The Guide: ‘What a baby. ... Get the baby out of here’
President Barack Obama called on Republicans to do more than denounce Donald Trump’s tirades and actually to rescind their endorsements. Guess what, though, they didn’t.
And Trump ejected an actual baby from a rally. For, literally, crying out loud.
The full clip. From “I love babies. I hear that baby crying, I like it” to “Get the baby outta here” in 60 seconds. https://t.co/TLhJfSnEYP
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 2, 2016
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— Andy Kirk (@visualisingdata) August 2, 2016
News roundup
▪ From the polls: Clinton is in the lead, but can she stay there?
▪ Billionaire businesswoman Meg Whitman, a Republican, is backing Clinton. (She previously compared Trump to Hilter and Mussolini.)
▪ Little surprising. Marco Rubio sticking with Trump.
▪ Congressman Richard Hanna is done with Trump, says everyone should be.
▪ Paul Ryan and John McCain still endorsing Trump. He’s not returning the favor.
▪ Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump fundamentally misses the whole point about sexual harassment. So does a Donald Trump spokeswoman.
▪ A Trump spokeswoman blames Capt. Khan’s 2004 death on Obama, Clinton. (Though George W. Bush was president.)
▪ Are you ready for $98 million in Clinton ads? | More coverage
Admit it: You all wish you were as oblivious as the Trump rally baby.
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) August 2, 2016
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This story was originally published August 3, 2016 at 8:30 AM with the headline "The Guide: ‘What a baby. ... Get the baby out of here’."