attention after suggesting on CNN Latino that voters are slow to support Trump because they are ‘very emotional.’ He expanded on the remarks later in an interview with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos. ‘Latinos, we have that blood,’ Limón said. ‘We're highly emotional. We may perceive different things in different ways. And when you get a person that is that abrupt, that direct, and maybe he … says things the wrong way, we get easily offended.’"[NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-has-surrogate-problem-n577456>]

HEADLINE: “The Most Underpriced Investment On Wall Street: A Trump Victory.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/17/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-underpriced-investment-on-wall-street-a-trump-victory-1463513514?mod=e2tw>]

4/27/16: Only 22 Percent Of Institutional Investors Thought Trump Would Win The General Election According To A Strategas Poll Of Its Clients. “Most professional investors still don’t believe, and don’t want to believe, that Mr. Trump can win. Strategas surveyed 650 of its clients, all institutional investors, on March 17 and April 27. In the first poll, 66% of clients said Hillary Clinton would win and in the next survey, the number rose to 69%. Even as Mr. Trump effectively seized the Republican Party nomination, the number of respondents who thought he would win the presidency fell from 27% to 22%.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/17/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-underpriced-investment-on-wall-street-a-trump-victory-1463513514?mod=e2tw>]

Minorities

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Wanted A White-Versus-Black Season Of ‘The Apprentice’” [BuzzFeed, 5/19/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-wanted-a-white-versus-black-season-of-the-appre?utm_term=.eeVKBQK5Wd&bftw=pol#.eakE4DE8Rv>]

2005: Trump Said For The Next Season Of The Apprentice He Was Considering “An Idea That Is Fairly Controversial — Creating A Team Of Successful African-Americans Versus A Team Of Successful Whites. Whether People Like That Idea Or Not, It Is Somewhat Reflective Of Our Very Vicious World.” “A decade before he launched his presidential bid, Donald Trump was a reality TV sensation in search of a new gimmick for the upcoming season of The Apprentice. In the summer of 2005, he thought he had found it: pit black contestants against white ones in the televised battle for boardroom supremacy. Trump floated the prospect of racially segregated Apprentice teams during his short-lived syndicated radio show on July 11, 2005. Explaining to listeners that he ‘wasn’t particularly happy’ with the show’s most recent season, Trump said he was mulling ‘an idea that is fairly controversial — creating a team of successful African-Americans versus a team of successful whites. Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world.’ The idea — which he had also raised on Howard Stern’s show a couple months earlier, according to a 2005 Entertainment Weekly article — drew an avalanche of coverage, commentary, and question-mark headlines at the time.” [BuzzFeed, 5/19/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-wanted-a-white-versus-black-season-of-the-appre?utm_term=.eeVKBQK5Wd&bftw=pol#.eakE4DE8Rv>]

HEADLINE: “'The Apprentice': Donald Trump On The Art Of Casting.” [Entertainment Weekly, 7/12/05<http://www.ew.com/article/2005/07/12/apprentice_cast>]

2005: Trump Said He “Wasn’t Particularly Happy With The Most Recent Season” Of ‘The Apprentice’ And Suggested Pitting Racially-Segregated Teams Against Each Other. “The fourth season of The Apprentice is almost done filming, but Donald Trump wants to juice up Season 5 with a new gimmick. ‘To be honest, I wasn’t particularly happy with the most recent season,’ he said on his syndicated radio show yesterday. ‘So this time around, I wanted to do the casting myself.’ Among the team templates he’s mulling is ‘an idea that is fairly controversial – creating a team of successful African-Americans versus a team of successful whites. Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world.’” [Entertainment Weekly, 7/12/05<http://www.ew.com/article/2005/07/12/apprentice_cast>]

Paul Manafort Said Trump Would Work Hard To Court Hispanic Voters Despite His Low Favorability. “After Trump himself attempted to sooth House and Senate Republican leaders over how the presumptive nominee will conduct his campaign and work to keep Congress in GOP control, it was Paul Manafort's turn on Thursday to try and win over some of the top GOP operatives in the party. Facing a room full of seasoned campaign veterans and longtime congressional aides at D.C. law firm Jones day on Capitol Hill, Manafort struck a confident tone. He told attendees that Ronald Reagan used to be criticized just like Trump is now for his polarizing reputation within the Republican Party, the sources said. And the senior Trump adviser said the campaign will work hard to court Latinos, despite Trump's poor approval ratings among Hispanics and Trump's controversial comments about Mexican immigrants, said one attendee. Though Manafort has joined the campaign to bring an extra layer of seasoning to an operation filled with fresh-faced Republican operatives, he insisted that his power is limited: Trump, he said in so many words, is going to be Trump. Yet, his own promotion, announced Thursday by the campaign, belied Manafort's message. Brought on to serve as ‘convention manager’ amid concerns that Trump's campaign lacked the organizational bandwidth and institutional knowledge necessary to secure loyal delegates, Manfort saw his title officially changed Thursday to ‘campaign chairman and chief strategist.’ It's the clearest indication yet that the longtime operative, hired just two months ago, is now in charge of Trump's campaign as it shifts into general election mode.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Paul Manafort Reportedly Told GOP Operatives At Jones Day Law Firm That The Trump Campaign Would Work Hard To Court Latinos Despite Trump’s Poor Approval Ratings And Controversial Comments. “After Trump himself attempted to sooth House and Senate Republican leaders over how the presumptive nominee will conduct his campaign and work to keep Congress in GOP control, it was Paul Manafort's turn on Thursday to try and win over some of the top GOP operatives in the party. Facing a room full of seasoned campaign veterans and longtime congressional aides at D.C. law firm Jones day on Capitol Hill, Manafort struck a confident tone. He told attendees that Ronald Reagan used to be criticized just like Trump is now for his polarizing reputation within the Republican Party, the sources said. And the senior Trump adviser said the campaign will work hard to court Latinos, despite Trump's poor approval ratings among Hispanics and Trump's controversial comments about Mexican immigrants, said one attendee.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Paul Manafort Reportedly Said That The Only Person That Was In Charge Of The Vice Presidential Vetting Process Was Donald Trump.  “When Manafort was asked Thursday about the vice presidential vetting process, he pointedly shot down a report that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was leading the effort: “I’m not in charge. Corey’s not in charge. [Ben] Carson’s not in charge. Donald Trump is in charge,” Manafort said, according to an attendee.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Shifts Immigration Tone In Meeting With Hispanic Evangelical Leader.” [TIME, 5/20/16<http://time.com/4342885/donald-trump-immigration-hispanic-evangelicals/>]

5/11/16: Trump Met With Representatives Of The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). “In a clear sign of a pivot towards the general election, Donald Trump privately discussed immigration policy on May 11 with a representative of the largest Hispanic evangelical association at Trump Tower. The representative left the meeting expressing surprise at how supportive the presumptive Republican nominee had been. ‘Donald Trump showed a tremendous understanding and concern for the undocumented immigrants,’ evangelical pastor Mario Bramnick. ‘We all came out really sensing his genuineness.’” [TIME, 5/20/16<http://time.com/4342885/donald-trump-immigration-hispanic-evangelicals/>]

National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Leader, Pastor Samuel Rodriquez Jr., Criticized Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan: “It’s Impossible. You’d Have To Have A Gestapo Sort Of Apparatus, In The Vein Of World War II, Putting People Not On Trains But Airplanes.” “In a clear sign of a pivot towards the general election, Donald Trump privately discussed immigration policy on May 11 with a representative of the largest Hispanic evangelical association at Trump Tower. The representative left the meeting expressing surprise at how supportive the presumptive Republican nominee had been. ‘Donald Trump showed a tremendous understanding and concern for the undocumented immigrants,’ evangelical pastor Mario Bramnick. ‘We all came out really sensing his genuineness.’ Bramnick, a Cuban-American who advised Sen. Ted Cruz during the primary, came to the meeting as a representative of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), which has more than 40,000 member churches. The group’s leader, pastor Samuel Rodriguez Jr., has been openly critical of Trump’s plan to build a southern wall and deport with force the roughly 10 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. ‘It’s impossible,’ Rodriguez says. ‘You’d have to have a Gestapo sort of apparatus, in the vein of World War II, putting people not on trains but airplanes.’” [TIME, 5/20/16<http://time.com/4342885/donald-trump-immigration-hispanic-evangelicals/>]

Televangelist And Pastor Of Touch Heaven Ministries, Frank Amedia, Was The Trump Campaign’s “Liason For Christian Policy.” “But in the meeting, Bramnick said Trump suggested a clear willingness to work with the Hispanic community. While Trump did not say he would revisit any of his policies, he signaled an openness to continue the conversation, Bramnick said. ‘We didn’t get into specifics other than that he wants to work with us, work with the Hispanic community, Hispanic leadership on substantive policy regarding immigration,’ said Bramnick, who leads the Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition, a subsidiary of the NHCLC, and New Wine Ministries, a 300-member congregation in Fort Lauderdale. Televangelist Frank Amedia, pastor of Touch Heaven Ministries and the Trump campaign’s new ‘liason for Christian policy,’ arranged the meeting, Bramnick says, which lasted for about a half hour, and then included time with Trump’s son Eric. During the discussion, Bramnick said he shared NHCLC’s immigration reform platform with Trump. Unlike Trump’s immigration proposal—which calls for building a wall along the US-Mexico border and deporting millions—NHCLC’s plan has five pillars. One, secure the borders through a federal certification process that does not specify a new wall. Two, provide current, law-abiding undocumented immigrants to pursue a path to citizenship, which would only be completed after all other current legal immigration applications have been processed. Three, grant guest worker visas for currently undocumented immigrants. Four, deport undocumented immigrants who are felons and serious misdemeanor offenders. Five, create an integration process for newly legalized undocumented individuals to assimilate into American society, including learning English and American civics. The group opposes Trump’s call to forcibly deport all undocumented immigrants now living in the country.” [TIME, 5/20/16<http://time.com/4342885/donald-trump-immigration-hispanic-evangelicals/>]

Delegate Woes

HEADLINE: “Trump Delegate Indicted On Federal Weapons And Child Porn Charges.” [Mother Jones, 5/19/16<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/trump-delegate-indicted-federal-weapons-and-child-porn-charges>]

Trump Maryland Delegate Caleb Baily Was Indicted For Mailing Explosives, And Illegally Possessing A Machine Gun And Child Pornography. “A Maryland delegate selected by Donald Trump's presidential campaign for the Republican National Convention was indicted on Tuesday on federal weapons and child pornography charges. The federal indictment alleges that Caleb Andrew Bailey, 30, of Waldorf, Maryland, illegally mailed a cache of ammunition and explosives through the US Postal service, and illegally possessed a machine gun and child pornography. The indictment further alleges that Bailey ‘attempted to use and did use a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography.’ A spokesperson for the Maryland Republican Party confirmed to Mother Jones that Caleb Andrew Bailey of Waldorf is a delegate for Donald Trump in Maryland's 5th Congressional district. Bailey could not immediately be reached for comment at his apparent place of employment.” [Mother Jones, 5/19/16<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/trump-delegate-indicted-federal-weapons-and-child-porn-charges>]

The Trump Campaign Said Caleb Baily Would Be Immediately Replaced As A Maryland Delegate For The Campaign. “The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Bailey's indictment… The Trump campaign has issued a statement: ‘We strongly condemn these allegations and leave it in the capable hands of law enforcement. He will be replaced immediately.’ [Mother Jones, 5/19/16<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/trump-delegate-indicted-federal-weapons-and-child-porn-charges>]

Hope Hicks On The News Of An Elected Trump Delegate Facing Charges For Child Pornography And An Illegal Gun And Firearms: “We Strongly Condemn These Allegations And Leave It In The Capable Hands Of Law Enforcement. He Will Be Replaced Immediately,” A Maryland man who was elected as a delegate for Donald Trump to the Republican National Convention has been charged with creation and possession of child pornography and possession of an illegal gun and explosives. A federal grand jury indicted Caleb Bailey on Wednesday, following an investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives according to court records. The indictment alleges between March 2015 and this past January, Bailey attempted to use and did use a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography. The investigation began in February when Caleb Bailey shipped a package to a person in Wisconsin, but it ruptured open at a postal facility in Capital Heights, Maryland, according to a federal criminal complaint. Postal officials called ATF agents to the scene to investigate the package. They found it contained 119 rounds of .50 caliber cartridges with incendiary projectiles, which are regulated as explosives, and 200 rounds of spotting projectiles, which also contained an explosive charge, according to the affidavit. When the package did not arrive, according to an ATF affidavit filed in court, Bailey, using a false name, called the post office twice inquiring about its status and gave a tracking number that matched the parcel in which the explosives were found. The Maryland Board of Elections lists Bailey as a District 5 delegate to the Republican National Convention supporting Trump. A U.S. law enforcement official confirmed that the Bailey elected as delegate was the same person arrested. Lawyers for Bailey did not return a request for comment. ‘We strongly condemn these allegations and leave it in the capable hands of law enforcement. He will be replaced immediately,’ Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks told CNN.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/trump-delegate-child-porn-gun-explosives/index.html>]

Extremist Supporters

HEADLINE: "New York Times Staffer Tweets Out Op-Ed Critical Of Trump, Faces Anti-Semitic Avalanche." [Washington Post, 5/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/19/new-york-times-staffer-tweets-out-op-ed-critical-of-trump-faces-anti-semitic-avalanche/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>]

HEADLINE: “Journalist Who Profiled Melania Trump Hit With Barrage Of Antisemitic Abuse.” [The Guardian, 4/28/16<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/28/julia-ioffe-journalist-melania-trump-antisemitic-abuse?CMP=share_btn_fb>]

Terrorism

Trump On His Plan To Defeat ISIS: “And I Have Definite Ideas. I'd Rather Not Tell What The Ideas Are.” QUESTION: “Have you met with military advisers that have told you specifically how to get rid of ISIS quickly? Libya, Syria, Iraq, everywhere?” TRUMP: “I met with many people and I recently met with James Baker who I have a lot of respect for and I think of Ronald Reagan when I think of James Baker, as you know. Yesterday, the day before yesterday, I was with Henry Kissinger. I met with many, many people. And I have definite ideas. I'd rather not tell what the ideas are, because, Brian, I'm so tired of wat politicians saying what that I'll do with ISIS and in the meantime, ISIS goes out and laughs and prepares for it. You have to hit them with surprise. I know we have a system and it's a political system and it's wonderful and we all love it, but for us to go out and say, ‘Here's what I'm going to do with ISIS, my first day I’m--’ I see Obama doing that.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump: “I Know We Have A System And It's A Political System And It's Wonderful And We All Love It” But “I'd Rather Not Tell What The Ideas Are” For Defeating ISIS. QUESTION: “Have you met with military advisers that have told you specifically how to get rid of ISIS quickly? Libya, Syria, Iraq, everywhere?” TRUMP: “I met with many people and I recently met with James Baker who I have a lot of respect for and I think of Ronald Reagan when I think of James Baker, as you know. Yesterday, the day before yesterday, I was with Henry Kissinger. I met with many, many people. And I have definite ideas. I'd rather not tell what the ideas are, because, Brian, I'm so tired of wat politicians saying what that I'll do with ISIS and in the meantime, ISIS goes out and laughs and prepares for it. You have to hit them with surprise. I know we have a system and it's a political system and it's wonderful and we all love it, but for us to go out and say, ‘Here's what I'm going to do with ISIS, my first day I’m--’ I see Obama doing that.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump Said Hillary Clinton’s Suggestion His Proposed Muslim Ban Promoted Terrorism Was “One Of The Dumber Statements I Ever Heard.” QUESTION: “Yesterday Hillary said on another channel she said your proposal to ban Muslims promotes terrorism.” TRUMP: “Yeah. Is that the dumbest thing you have ever heard? I mean, to me it's one of the dumber statements I ever heard. I mean, she's so ill equipped to be the president.” QUESTION: “Why is it dumb?” TRUMP: “I just think it's absolutely dumb. In fact, if anything, it's just the opposite because they're going to have to learn that we can't take this anymore. They have to turn in the people that are bombing the planes and they know who the people are. And we're not going to find the people by just continuing to be so nice and so soft. And I have many Muslim friends and they agree they have a tremendous problem with the radical Islamic terrorism, tremendous problem. And what she said is so dumb. They are going to have to start turning them in. You take a look at San Bernardino, everybody knew that they were going to do this attack. There were bombs all over their apartment. Everybody saw the bombs. They knew this was happening. And nobody turned them in. And you take a look at Paris. Everybody knew that what was happening, and by the way, the last person that they were looking all over for, you know, eight months they found that person living practically where he lived for. Nobody turned him in.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump Said Muslims Needed To Look Around At Their Neighbors And “Start Turning Them In… You Take A Look At San Bernardino, Everybody Knew That They Were Going To Do This Attack. There Were Bombs All Over Their Apartment. Everybody Saw The Bombs. They Knew This Was Happening. And Nobody Turned Them In.” QUESTION: “Yesterday Hillary said on another channel she said your proposal to ban Muslims promotes terrorism.” TRUMP: “Yeah. Is that the dumbest thing you have ever heard? I mean, to me it's one of the dumber statements I ever heard. I mean, she's so ill equipped to be the president.” QUESTION: “Why is it dumb?” TRUMP: “I just think it's absolutely dumb. In fact, if anything, it's just the opposite because they're going to have to learn that we can't take this anymore. They have to turn in the people that are bombing the planes and they know who the people are. And we're not going to find the people by just continuing to be so nice and so soft. And I have many Muslim friends and they agree they have a tremendous problem with the radical Islamic terrorism, tremendous problem. And what she said is so dumb. They are going to have to start turning them in. You take a look at San Bernardino, everybody knew that they were going to do this attack. There were bombs all over their apartment. Everybody saw the bombs. They knew this was happening. And nobody turned them in. And you take a look at Paris. Everybody knew that what was happening, and by the way, the last person that they were looking all over for, you know, eight months they found that person living practically where he lived for. Nobody turned him in.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump Denied That His Proposed Muslim Ban Would Promote Terrorism: “In Fact, If Anything, It's Just The Opposite Because They're Going To Have To Learn That We Can't Take This Anymore. They Have To Turn In The People That Are Bombing The Planes And They Know Who The People Are.” QUESTION: “Yesterday Hillary said on another channel she said your proposal to ban Muslims promotes terrorism.” TRUMP: “Yeah. Is that the dumbest thing you have ever heard? I mean, to me it's one of the dumber statements I ever heard. I mean, she's so ill equipped to be the president.” QUESTION: “Why is it dumb?” TRUMP: “I just think it's absolutely dumb. In fact, if anything, it's just the opposite because they're going to have to learn that we can't take this anymore. They have to turn in the people that are bombing the planes and they know who the people are. And we're not going to find the people by just continuing to be so nice and so soft. And I have many Muslim friends and they agree they have a tremendous problem with the radical Islamic terrorism, tremendous problem. And what she said is so dumb. They are going to have to start turning them in. You take a look at San Bernardino, everybody knew that they were going to do this attack. There were bombs all over their apartment. Everybody saw the bombs. They knew this was happening. And nobody turned them in. And you take a look at Paris. Everybody knew that what was happening, and by the way, the last person that they were looking all over for, you know, eight months they found that person living practically where he lived for. Nobody turned him in.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump On The Missing EgyptAir Flight: “Another Plane Was Blown Up And I Can Practically Guarantee Who Blew It Up.” QUESTION: “I think the worry is how you will be as president and present your positions and your words and there are some concerns that you might be trigger happy with your words.” TRUMP: “I'm the one that didn't want to go into Iraq?” QUESTION: “I'm even talking about for example the tweet you sent yesterday morning.” TRUMP : “What's wrong with them?” QUESTION: “I will tell you that some might say. That it was generating hatred, focusing on the hatred and fear that terrorism brings.” TRUMP: “You feel that way, but another plane was blown up and I can practically guarantee who blew it up… I said when you find out what happened to the plane, it will be exactly what I said. That plane didn't go down because of mechanical failure.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump On The Missing EgyptAir Flight: “A Plane Got Blown Out Of The Sky. If You Do Not Think It Was Blown Out Of The Sky, You Are 100% Wrong.” TRUMP: “My people. This is my people. But Bernie Sanders said that Hillary really is, essentially, not fit, not qualified to be president. You know why? He said because she suffers from bad judgment. So today, she made this statement. She will not use the term ‘Radical Islamic terrorism.’ You know why she won't? Because her president won't use it, that is why. By the way, is she being nice to him? She could not stand him, her husband could not stand him. Bill could not stand him, and she could not stand him. I wonder why she is being so nice. Can you figure it out? Did not like him one little bit, now anything he said, my president said, my president said. If you think about it, look at it, he said ‘Unqualified,’ and she suffers from bad judgment. And she does. Today, we had a terrible tragedy, and she came up and said that Donald Trump talked about radical islamic terrorism. She used a different term because she does not want to use that term. She refuses to use that term. It is a terrible thing. He essentially should not be running for office. He does not have the right to run for office. I said to myself, what just happened 12 hours ago? A plane got blown out of the sky. If you do not think it was blown out of the sky, you are 100% wrong. I was watching one of the networks. They had this great guy from the FBI on, talking about what happened with the plane. Never saw him before on television. Give is going back and forth about how bad it is getting, how we we -- how we are losing control. At the end, he says, let me tell you something. The person that knows what is going on, the person that understands what is happening is a guy named Donald Trump.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “Another Couple Planes Go Down And You'll Have A Depression Worldwide, The Likes Of Which You Have Never Seen. Because Nobody Is Going To Travel. There Will Be No Anything. There Will Be No Communication Between Countries. And You'll Have A Problem The Likes Of Which You Have Never Seen.” QUESTION: “I'm asking you if there is any perhaps become pain here to the concern that a lot of what you say is focused on hatred and fear and generating more anger and churning it up and perhaps that tweet maybe you might have thought of the families that are suffering first.” TRUMP: “Let me tell you what I'm thinking. I'm thinking of the future. We can't continue to let things like this happen. We are being taken advantage of by radical Islamic terrorists and we are -- this world is changing. Another couple planes go down and you'll have a depression worldwide, the likes of which you have never seen. Because nobody is going to travel. There will be no anything. There will be no communication between countries. And you'll have a problem the likes of which you have never seen.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Foreign Policy

Trump Said Libya Was An Example Of Hillary Clinton’s Bad Judgment: “We Knock Out Libya And You Knock Out Gadhafi And She Thinks We Did A Great Job. And It’s Just More Destabilization.” TRUMP: “It's sort of interesting because I talk about Hillary's bad judgment. I actually said that this morning to a lot of followers. A lot of people that agree with me. She has horrible judgment. You look at what's going on.” QUESTION: “What's the worst example of her? You say she has horrible judgment.” TRUMP: “I can tell you a lot of examples. One is Libya. Libya is a disaster. Just in case you have any questions, right now ISIS has taken the oil from Libya. So we knock out Libya and you knock out Gadhafi and she thinks we did a great job. And it’s just more destabilization--ISIS has the oil.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

5/20/16: Trump Claimed He “Would Have Stayed Out Of Libya.” TRUMP: “I can tell you a lot of examples. One is Libya. Libya is a disaster. Just in case you have any questions, right now ISIS has taken the oil from Libya. So we knock out Libya and you knock out Gadhafi and she thinks we did a great job. And it’s just more destabilization--ISIS has the oil.” QUESTION: “Would you have stayed out of Libya?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Libya. And Iraq too.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump's Pants On Fire Claim He Never Discussed Libya Intervention.” [Politifact, 2/25/16<http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/25/donald-trump/donald-trumps-pants-fire-claim-he-never-discussed-/>]

Trump: “I Would Have Stayed Out Of Syria And I Wouldn't Have Fought So Much For Assad, Against Assad.” QUESTION: “Would you have stayed out of Libya?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Libya. And Iraq too.” QUESTION: “Will you stay out of Syria?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Syria and I wouldn't have fought so much for Assad, against Assad, because I thought that was a whole thing. I mean, you have Iran, which we made into a power. Iran now is a power. Because of us, because of some of the dumbest deals I have ever seen. So now you have Iran and Russia in favor of Assad. We're supposed to fight the two of them. And at the same time, we're supposed to fight ISIS, who is fighting Assad.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump Agreed The United States’ Military Priority Was To Get Rid Of ISIS And Leave Assad In Power In Syria. QUESTION: “Would you have stayed out of Libya?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Libya. And Iraq too.” QUESTION: “Will you stay out of Syria?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Syria and I wouldn't have fought so much for Assad, against Assad, because I thought that was a whole thing. I mean, you have Iran, which we made into a power. Iran now is a power. Because of us, because of some of the dumbest deals I have ever seen. So now you have Iran and Russia in favor of Assad. We're supposed to fight the two of them. And at the same time, we're supposed to fight ISIS, who is fighting Assad.” QUESTION: “So there are a lot of people who say you have inconsistent foreign policy, but it sounds consistent. You wouldn't have gone into Libya. You’ve said you wouldn't have gone into Iraq. You wouldn't go into Syria. You wouldn't have fought Assad.” TRUMP: “But I would go after ISIS, big league” QUESTION: “But you'd go after ISIS.” TRUMP: “Joe, ISIS is fighting Syria. So you have some people—most people-- that want to fight Syria and ISIS at the same time. They are fighting each other.” QUESTION: “So what you're saying is Assad can stay in power. That's not your interest.” TRUMP: “I'm saying we have bigger problems than Assad.” TRUMP: “You're interest is, militarily. You would tell the generals to go after ISIS, but we're not interested in replacing Assad.” TRUMP: “I would say knock the hell out of ISIS, which we could have done originally. We shouldn't have been in Iraq. Bad decision. Then the way Obama got us out was a horrible decision, the way we came out. And I would have said—by the way ISIS was created because of that. They wouldn't take them in. Because we had the wrong leadership.” QUESTION: “But I want to get specific on Syria because there is a divide in the foreign policy community. There are people like Lindsey Graham says you have to replace Assad and beat ISIS. Others are more realists who say, you know what, Assad is a horrible person but he stays there. Our job is getting rid of ISIS.” TRUMP: That's where I am. Lindsey Graham called me up the other day. He was very nice. That was a very surprising call. But he was very nice. But I disagree with him on this. We have Iran and we have Russia totally on the side of Assad. And that's not the reason I stay out necessarily, but certainly it's a complicating factor. But we have them totally on the side of Assad. We have to knock the hell out of ISIS. And if we’re going after Assad and ISIS and they are fighting each other, people are going to say what the hell are we doing.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump Did Not Want To Remove Assad From Power In Syria Because “We Have Iran And We Have Russia Totally On The Side Of Assad. And That's Not The Reason I Stay Out Necessarily, But Certainly It's A Complicating Factor.” QUESTION: “Would you have stayed out of Libya?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Libya. And Iraq too.” QUESTION: “Will you stay out of Syria?” TRUMP: “I would have stayed out of Syria and I wouldn't have fought so much for Assad, against Assad, because I thought that was a whole thing. I mean, you have Iran, which we made into a power. Iran now is a power. Because of us, because of some of the dumbest deals I have ever seen. So now you have Iran and Russia in favor of Assad. We're supposed to fight the two of them. And at the same time, we're supposed to fight ISIS, who is fighting Assad.” QUESTION: “So there are a lot of people who say you have inconsistent foreign policy, but it sounds consistent. You wouldn't have gone into Libya. You’ve said you wouldn't have gone into Iraq. You wouldn't go into Syria. You wouldn't have fought Assad.” TRUMP: “But I would go after ISIS, big league” QUESTION: “But you'd go after ISIS.” TRUMP: “Joe, ISIS is fighting Syria. So you have some people—most people-- that want to fight Syria and ISIS at the same time. They are fighting each other.” QUESTION: “So what you're saying is Assad can stay in power. That's not your interest.” TRUMP: “I'm saying we have bigger problems than Assad.” TRUMP: “You're interest is, militarily. You would tell the generals to go after ISIS, but we're not interested in replacing Assad.” TRUMP: “I would say knock the hell out of ISIS, which we could have done originally. We shouldn't have been in Iraq. Bad decision. Then the way Obama got us out was a horrible decision, the way we came out. And I would have said—by the way ISIS was created because of that. They wouldn't take them in. Because we had the wrong leadership.” QUESTION: “But I want to get specific on Syria because there is a divide in the foreign policy community. There are people like Lindsey Graham says you have to replace Assad and beat ISIS. Others are more realists who say, you know what, Assad is a horrible person but he stays there. Our job is getting rid of ISIS.” TRUMP: That's where I am. Lindsey Graham called me up the other day. He was very nice. That was a very surprising call. But he was very nice. But I disagree with him on this. We have Iran and we have Russia totally on the side of Assad. And that's not the reason I stay out necessarily, but certainly it's a complicating factor. But we have them totally on the side of Assad. We have to knock the hell out of ISIS. And if we’re going after Assad and ISIS and they are fighting each other, people are going to say what the hell are we doing.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump: “If We’re Going After Assad And ISIS And They Are Fighting Each Other, People Are Going To Say ‘What The Hell Are We Doing?’” QUESTION: “But I want to get specific on Syria because there is a divide in the foreign policy community. There are people like Lindsey Graham says you have to replace Assad and beat ISIS. Others are more realists who say, you know what, Assad is a horrible person but he stays there. Our job is getting rid of ISIS.” TRUMP: That's where I am. Lindsey Graham called me up the other day. He was very nice. That was a very surprising call. But he was very nice. But I disagree with him on this. We have Iran and we have Russia totally on the side of Assad. And that's not the reason I stay out necessarily, but certainly it's a complicating factor. But we have them totally on the side of Assad. We have to knock the hell out of ISIS. And if we’re going after Assad and ISIS and they are fighting each other, people are going to say what the hell are we doing.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump Said He Wouldn’t Go To North Korea, But Would Talk To The North Korean Leader. QUESTION: “This past week a lot of people confused because you're talking about—sounding like Obama-- saying you would go to North Korea and you talk to the North Koreans.” TRUMP: “I wouldn't go to North Korea. I wouldn’t go there.” QUESTION: “You would talk to them.” TRUMP: “The last thing I would do is go there. I would never go to North Korea. I don't know who would say I would go there.” QUESTION: “You'll talk to the North Korean leader.” TRUMP: “Yes, I would.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump: “I Wouldn't Go To North Korea. I Wouldn’t Go There… The Last Thing I Would Do Is Go There. I Would Never Go To North Korea. I Don't Know Who Would Say I Would Go There.” QUESTION: “This past week a lot of people confused because you're talking about—sounding like Obama-- saying you would go to North Korea and you talk to the North Koreans.” TRUMP: “I wouldn't go to North Korea. I wouldn’t go there.” QUESTION: “You would talk to them.” TRUMP: “The last thing I would do is go there. I would never go to North Korea. I don't know who would say I would go there.” QUESTION: “You'll talk to the North Korean leader.” TRUMP: “Yes, I would.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump: “I Didn’t Go After” David Cameron, But “He Came After Me A Little Bit.” QUESTION: “This past week a lot of people confused because you're talking about—sounding like Obama-- saying you would go to North Korea and you talk to the North Koreans.” TRUMP: “I wouldn't go to North Korea. I wouldn’t go there” QUESTION: “You would talk to them.” TRUMP: “The last thing I would do is go there. I would never go to North Korea. I don't know who would say I would go there.” QUESTION: “You'll talk to the North Korean leader.” TRUMP: “Yes, I would.” QUESTION: “Maybe he can go to your resort in Scotland. You talk to him. But on the other side you're attacking Great Britain, our longest running ally. Is there an inconsistency there?” TRUMP: “I'm not attacking great Britain. Where am I attacking Great Britain. I'm not attacking them at all. They asked me about the E.U. And I said, frankly, it's none of my business. I don't even like answering it, but if I would get out of the E.U.. I see what happened with the great migration destroying Europe and the E.U. had a lot to do with that. Personally, I would get out, but I said, I don't want that to influence the people of Great Britain.”  QUESTION: “But you were going after David Cameron though, their leader.” TRUMP: “I didn’t go after-- You show me where. He came after me a little bit. And by the way, he would like me now to visit 10 Downing Street. They put out that invitation two days ago. I will do just fine with David Cameron. I think he’s a nice guy. I will do just fine. They have asked me to visit 10 Downing Street, and I might do it.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump Said He Might Accept An Invitation From British Prime Minister, David Cameron, To Visit 10 Downing Street. QUESTION: “But you were going after David Cameron though, their leader.” TRUMP: “I didn’t go after-- You show me where. He came after me a little bit. And by the way, he would like me now to visit 10 Downing Street. They put out that invitation two days ago. I will do just fine with David Cameron. I think he’s a nice guy. I will do just fine. They have asked me to visit 10 Downing Street, and I might do it.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump On Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates: “He Knows Nothing About Me. He Knows Nothing About What I Said. I'm Not A Big Fan Of His.” QUESTION: “We had former defense secretary Robert Gates on the show yesterday. I'm going to play for you a bit of what he had to say. He had concerns about both candidates, you and Hillary Clinton. Take a listen.”  (ROBERT GATES VIDEO CLIP): “I think they are especially apprehensive about the unpredictability and the threats of Mr. Trump. And some of the things he's said from having Japan and South Korea have nuclear weapons to breaking off the relationship with China and so on and so forth. These are all serious concern. The worry is that even before the election, countries begin to take steps to offset these dangers or these perceived shifts in U.S. Policy in ways that put greater distance between ourselves and them in terms of cooperation in the future.” QUESTION: “And Donald, I want to know what you think of those comments.” TRUMP: “The comments are wrong. He knows nothing about me. He knows nothing about what I said. I'm not a big fan of his because you look at two things. Look at where our country is with years of him being involved. We are a mess, number one. I know he has a great reputation and all of that. All of these guys have a great reputation. They have been doing this stuff for 15 years, look where our country is. We need new thinking. Number two, as far as Japan and South Korea are concerned. All I'm saying is we defend them. They are paying us a tiny fraction of what it's costing. I want them to pay. I would love to continue to defend Japan. I would love to continue to defend South Korea.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump On Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates: “Look At Where Our Country Is With Years Of Him Being Involved… I Know He Has A Great Reputation And All Of That. All Of These Guys Have A Great Reputation. They Have Been Doing This Stuff For 15 Years, Look Where Our Country Is. We Need New Thinking.” (ROBERT GATES VIDEO CLIP): “I think they are especially apprehensive about the unpredictability and the threats of Mr. Trump. And some of the things he's said from having Japan and South Korea have nuclear weapons to breaking off the relationship with China and so on and so forth. These are all serious concern. The worry is that even before the election, countries begin to take steps to offset these dangers or these perceived shifts in U.S. Policy in ways that put greater distance between ourselves and them in terms of cooperation in the future.” QUESTION: “And Donald, I want to know what you think of those comments.” TRUMP: “The comments are wrong. He knows nothing about me. He knows nothing about what I said. I'm not a big fan of his because you look at two things. Look at where our country is with years of him being involved. We are a mess, number one. I know he has a great reputation and all of that. All of these guys have a great reputation. They have been doing this stuff for 15 years, look where our country is. We need new thinking.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trade

Trump: “We Can't Do Any Worse. So If We Had A Trade War, To Be Honest, It Can't Be Worse Than Having A Trade Deficit Of $505 Billion. I Say That Loud And I Say It Clear.” QUESTION: “I want to ask you something about you said last night. ‘Who the hell cares if there's a trade war.’ You have been open about riff on exports from China and Mexico. Most experts believe that would plunge China and Mexico into a recession. Could perhaps the United States into the recession? Are you concerned about the jobs lost in this country because of a trade war?” TRUMP: “Really? China, we have a trade deficit with China of $505 billion this year. We have a trade deficit with Mexico $58 billion. They are killing us at the border and everything else. We all know that. The drugs are pouring across. People are coming across. Everybody is coming across. They do nothing to help us. And they will. They’ll up being good neighbors. We'll have a good relationship if I'm in there. But when we have a trade deficit with China of over $500 billion a year, I say let there be something. They are taking advantage of us. We can't do any worse. So if we had a trade war, to be honest, it can't be worse than having a trade deficit of $505 billion. I say that loud and I say it clear. Let me tell you what will happen. When we get tough with China, they will stop devaluing their currency. They are absolutely killing us by devaluing their currency. They are making it impossible for our companies to compete with China. And by doing that, it's taking our jobs away. Look at our country. Lock at the jobs. The real job situation, not the phoney job with the 5% stuff. Lock at the real job situation. If I go out and see communities stripped of their jobs.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump On Trade: “We Are Going To Use Our Power Of Taxation.” TRUMP: “We are going to use our power of taxation. When a company moves to Mexico and they think they are going to drop out like carrier, like Ford, Nabisco, they think they are going to fire our people, moved to Mexico, make their air conditioners and sell them across the border, no tax, no nothing, guess what, folks? Not going to work that way anymore.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: NAFTA “Is Going To Be Repealed, Believe Me. It Is Going To Be Changed Or Totally Renegotiated, Probably Repealed.” TRUMP: “What NAFTA has done to us, signed by Bill Clinton by the way, signed by Bill Clinton, the worst trade deal, in my opinion, in the history of the country, one of the worst ever. And it is going to be repealed, believe me. It is going to be changed or totally renegotiated, probably repealed. Probably repealed, probably.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “We Are Losing $500 Billion In Trade With China. Who The Hell Cares If There’s A Trade War?” TRUMP: “I would say, you move, enjoy yourself. You will pay a 35% tax. They are not moving. They aren’t going to move. Very simple. They are not moving. If it is too late, they move, I am charging these companies a tax. You know what? We are getting killed. We are losing all of our jobs, our everything. At least the United States will make a hell of a lot of money. What do you think? These dummies say, ‘oh well that is a trade war. Trade war? We are losing $500 billion in trade with China. Who the hell cares if there’s a trade war? Trade war— it’s crazy. Think of it, $500 billion and they are telling me about a trade war.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “A Lot Of You Do Not Know The World Of Economics And You Should Not Even Bother. Just Do Me A Favor, Leave It To Me.” TRUMP: “Look, a lot of you do not know the world of economics and you should not even bother. Just do me a favor, leave it to me. Just go and enjoy your life. But China is killing us, and so are other countries, with the devaluation of their currency. They are making it impossible for our companies to compete.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “We Are Like A Big, Big, Sloppy Bully That Gets Punched In The Face And Goes Down. You Ever See A Bully Get Knocked Out? It Is A Terrible Thing, Unless You Do The Punching.” TRUMP: “I'm going to bring back jobs. We are not going to be the stupid country anymore. Believe me. We are viewed as the stupid country. We are like a big, big, sloppy bully that gets punched in the face and goes down. You ever see a bully get knocked out? It is a terrible thing, unless you do the punching. We are going to change things.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “Our Fighter Pilots And Fighter Planes Are Going To Junkyards, Where They Have Junkyards For The Old, Broken Down Planes. They Are Stripping The Planes Apart And Putting Them On Our 20 Year Old Fighter Planes.” TRUMP: “And we are going to rebuild our military because our military is being decimated. Did anybody see the television to last week where our fighter pilots are going to junkyards -- this is the United States. Our fighter pilots and fighter planes are going to junkyards, where they have junkyards for the old, broken down planes. They are stripping the planes apart and putting them on our 20 year old fighter planes. We are like a third world country. We are ordering planes. Other countries are ordering modern planes, beautiful. We are putting junk back on our planes and putting our pilots on there and stripping other planes on the runway because they cannot get the planes to work. They are using, essentially, 60% of funding. Is this the United States? Is this our country? Obama does not care. He cannot care. So what we are going to do is our military is being depleted at a time when we need our military probably more than ever before, right? We are going to have a military that is going to be so big, so strong, so powerful, that nobody is going to mess with us.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “I Have Some Friends That Are Saudis, They Buy My Apartments, You Wouldn’t Believe It. They’re Great.  They Are All Great.” TRUMP: “We defend Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, before the oil -- do not worry about it. They are making a lot. They were making $1 billion a day. Would you like that for New Jersey, Chris? We get practically nothing, folks. They would not be there. I have some friends that are Saudis, they buy my apartments, you wouldn’t believe it. They’re great.  They are all great. We cannot be fooled any longer, taking advantage of any longer. We will make our country rich and strong again. We will be able to afford Social Security and Medicare once again.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “We Will Make Our Country Rich And Strong Again. We Will Be Able To Afford Social Security And Medicare Once Again.” TRUMP: “We defend Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, before the oil -- do not worry about it. They are making a lot. They were making $1 billion a day. Would you like that for New Jersey, Chris? We get practically nothing, folks. They would not be there. I have some friends that are Saudis that by my apartments. They are all great. We cannot be fooled any longer, taking advantage of any longer. We will make our country rich and strong again. We will be able to afford Social Security and Medicare once again. I am the only one that says that.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Manafort Said That Paul Ryan And Trump “Both Agree That The Obama Trade Policy And The Clinton Trade Policy Is Wrong For America And Costing Us Jobs. The Question Is How To Remedy That. They're Working On Those Issues Together.” “Mid-morning, Manafort downplayed Trump's policy differences with House Speaker Paul Ryan in his only comments to reporters, chalking up their rifts on issues such as trade and taxes to ‘semantics.’ He said the Trump and Ryan policy teams are working to bridge their differences. ‘Their differences are actually not that great, and some of it's just semantics,’ Manafort told reporters. ‘They both agree that the Obama trade policy and the Clinton trade policy is wrong for America and costing us jobs. The question is how to remedy that. They're working on those issues together.’” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

Personal Finance

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump In 2006: I 'Sort Of Hope' Real Estate Market Tanks.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/donald-trump-2006-hopes-real-estate-market-crashes/index.html>]

2006: Trump Said He Hoped The Stock Market Crashed “Because Then People Like Me Would Go In And Buy.” “Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008 and millions of Americans lost their homes, Donald Trump said he was hoping for a crash. ‘I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy,’ Trump said in a 2006 audiobook from Trump University, answering a question about ‘gloomy predictions that the real estate market is heading for a spectacular crash.’ The U.S. housing bubble burst two years later, triggering the stock market crash of 2008 that plunged the U.S. economy into a deep recession, leaving millions of Americans unemployed. Trump was speaking with Jon Ward, a marketing consultant who ‘masterminded all the initial education programs for Trump University,’ according to his website. The audiobook is available on iTunes. ‘If there is a bubble burst, as they call it, you know you can make a lot of money,’ Trump said in the 2006 audio book, ‘How to Build a Fortune.’ ‘If you're in a good cash position -- which I'm in a good cash position today -- then people like me would go in and buy like crazy.’" [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/donald-trump-2006-hopes-real-estate-market-crashes/index.html>]

Trump In 2006: “If There Is A Bubble Burst, As They Call It, You Know You Can Make A Lot Of Money. If You're In A Good Cash Position -- Which I'm In A Good Cash Position Today -- Then People Like Me Would Go In And Buy Like Crazy.” “The U.S. housing bubble burst two years later, triggering the stock market crash of 2008 that plunged the U.S. economy into a deep recession, leaving millions of Americans unemployed. Trump was speaking with Jon Ward, a marketing consultant who ‘masterminded all the initial education programs for Trump University,’ according to his website. The audiobook is available on iTunes. ‘If there is a bubble burst, as they call it, you know you can make a lot of money,’ Trump said in the 2006 audio book, ‘How to Build a Fortune.’ ‘If you're in a good cash position -- which I'm in a good cash position today -- then people like me would go in and buy like crazy.’" [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/donald-trump-2006-hopes-real-estate-market-crashes/index.html>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Repeatedly Told Trump U There Was No Bubble Months Before Housing Collapse.” [BuzzFeed, 5/20/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/trump-repeatedly-told-trump-u-there-was-no-bubble-months-bef?utm_term=.ycRw5bwQ0e#.peBGX6Gr8p>]

In 2006, Trump Advised Trump University Students That There Was No Bubble In The Real Estate Market. “Just months before the U.S. housing market started to crash, beginning the downward spiral that sent the globe on the road to the massive 2008 financial crisis, Donald Trump was advising Trump University students that he didn’t think there was a bubble in the real estate market. The comments from Trump in an October 2006 audiobook were one of numerous times Trump said through Trump University that he didn’t think there was a housing bubble. In another Trump University audiobook released earlier that year, Trump said to take talk of real estate bubble talk with a ‘pinch of salt.’ And, in an September 2005 blog post Trump, said to dismiss predictions of a housing collapse as ‘doom and gloom.’” [BuzzFeed, 5/20/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/trump-repeatedly-told-trump-u-there-was-no-bubble-months-bef?utm_term=.ycRw5bwQ0e#.peBGX6Gr8p>]

HEADLINE: “Trump’s Income Tax Returns Once Became Public. They Showed He Didn’t Pay A Cent.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=9681463752309652&tid=ss_tw>]

1978-1979: Trump Paid $0 In Federal Income Tax For At Least Two Years In The Late 1970s By Taking Advantage Of A Tax-Code Loophole Allowing Him To Report Negative Income. “The last time Donald Trump’s income-tax returns were made public, the bottom line was striking: He had paid the federal government $0 in income taxes. The disclosure, in a 1981 report by New Jersey gambling regulators, revealed that the wealthy Manhattan investor had for at least two years in the late 1970s taken advantage of a tax-code provision popular with developers that allowed him to report negative income. Today, as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Trump regularly denounces corporate executives for using loopholes and ‘false deduction’s to ‘get away with murder’  when it comes to avoiding taxes. ‘They make a fortune. They pay no tax,’ Trump said last year on CBS. ‘It’s ridiculous, okay?’... The only window into Trump’s handling of his income taxes came during the 1981 New Jersey report after Trump’s application for a casino license. State records show that Trump claimed that his combined income in 1978 and 1979 was negative $3.8 million, allowing him to pay no taxes. A few years earlier, he had told the New York Times he was worth more than $200 million.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=9681463752309652&tid=ss_tw>]

·         Trump Reported A Combined Income Of Negative $3.8 Million In 1978 And 1979. “The disclosure, in a 1981 report by New Jersey gambling regulators, revealed that the wealthy Manhattan investor had for at least two years in the late 1970s taken advantage of a tax-code provision popular with developers that allowed him to report negative income… The only window into Trump’s handling of his income taxes came during the 1981 New Jersey report after Trump’s application for a casino license. State records show that Trump claimed that his combined income in 1978 and 1979 was negative $3.8 million, allowing him to pay no taxes. A few years earlier, he had told the New York Times he was worth more than $200 million.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=9681463752309652&tid=ss_tw>]

A 1981 New Jersey Casino License Report Was The Last Time Trump’s Tax Returns Were Made Public. “The only window into Trump’s handling of his income taxes came during the 1981 New Jersey report after Trump’s application for a casino license. State records show that Trump claimed that his combined income in 1978 and 1979 was negative $3.8 million, allowing him to pay no taxes. A few years earlier, he had told the New York Times he was worth more than $200 million.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=9681463752309652&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump Suggested He May Still Be Taking Advantage Of Tax-Loopholes: “When You’re In The Real Estate Business, You Do Have Certain Tax Advantages.” “Tax analysts say it is possible that Trump pays very low income taxes, or no taxes at all, using tactics available to wealthy investors and developers, such as depreciating the value of real estate. When asked this week whether he pays income taxes, Trump said, ‘I will give that to you as soon as I get my audit finished.’ He added later, ‘But with that being said, when you’re in the real estate business, you do have certain tax advantages.’ Trump has benefited from public money by aggressively seeking large tax reductions at developments including Trump Tower.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-income-tax-returns-once-became-public-they-showed-he-didnt-pay-a-cent/2016/05/20/ffa2f63c-1b7c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=9681463752309652&tid=ss_tw>]

Guns

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Looks To NRA For A Boost.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/19/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-looks-to-nra-for-a-boost-1463701480?mod=e2tw>]

Trump Supported Allowing Concealed Carry Permits From One State To Be Valid In Another, One Of The NRA’s Top Priorities. “Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is banking on one of the GOP’s most faithful constituencies—gun owners—as he tries to rally a party fractured by his candidacy. He will address a convention on Friday hosted by the political arm of the National Rifle Association, expected to draw tens of thousands of people to Louisville, Ky. Guns represent one of the sharpest policy contrasts between him and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Clinton has put gun control near the top of her agenda and has shifted to the left on the issue while fighting off a challenge from the liberal wing of the party. Mr. Trump has significantly changed his position on gun policy over the years. In 2000, he backed an assault-weapons ban and longer waiting periods for gun purchases, but he has retreated from those positions during this campaign. He also has vowed to do away with gun-free school zones and backs a top NRA priority: allowing permits to carry concealed weapons in one state to be valid in another.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/19/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-looks-to-nra-for-a-boost-1463701480?mod=e2tw>]

HEADLINE: “Trump, NRA To Discuss Gun Issues With Lawmakers In Private Meeting.” [BuzzFeed, 5/20/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/tariniparti/trump-nra-to-discuss-gun-issues-with-lawmakers-in-private-me?utm_term=.sqvnR4n7yw#.dxRodPoXRZ>]

Trump Planned To Meet With Members Of Congress And National Rifle Association Executives On May 25. “The National Rifle Association has invited some members of Congress to discuss Second Amendment issues with Donald Trump in a ‘small round table discussion’ next week, according to an invitation obtained by BuzzFeed News. ‘America is at a critical point in our nation’s history,’ says the invitation from Chris Cox, executive director of the group’s Institute for Legislative Action. ‘It’s no exaggeration to say that the freedoms we enjoy are at stake in this year’s election.’The discussion will focus on ‘hunting and related issues in the sportsmen’s community.’ It will take place at the Capitol Hill Club on the afternoon of May 25. The meeting will follow the NRA’s annual meeting in Kentucky this week. Trump is expected to address NRA supporters in Louisville Friday. Trump and his aides have been meeting with members and Hill staff in recent weeks to ‘alleviate’ any concerns about his policy proposals and rhetoric now that he is the presumptive nominee.” [BuzzFeed, 5/20/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/tariniparti/trump-nra-to-discuss-gun-issues-with-lawmakers-in-private-me?utm_term=.sqvnR4n7yw#.dxRodPoXRZ>]

5/20/16: Trump Spoke At The National Rifle Association’s National Convention. “Donald Trump will have another chance to reassure wary conservatives still reluctant to back a candidate who once expressed support for an assault weapons ban and contributed to anti-gun Democrats when he speaks at the National Rifle Association's national convention Friday.” [NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-aims-assure-wary-gun-rights-supporters-nra-speech-n577296>]

Trump’s Speech To The National Rifle Association Was Part Of His Recent Push To Prove His Conservative Bonafides. “And Trump's speech comes at a pivotal time for the presumptive GOP nominee, as tries to build bridges to the party establishment and reassure conservatives, while still maintaining the outsider appeal that helped earn him the party's nomination. As evidence of those competing demands, a source familiar with the campaign's deliberations says Trump's aides have conferred over whether the candidate should use a teleprompter for the speech, which would ensure a more polished address but dampen some of the candidate's signature freewheeling style. The current plan is indeed to use one, though the source warned that could change depending on Trump's whims that day. Trump has spent much of the period since he became the party's standard-bearer restructuring his campaign for the general election and seeking to appease party leadership, but this week he turned his attention back to comforting conservatives. On Wednesday he released a list of preferred potential Supreme Court nominees, and his speech Friday will be another opportunity to reach out to the party's base. The NRA convention appearance is just the latest in a long courtship of gun enthusiasts by Trump. He spoke at the same meeting last April, before he officially launched his campaign. During that speech he touted his own lifetime membership of the NRA and his sons' appreciation for hunting. And one of the first policy statements Trump released on his website was about guns, declaring in that ‘the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon.’" [NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-aims-assure-wary-gun-rights-supporters-nra-speech-n577296>]

Supreme Court

Trump Said He Would Be Adding To His List Of Potential Supreme Court Justices. TRUMP: “Yesterday, I named a large number of judges, and I will be adding to that, that are highly respected judges. They come out of Heritage, different groups that have recommended very strongly. They really recommended strongly. These are great judges. We will be adding additional ones, Chris. It is outstanding.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

HEADLINE: "Trump's Supreme Court Picks Have Close Ties To GOP Senators." [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-223387>]

Politico: “In Selecting Names For His List Of Potential Supreme Court Picks, Trump Seemed To Make Direct Appeals To Republican Senate Republicans By Choosing Their Associates And Even Relatives.” " In selecting names for his list of potential Supreme Court picks, Trump seemed to make direct appeals to Republican Senate Republicans by choosing their associates and even relatives, along with jurists who have long been household names among conservatives. Willett – a colorful and prolific Twitter user who now serves on the Texas Supreme Court – knows Cornyn well, the No. 2 Senate Republican said on Thursday. The two men didn’t serve at the same time, but Cornyn called him a 'good man' and 'kind of a unique guy.'" [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-223387>]

·         Trump's List Of Supreme Court Nominees Included Thomas Lee, The Brother Of Republican Senator Mike Lee. "But Lee found nothing to knock about Trump’s Supreme Court list, considering his older brother — who serves on the Utah Supreme Court and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — was among the judges Trump named. 'I don't know everyone on the list, but those I do know would all be great Supreme Court justices,' Mike Lee said in an e-mailed statement. 'Of course I do believe one name on that list stands head and shoulders above the rest.'" [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-223387>]

·         Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee List Included Allison Eid, Sen. Gardner’s Former Law Professor, And Don Willet, A Personal Acquaintance Of Sen. John Cornyn. "Sen. John Cornyn is a personal acquaintance of Don Willett, one of the people on Donald Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees: Both men share the distinction of having served on Texas’ highest court… In selecting names for his list of potential Supreme Court picks, Trump seemed to make direct appeals to Republican Senate Republicans by choosing their associates and even relatives, along with jurists who have long been household names among conservatives.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-223387>]

·         Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee List Included An Iowa Judge That Sen. Grassley Said He Would Have Personally Recommended. “And Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley was so pleased with an Iowa judge included on Trump’s list that the senator said he would’ve personally recommended Steven Colloton to a future president considering a high court justice. In selecting names for his list of potential Supreme Court picks, Trump seemed to make direct appeals to Republican Senate Republicans by choosing their associates and even relatives, along with jurists who have long been household names among conservatives.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-223387>]

Hope Hicks On Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Considerations: “Mr. Trump's Sole Focus Is Considering The Best Potential Individuals Based On Their Constitutional Principles.” “A Texas judge identified by Donald Trump as one of 11 people he would consider nominating to the US Supreme Court has repeatedly mocked the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on social media.”… “Asked to comment on Willett's Twitter remarks, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said, ‘Mr. Trump's sole focus is considering the best potential individuals based on their constitutional principles.’" [Reuters, 5/18/16<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-willett-idUSKCN0Y92UY>]

Women

Donald Trump Called 1996 Miss Universe Alicia Machado “Missy Piggy” When She Gained Weight After Winning Her Crown. “A former Miss Universe claims she was publicly humiliated by Donald Trump, who called her ‘Miss Piggy’ after she had gained some weight. Alicia Machado, a Venezuela native, was crowned Miss Universe in 1996 when she was just 19 years old. She is among the women featured in the controversial New York Times story about Trump's dealings with women. She also believes the GOP frontrunner bullied her ‘all the time.’ ‘For sure he is not a good person,’ Machado told Inside Edition.” [Inside Edition, 5/19/16<http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/16497-former-miss-universe-accuses-donald-trump-of-fat-shaming-he-called-me-miss-piggy>]

Donald Trump Called 1996 Miss Universe, Alicia Machado “An Eating Machine” And Took Her To A Media-Packed Gym To Work Out. “In 1996, Trump had just taken over the Miss Universe pageant. His then wife, Marla Maples, was one of the hosts on the night Machado won the tiara. But within a few months, she gained weight and rumors swirled that she could lose her crown. Trump finally insisted she lost weight, calling her ‘an eating machine’ on Howard Stern's radio show and took her to work out in a gym packed with media. ‘She weighed 118 pounds or 117 pounds and she went to 160 or 170. So this is somebody that likes to eat,’ he said at the time. Machado, who claims she gained closer to 15 pounds, says she felt publicly shamed and he called her ‘Miss Piggy.’ She said it made her feel ‘so fat’ that it made her ‘very depressed.’" [Inside Edition, 5/19/16<http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/16497-former-miss-universe-accuses-donald-trump-of-fat-shaming-he-called-me-miss-piggy>]

Trump’s Public Shaming Of Alicia Machado For Gaining Weight Led Her To A Years-Long Battle With Depression And Eating Disorders. “But within a few months, she gained weight and rumors swirled that she could lose her crown. Trump finally insisted she lost weight, calling her ‘an eating machine’ on Howard Stern's radio show and took her to work out in a gym packed with media. ‘She weighed 118 pounds or 117 pounds and she went to 160 or 170. So this is somebody that likes to eat,’ he said at the time. Machado, who claims she gained closer to 15 pounds, says she felt publicly shamed and he called her ‘Miss Piggy.’ She said it made her feel ‘so fat’ that it made her ‘very depressed’… The 39-year-old says her experience with Trump led to years of battling eating disorders and psychotherapy. She is about to become an American citizen — just in time to vote in the presidential election. When asked if she would vote for Trump, she laughed.” [Inside Edition, 5/19/16<http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/16497-former-miss-universe-accuses-donald-trump-of-fat-shaming-he-called-me-miss-piggy>]

Trump, When Asked What He Would Do If His Wife Marla Gained Weight, Once Said “I'd Say 'Start Working Out.' No, I Wouldn't. Still A Very Interesting Question.’” “At the time Trump took Machado to the gym, he was asked by a reporter ‘What happens if Marla gains this kind of weight? Would you drop her?’ ‘Well, I’d probably do the same thing with her,’ he said. ‘I'd say 'start working out.' No, I wouldn't. Still a very interesting question.’” [Inside Edition, 5/19/16<http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/16497-former-miss-universe-accuses-donald-trump-of-fat-shaming-he-called-me-miss-piggy>]

Hillary Clinton

Trump: “Crooked Hillary Has Zero Imagination And Even Less Stamina. ISIS, China, Russia And All Would Love For Her To Be President. 4 More Years!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/20/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/733594906447372292>]

Trump: “I Said That Crooked Hillary Clinton Is ‘Not Qualified’ To Be President Because She Has ‘Very Bad Judgement’ - Bernie Said The Same Thing!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/20/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/733593259423862785>]

Trump: “Look Where The World Is Today, A Total Mess, And ISIS Is Still Running Around Wild. I Can Fix It Fast, Hillary Has No Chance!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/20/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/733597831261499392>]

Trump: “Crooked Hillary Clinton Looks Presidential? I Don't Think So! Four More Years Of Obama And Our Country Will Never Come Back. ISIS LAUGHS!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/20/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/733600358501625857>]

Trump: “Crooked Hillary Can't Even Close The Deal With Bernie - And The Dems Have It Rigged In Favor Of Hillary. Four More Years Of This? No Way!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/20/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/733604767612710912>]

5/20/16: Trump Criticized Hillary Clinton For Using A Teleprompter. QUESTION: “And then you also wrote, ‘crooked Hillary Clinton looks presidential? I don't think. So four more years of Obama and our country will never come back. ISIS laughs.’ Why is this resonating with so many voters?” TRUMP: “Well, we can't afford to be nice and foolish anymore. Our country is in trouble. ISIS is laughing at us. They see somebody like Hillary Clinton who reads off her teleprompter and copies my expressions, I mean, she copied exactly what I said about her, two days later she said the same thing. I mean, come up with your open expression. But you know, no imagination.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

·         5/20/16: Trump Planned To Use A Teleprompter For His Speech At The National Rifle Association’s National Convention. “And Trump's [NRA convention] speech comes at a pivotal time for the presumptive GOP nominee, as tries to build bridges to the party establishment and reassure conservatives, while still maintaining the outsider appeal that helped earn him the party's nomination. As evidence of those competing demands, a source familiar with the campaign's deliberations says Trump's aides have conferred over whether the candidate should use a teleprompter for the speech, which would ensure a more polished address but dampen some of the candidate's signature freewheeling style. The current plan is indeed to use one, though the source warned that could change depending on Trump's whims that day.” [NBC News, 5/20/16<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-aims-assure-wary-gun-rights-supporters-nra-speech-n577296>]

Trump: “ISIS Is Laughing At Us. They See Somebody Like Hillary Clinton Who Reads Off Her Teleprompter And Copies My Expressions, I Mean, She Copied Exactly What I Said About Her, Two Days Later She Said The Same Thing. I Mean, Come Up With Your Open Expression. But You Know, No Imagination.” QUESTION: “And then you also wrote, ‘crooked Hillary Clinton looks presidential? I don't think. So four more years of Obama and our country will never come back. ISIS laughs.’ Why is this resonating with so many voters?” TRUMP: “Well, we can't afford to be nice and foolish anymore. Our country is in trouble. ISIS is laughing at us. They see somebody like Hillary Clinton who reads off her teleprompter and copies my expressions, I mean, she copied exactly what I said about her, two days later she said the same thing. I mean, come up with your open expression. But you know, no imagination.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton Saying She Would Bring In Bill Clinton To Help ‘Energize’ The Economy: “Maybe He'll Bring ‘The Energizer’ With Him.” QUESTION: “That's hurt Hillary Clinton and as a result of what happened in West Virginia, and how people feel about her with jobs, she's now saying she's going to bring her husband on to run the economy… So why she doing that?” TRUMP: “I don't know, maybe he'll bring ‘the energizer’ with him. Look, he signed--” QUESTION: “Who's the energizer? “ TRUMP: “Look, he signed NAFTA. NAFTA is one of the worst trade deals ever made by any country at any time. It has cleaned out our country. It has cleaned out our country of jobs. You take a look at New England. Take a look at upstate New York and take a look at Maryland where I just left and take a look at every place, we've been cleaned out by the worst bill, economic development bill or whatever you want to call it, ever. Mexico is taking our jobs. They're taking our factories.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump On Hillary Clinton’s Proposed Role For Bill Clinton In Her Administration: “Maybe She Just Wants Him Around The White House So She Can Keep Her Eye On Him.” QUESTION: “Don't you think he -- she is saying I'm going to put him in charge of [the economy] because people like him more than they like her?” TRUMP: “Well, maybe she's saying that or maybe she just wants him around the White House so she can keep her eye on him.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/20/16]

Trump: “The Mindset Of A Weak Hillary Clinton, Which Is Four More Years Of Obama, Is Not Going To Do It For Our Country.” QUESTION: “I'm even talking about for example the tweet you sent yesterday morning.” TRUMP :”What's wrong with them?” QUESTION: “I will tell you that some might say. That it was generating hatred, focusing on the hatred and fear that terrorism brings.” TRUMP: “You feel that way, but another plane was blown up and I can practically guarantee who blew it up.” QUESTION: “But listen to yourself right now.” TRUMP: “The mindset of a weak Hillary Clinton, which is four more years of Obama is not going to do it for our country, Mika.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/20/16]

Trump: “The Fact That Hillary Thinks The Temporary Muslim Ban, Which She Calls The ‘Muslim Ban’, Promotes Terrorism, Proves Bernie Sanders Was Correct When He Said She Is Not Qualified To Be President.” TRUMP: “The fact that Hillary thinks the temporary Muslim ban, which she calls the ‘Muslim ban’, promotes terrorism, proves Bernie Sanders was correct when he said she is not qualified to be President. Look at the carnage all over the world including the World Trade Center, San Bernardino, Paris, the USS Cole, Brussels and an unlimited number of other places. She and our totally ignorant President won't even use the term Radical Islamic Terrorism. And by the way, ask Hillary who blew up the plane last night - another terrible, but preventable tragedy. She has bad judgement and is unfit to serve as President at this delicate and difficult time in our country's history.” [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 5/19/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-response-to-hillary-clinton1>]

Trump: “Ask Hillary Who Blew Up The Plane Last Night - Another Terrible, But Preventable Tragedy. She Has Bad Judgement And Is Unfit To Serve As President At This Delicate And Difficult Time In Our Country's History.” TRUMP: “The fact that Hillary thinks the temporary Muslim ban, which she calls the ‘Muslim ban’, promotes terrorism, proves Bernie Sanders was correct when he said she is not qualified to be President. Look at the carnage all over the world including the World Trade Center, San Bernardino, Paris, the USS Cole, Brussels and an unlimited number of other places. She and our totally ignorant President won't even use the term Radical Islamic Terrorism. And by the way, ask Hillary who blew up the plane last night - another terrible, but preventable tragedy. She has bad judgement and is unfit to serve as President at this delicate and difficult time in our country's history.” [Press Release, Donald J. Trump For President, 5/19/16<https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-response-to-hillary-clinton1>]

Paul Manafort Claimed That Trump’s Negatives Would Change And That Hillary Clinton’s Negatives Were More Ingrained.  “When asked about Trump’s high negatives, Manafort said it was the result of the Republican primary and that Trump's ‘behavior can be changed.’ After this article posted, Manafort told POLITICO his comment about change referred to Trump’s negatives, during an exchange about the candidate’s favorable-unfavorable numbers. Manafort said the point he made was: ‘His negatives are going to be changing over the course of the next couple of weeks, as Republicans come home. They’re changing as we speak. Perceptions of Clinton are more ingrained, he told senators.’” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Paul Manafort Reportedly Said That Hillary Clinton’s “High Negatives Are Driven By Her Character. It’s Something We Can’t Wait To Exploit.” Manafort said the point he made was: ‘His negatives are going to be changing over the course of the next couple of weeks, as Republicans come home. They’re changing as we speak. Perceptions of Clinton are more ingrained, he told senators.’ Her ‘high negatives are driven by her character. It’s something we can’t wait to exploit,’ Manafort said, according to the same attendee.” [Politico, 5/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-paul-manafort-meet-gop-senate-223367>]

Republican Party

5/19/16: Paul Manafort Met With Senate Chiefs Of Staff And Had Lunch With Utah Senator Mike Lee. “A top Donald Trump aide is moving aggressively to mend fences with Republican Party leaders on Capitol Hill. Paul Manafort held a furious round of meetings that started at the Capitol Hill Club with the nine-member leadership board of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus and a group of House Republicans who support Trump. He also held an off-the-record lunch with Senate chiefs of staff and had a private meeting with Utah Sen. Mike Lee -- a former Ted Cruz supporter who is not yet sold on Trump. It all happened the same day Trump elevated Manafort to the role of campaign chairman -- beefing up his bona fides to speak for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Manafort assured House conservatives that Trump ‘did not plan on changing any of the planks of the platform,’ Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who helped facilitate the Freedom Caucus meeting, said afterward.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

5/19/16: Paul Manafort Met With The Nine-Member Leadership Board Of The House Freedom Caucus And Reassured The House Conservatives That Trump Did Not Plan On Changing The Party’s Platform. “A top Donald Trump aide is moving aggressively to mend fences with Republican Party leaders on Capitol Hill. Paul Manafort held a furious round of meetings that started at the Capitol Hill Club with the nine-member leadership board of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus and a group of House Republicans who support Trump. He also held an off-the-record lunch with Senate chiefs of staff and had a private meeting with Utah Sen. Mike Lee -- a former Ted Cruz supporter who is not yet sold on Trump. It all happened the same day Trump elevated Manafort to the role of campaign chairman -- beefing up his bona fides to speak for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Manafort assured House conservatives that Trump ‘did not plan on changing any of the planks of the platform,’ Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who helped facilitate the Freedom Caucus meeting, said afterward.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Plans To Meet With Bob Corker As VP Decision Looms.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/20/donald-trump-plans-to-meet-with-bob-corker-as-v-p-decision-looms/?postshare=6121463759061569&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump Planned To Meet With Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Who Was Rumored To Be A Vice Presidential Pick, At Trump Tower On May 23. “Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), whom many top Republicans consider a contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate, is scheduled to meet Monday with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, according to two people close to the Trump campaign. The meeting will take place at Trump Tower in New York, the people said, requesting anonymity in order to speak freely about private conversations. Corker, 63, who serves as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has in recent years become a central figure in policy negotiations with the Obama administration, including on the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. He previously served as mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn. The Trump campaign would not comment. Corker’s spokesperson did not respond to multiple requests seeking comment. Monday’s meeting comes weeks after Corker praised Trump’s late April address on world affairs. The people close to Trump said he has told friends that he deeply appreciated the effusive support from Corker, especially at a time when others in the party were sharply critical.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/20/donald-trump-plans-to-meet-with-bob-corker-as-v-p-decision-looms/?postshare=6121463759061569&tid=ss_tw>]

5/19/16: Paul Manafort Held A Series Of Meetings With The Leadership Board Of The House Freedom Caucus, And A Group Of House Republicans Who Support Trump. “Paul Manafort held a furious round of meetings that started at the Capitol Hill Club with the nine-member leadership board of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus and a group of House Republicans who support Trump. He also held an off-the-record lunch with Senate chiefs of staff and had a private meeting with Utah Sen. Mike Lee -- a former Ted Cruz supporter who is not yet sold on Trump.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

5/19/16: Paul Manafort Held An Off-The-Record Lunch With Senate Chiefs Of Staff And Had A Private Meeting With Senator Mike Lee. “Paul Manafort held a furious round of meetings that started at the Capitol Hill Club with the nine-member leadership board of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus and a group of House Republicans who support Trump. He also held an off-the-record lunch with Senate chiefs of staff and had a private meeting with Utah Sen. Mike Lee -- a former Ted Cruz supporter who is not yet sold on Trump.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

Paul Manafort Reportedly Told House Conservatives That Trump Did Not Plan On Changing Any Of The Planks For The Platform. “Manafort assured House conservatives that Trump ‘did not plan on changing any of the planks of the platform,’ Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who helped facilitate the Freedom Caucus meeting, said afterward. Mid-morning, Manafort downplayed Trump's policy differences with House Speaker Paul Ryan in his only comments to reporters, chalking up their rifts on issues such as trade and taxes to ‘semantics.’” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

Paul Manafort Said The Group Of House Republicans Who Support Trump Is Growing. “Meanwhile, Manafort said the group of House Republicans who support Trump is growing. ‘I'm very pleased with the growing support for Mr. Trump's candidacy,’ he said. ‘We answered all the questions the members had. There are less questions and more support. So we're pleased.’ He called the meetings ‘a stepping stone’ in the process of Trump's work to ‘unify the party, grow the campaign.’” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Is Sending Handwritten Notes To #Nevertrump Conservatives.” [The Hill, 5/20/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280668-donald-trump-is-sending-handwritten-notes-to-nevertrump#.Vz9C3rY-5o4.twitter>]

“NeverTrump” Radio Host Charlie Sykes, Said He Received A Handwritten Note From Trump. “Donald Trump sent a handwritten letter to a stalwart of the #NeverTrump movement, Charlie Sykes, the conservative radio host said Friday. ‘Charm offensive? Just got a handwritten note from @realDonaldTrump. Seriously. Apparently reaching out to #NeverTrump,’ Sykes tweeted.” [The Hill, 5/20/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280668-donald-trump-is-sending-handwritten-notes-to-nevertrump#.Vz9C3rY-5o4.twitter>]

Chris Collins

Rep. Chris Collins Of New York, Said Trump's Willingness To Listen On Policy Has Surprised Some House Republicans And Claimed Paul Ryan And Trump’s Policy Staffs Were Talking On A Regular Basis. “One attendee, Rep. Chris Collins of New York, said Trump's willingness to listen on policy has surprised some House Republicans. ‘The room is expanding,’ he said of Trump's supporters attending the weekly gatherings. ‘At this point, it's all about continued unity.’ ‘Policy is the next step,’ Collins said, noting that Ryan and Trump's policy staffs ‘are now talking on a regular basis.’” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-paul-ryan-policy/index.html>]

Rep. Chris Collins, The First Member Of Congress To Endorse Donald Trump, Referred To His Proposed Wall At The Mexican Border As A “Virtual Wall” And Said “Maybe We Will Be Building A Wall Over Some Aspects Of It; I Don’t Know.” “The first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president doesn’t envision one of Trump’s main campaign promises – a wall at the Mexican border – ever becoming a reality that stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. ‘I have called it a virtual wall,’ Rep. Chris Collins said in an interview with The Buffalo News. ‘Maybe we will be building a wall over some aspects of it; I don’t know,’ the Clarence Republican said of Trump’s proposed barrier to keep illegal immigrants and drugs from crossing the southern border.” [The Buffalo News, 5/17/16<http://politicsnow.buffalonews.com/2016/05/17/trumps-promise-of-wall-is-virtual-and-deportations-are-rhetorical-collins-says-in-news-interview/>]

Trump Supporter Rep. Chris Collins Referred To Trump’s Vow To Deport 12 Million Undocumented Immigrants As A “Rhetorical Deportation.” “Collins, who has become one of the presumptive GOP nominee’s main media surrogates, also cast doubts on another central Trump campaign promise: the candidate’s vow to deport the nation’s 12 million undocumented immigrants. ‘I call it a rhetorical deportation of 12 million people,’ Collins said. He then gestured toward a door in his Capitol Hill office. ‘They go out that door, they go in that room, they get their work papers, Social Security number, then they come in that door, and they’ve got legal work status but are not citizens of the United States,’ Collins said. ‘So there was a virtual deportation as they left that door for processing and came in this door.’ Collins added: ‘We’re not going to put them on a bus, and we’re not going to drive them across the border.’” [The Buffalo News, 5/17/16<http://politicsnow.buffalonews.com/2016/05/17/trumps-promise-of-wall-is-virtual-and-deportations-are-rhetorical-collins-says-in-news-interview/>]

Chris Christie

Trump Held A Rally To Help Pay Off Chris Christie’s Presidential Campaign Debt: “Chris Paid Off His Entire Campaign Debt Tonight, His Entire Debt.” TRUMP: “You know, Chris paid off his entire campaign debt tonight, his entire debt. Chris, you cannot even give him a table and a seat. Terrible. A great guy and a great governor. I love you too. Look at this guy.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

Trump: “I Am Not Eating Oreos. You Know That. Neither Is Chris [Christie]. You Are Not Eating Oreos Anymore. No More Oreos. For Either Of Us. Don’t Feel Bad, For Either Of Us.” TRUMP: “I can tell you this -- when Carrier and Ford and Nabisco are leaving Chicago -- they are leaving their plant and moving the Mexico. I am not eating Oreos. You know that. Neither is Chris. You are not eating Oreos anymore. No more Oreos. For either of us. Don’t feel bad, for either of us. I will tell you what, folks. There has to be consequences. When they move, there has got to be consequences.” [Chris Christie for President Fundraiser, Lawrenceville NJ, 5/19/16]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Mocks Chris Christie's Weight At His Own Sad Rally.” [Gawker, 5/19/16<http://gawker.com/donald-trump-mocks-chris-christies-weight-at-his-own-sa-1777694761>]

Campaign Staff

HEADLINE: Trump Campaign Staffers Get Into Public Screaming Match [Page Six, New York Post, 5/19/16<http://pagesix.com/2016/05/19/trump-campaign-staffers-get-into-public-screaming-match/>]

5/19/16: Trump Spokeswoman Hope Hicks And Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski Were Seen Having A Public Screaming Match On The Street In Manhattan. “Donald Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks and campaign manager Corey Lewandowski were seen having a public screaming match on the street in Manhattan on Wednesday night. Onlookers were stunned to see Hicks, 27, hollering at Lewandowski, 42, in plain view of passersby on 61st Street near Park Avenue.” [Page Six, New York Post, 5/19/16<http://pagesix.com/2016/05/19/trump-campaign-staffers-get-into-public-screaming-match/>]

Trump’s Spokeswoman Hope Hicks Was Reportedly Seen Screaming “I Am Done With You!” At Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski. “Onlookers were stunned to see Hicks, 27, hollering at Lewandowski, 42, in plain view of passersby on 61st Street near Park Avenue. One witness told us, ‘Hope was screaming at Corey, “I am done with you!” It was ugly, she was doubled over with her fists clenched. He stood there looking shocked with his hands on his head.’” [Page Six, New York Post, 5/19/16<http://pagesix.com/2016/05/19/trump-campaign-staffers-get-into-public-screaming-match/>]

Corey Lewandowski Said That It Was “Highly Likely” That The Trump Campaign Would Use The General Services Administration’s Office Space For The Campaign’s Transition Team, But It Could Instead Seek Space In New York. “Trump officials, meanwhile, said they are setting up a non-profit group to raise private donations to supplement what GSA provides and vetting candidates to run their transition's day-to-day operation. The executive director post should be filled within the next few weeks, they said. ‘We're doing our due diligence,’ campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said in an interview. ‘It's massive, just setting this up. There are a whole series of timelines we need to meet. ‘For guidance, the non-partisan Partnership for Public Service has set up up a presidential transition center with step-by-step advice on what needs to happen when. In keeping with his unorthodox campaign, Trump may steer clear of Washington for transition planning. ‘You wouldn't believe the amount of office space in New York,’ Lewandowski said. He said it's ‘highly likely’ the transition will use GSA space, but may seek it instead in New York, where the campaign is headquartered now. Christie is just 66 miles away from Manhattan in Trenton, N.J.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/20/as-he-begins-transition-planning-trump-turns-to-unlikely-source-romney-world/>]

Trump’s Campaign Said They Were Setting Up A Non-Profit Group To Raise Private Donations To Supplement What The General Services Administration Provided For A Transition Team. “Trump officials, meanwhile, said they are setting up a non-profit group to raise private donations to supplement what GSA provides and vetting candidates to run their transition's day-to-day operation.” [Washington Post, 5/20/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/20/as-he-begins-transition-planning-trump-turns-to-unlikely-source-romney-world/>]

Stephen Miller Said That The Trump Campaign Planned To Be More Aggressive With Their Attacks On Hillary Clinton. BALDWIN: “She says she's happy to attack back, counterpunch back on issues such as what Trump has said about NATO, about nukes around the world, again, about Kim Jong-un. But on the personal attacks, we know Mr. Trump has already said she was an enabler of her husband's infidelities more than once. She says she won't attack back in that regard. How much more aggressive will your campaign be?” MILLER: “Well, I think we're definitely going to be a lot more aggressive and you are going to see an increasing.” (CROSSTALK) BALDWIN: “On the personal attacks?” MILLER: “On every kind of attack, because Hillary Clinton would be an extraordinarily dangerous person to put in the White House.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

5/19/16: Trump Adviser Stephen Miller On Trump’s Early Tweet Claiming That Terrorists Brought Down A Plane Flying To Egypt: “‘I Guess If You Are Saying Donald Trump Is Prescient And Saw Something A Few Hours Before Other People Saw It, That Would Be A Compliment,” “Trump's early call on the plane crash gels with a Republican narrative that has festered since the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in 2012 that the billionaire has picked up -- that Democrats are notoriously loath to pronounce attacks terrorism and do not understand the scale of the terrorist threat or refuse to describe them as such to avoid offending Muslims. If it is confirmed that terrorists brought down the plane, he can claim his instincts were right and more finely tuned to the threats facing Americans than those of Clinton. Even if mechanical failure is fingered as the cause of the crash, Trump is unlikely to pay a political price once the news cycle moves on. And Trump can still argue that the underlying concern about terrorism has not abated. ‘I guess if you are saying Donald Trump is prescient and saw something a few hours before other people saw it, that would be a compliment,’ senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller told CNN's Brooke Baldwin.” [CNN, 5/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/19/politics/trump-clinton-egyptair-804-reaction/>]

Stephen Miller On Hillary Clinton: “I Have To Say Honestly I Feel Bad For Bernie Sanders Supporters. And I Will Tell You Why. Thanks To Super Delegates, The Democratic Party Is On The Verge Of Nominating The Most Pro-War, Pro-Wall Street Lawmaker In The Modern History Of The Democratic Party.” MILLER: “Well, we obviously agree with Bernie Sanders that Hillary Clinton isn't qualified to be president. But I have to say honestly I feel bad for Bernie Sanders supporters. And I will tell you why. Thanks to super delegates, the Democratic Party is on the verge of nominating the most pro-war, pro-Wall Street lawmaker in the modern history of the Democratic Party. And that's amazing. Think about it. You have a candidate in Hillary who is running on a pro-war platform about what she did in Libya, about what she is doing in Syria, about the toppling of the Egyptian regime, and the military of course took back control, who's running on a pro-Wall Street, pro-war agenda. That's not the right fit for the Democratic Party or the country.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Stephen Miller Said That Hillary Clinton Was Not Qualified To Be President Because Her Platform Was Wanting To Start Wars In The Middle East And Import Refugees To The U.S. BALDWIN: “Do you think Hillary Clinton is qualified to be president?” MILLER: “Of course not. See, look at her judgment. Hillary Clinton went to war in Iraq. Hillary Clinton's decisions in Libya have unleashed an operating base for ISIS that will be a scourge of terrorism against the entire Western world. Hillary Clinton's platform is, I want to start wars in the Middle East and then import all the refugees into the United States and other countries without knowing who they are.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Stephen Miller: “Donald Trump's Position On Britain Is That We Want A Strong Britain. We Want A Britain That Stands Up For British Values,” MILLER: “Donald Trump's position on Britain is that we want a strong Britain. We want a Britain that stands up for British values, and, in that message, we will find a great partner in the British people and a great partner in whatever government leads the British people. In the case of dealing with foreign dictators and strong men, Hillary Clinton's basically saying stay the course. She is saying, if you elect me, on every policy that hasn't worked, I'm going to keep doing that exact same thing, whether it's on Wall Street or whether it's on foreign policy. Can anybody say that our North Korea policy is working?” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Stephen Miller: “Bill Clinton Is Why North Korea's Nuclear. Let's Not Forget That.” MILLER: “And Clinton's the reason -- by the way, Clinton's the reason why -- Bill Clinton is why North Korea's nuclear. Let's not forget that.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Stephen Miller: “That's The Clinton Legacy, Offshoring And Foreign Wars.” MILLER: “You want to talk about bin Laden. Clinton, Bill, had a chance to get bin Laden, and he didn't take it.” BALDWIN: “But he's not guilty running for president. I'm talking about Hillary Clinton.” MILLER: “But what did she say? She said that she would put Bill Clinton in charge of the economy. Right? Bill Clinton gave us NAFTA, destroyed our middle class. Bill Clinton put China in the World Trade Organization, the worst strategic blunder anyone can remember. And let's also keep in mind Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and she was the top diplomat dealing with China. What happened then? A trillion dollar in trade deficits with China, getting her Wall Street friends rich, while we lost our middle class. That's the Clinton legacy, offshoring and foreign wars.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Stephen Miller On Hillary Clinton: “She Said That She Would Put Bill Clinton In Charge Of The Economy. Right? Bill Clinton Gave Us NAFTA, Destroyed Our Middle Class. Bill Clinton Put China In The World Trade Organization, The Worst Strategic Blunder Anyone Can Remember.” MILLER: “You want to talk about bin Laden. Clinton, Bill, had a chance to get bin Laden, and he didn't take it.” BALDWIN: “But he's not guilty running for president. I'm talking about Hillary Clinton.” MILLER: “But what did she say? She said that she would put Bill Clinton in charge of the economy. Right? Bill Clinton gave us NAFTA, destroyed our middle class. Bill Clinton put China in the World Trade Organization, the worst strategic blunder anyone can remember. And let's also keep in mind Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and she was the top diplomat dealing with China. What happened then? A trillion dollar in trade deficits with China, getting her Wall Street friends rich, while we lost our middle class. That's the Clinton legacy, offshoring and foreign wars.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Stephen Miller: “You Want To Talk About The Woman Vote. One Of The Biggest Issues Facing Moms All Across This Country Is The Quality Of Education. Our Schools Cannot Afford To Educate The World's Refugees.” MILLER: “That's a big difference. Instead of foreign interventions for democracy, working with our Arab partners to destroy terrorism and Hillary Clinton won't even say the words radical Islam, even as she's going to flood them into our communities, refugees whose backgrounds we don't know. That's not safe. It's not compassionate. I can tell you this. You want to talk about the woman vote. One of the biggest issues facing moms all across this country is the quality of education. Our schools cannot afford to educate the world's refugees.” [Newsroom, CNN, 5/19/16]

Jared Kushner

HEADLINE: “Trump Son-in-Law Emerges As Quiet Campaign Force.” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-son-law-emerges-quiet-campaign-force/story?id=39141995>]

Donald Trump’s Son-In-Law, Jared Kushner, Played A Prominent Role In His Campaign And Provided Input On A Variety Of Issues, Including A Role On The White House Transition Team. “Some of Donald Trump’s children have worked openly in behalf of his Republican presidential campaign, but another key member of the clan has played a more behind-the-scenes role: son-in-law Jared Kushner. Kushner's name regularly comes up during Trump's campaign speeches, with Trump’s praising daughter Ivanka’s husband as, among other things, ‘amazing’ on Super Tuesday, ‘fantastic’ during a CNN town hall in Wisconsin and ‘a very, very successful real estate man’ in New Hampshire. But unlike Trump’s sons’ wives, Kushner, 35, appears to play a prominent role in helping Trump formulate policy positions and campaign strategy. Indeed, he would have a role in a Trump White House transition team, according to a campaign adviser. ‘Jared has impressed everyone on the campaign, including seasoned campaign veterans with his instincts and intellect,’ the adviser said of the real estate developer and newspaper publisher. ‘He’s emerged as a quiet power whose input is sought on a wide variety of important issues.’” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-son-law-emerges-quiet-campaign-force/story?id=39141995>]

Roger Stone

Roger Stone Said That He Wouldn't Rule Out Supporting Former Republican Govs. Gary Johnson And Bill Weld, And Said Both Should Have A Place On The Presidential Debate Stages This Election Season. “In an interview with ABC's 'Powerhouse Politics' podcast, Stone told Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and ABC Political Director Rick Klein he wouldn't rule out supporting former Republican Govs. Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, and said both should have a place on the presidential debate stages this election season. ‘I am a giant fan of both Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, they’re both personal friends, they’re both giants in my opinion,’ Stone said.” [ABC News, 5/20/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-donald-trump-ally-offers-glowing-review-libertarian/story?id=39229560>]

Roger Stone On Donald Trump: “On The Other Hand I’d Like To See His Platform, I’d Like To See His Running Mate, I’d Like To See How The Campaign Proceeds.” "I have great affection for Donald Trump and I’m very excited about what he’s been able to achieve here and I’m very much in the Trump camp," Stone said. ‘On the other hand I’d like to see his platform, I’d like to see his running mate, I’d like to see how the campaign proceeds.’" [ABC News, 5/20/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-donald-trump-ally-offers-glowing-review-libertarian/story?id=39229560>]

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr. On His Relationship With His Father: “It Wasn’t A ‘Hey, Son, Let’s Go Play Catch In The Back Yard’ Kind Of Father-Son Relationship, It Was ‘Hey, You’re Back From School? Come Down To The Office. ” “Their father was present in their lives, but he was always working. Ivana and her parents raised Don Jr., in effect, and Don Jr. helped raise Eric. ‘I would say my father still was very involved, albeit on different terms,’ Don Jr. says. ‘It wasn’t a ‘Hey, son, let’s go play catch in the back yard’ kind of father-son relationship. . . . It was ‘Hey, you’re back from school? Come down to the office.’ ” [Washington Post, 5/18/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-raised-sons-who-became-his-emissaries-but-not-the-way-you-might-think/2016/05/18/3ca1cfa8-faa4-11e5-886f-a037dba38301_story.html?postshare=8681463621710606&tid=ss_tw-bottom>]

Donald Trump Jr. On The Difference Between Himself And His Father: “‘I Still Have The Ability To Turn [Work] Off, And Separate Business From Life,’… ‘Whereas, For Him, I Think Business Was Life.’” “Don Jr. pinpoints one key difference between himself and his father, and it informs how he raises his own five children. It’s the reason he absconds with them to the Catskills most weekends, to a cabin that was wired for Wi-Fi only last month. ‘I still have the ability to turn [work] off, and separate business from life,’ Don Jr. says. ‘Whereas, for him, I think business was life.’” [Washington Post, 5/18/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-raised-sons-who-became-his-emissaries-but-not-the-way-you-might-think/2016/05/18/3ca1cfa8-faa4-11e5-886f-a037dba38301_story.html?postshare=8681463621710606&tid=ss_tw-bottom>]

HEADLINE: “How Long Can Ivanka Trump Defend Her Father?” [The Atlantic, 5/20/16<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/ivanka-versus-the-donald/483542/>]