There’s more! We kept breaking down the play-by-play of his offensive statements, terrible interviews and surrogate missteps since last Wednesday, through Trump’s afternoon rally in Des Moines. Here is a glimpse of ten days in the Trump campaign.
Wednesday, July 27
5:43 a.m. ET: TRUMP FALSELY CLAIMS, AGAIN, THAT PUTIN CALLED HIM A GENIUS
Funny how the failing @nytimes is pushing Dems narrative that Russia is working for me because Putin said “Trump is a genius.” America 1st!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2016
11:03 A.M. ET: TRUMP CALLS ON RUSSIA TO INTERFERE IN U.S. ELECTION
Trump: ‘Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 (Clinton) emails that are missing.’
— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 27, 2016
Am I wrong to say that Trump just repeatedly called for more Russian cyber attacks against his opponent?
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 27, 2016
I would talk about Trump inviting Russia to interfere with election by hacking HRC, but my mouth really hurts. Because my jaw hit the floor.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 27, 2016
Fmr. CIA Dir. Panetta on Trump call for Russia HRC hacking: Trump’s loyalty to U.S. in question & possible “conspiracy” with a foreign power
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) July 27, 2016
? Lookups for ‘treason’ are up 76%. https://t.co/Lvks8JxZ74
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) July 27, 2016
Trump’s doubling down by encouraging Russia to spy more is likely the most outrageous thing ever said by anyone wanting to lead a superpower
— Tim Naftali (@TimNaftali) July 27, 2016
COVERAGE
New York Times: Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails
Politico: Trump: ‘I have ZERO investments in Russia’
TPM: Trump: ‘I Hope’ Russia Has Clinton’s Deleted Emails – And Releases Them!
New York Times: Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails
New York Magazine: Donald Trump Asks Vladimir Putin to Help Him Win
The Intercept: This Isn’t the First Time Donald Trump Has Asked Hackers for Help Taking Down His Enemies
Washington Post: Trump urges Russia to help expose Clinton’s emails. When will this be too much for Republicans?
BuzzFeed: Former Bush NSA, CIA Chief Slams Trump’s Russia Comments
Washington Post: Opinion: Republicans have a problem: Trump-Putin
Politico Magazine: Trump and the Oligarch
New York Times: Donald Trump’s Appeal to Russia Shocks Foreign Policy Experts
New York Times: Editorial: What Was Mr. Trump Thinking?
Politico: Former Obama mentor: Trump’s Russian hack ‘jokes’ could ‘constitute treason’
NBC News: Trump and Putin Tried to Meet in Moscow Three Years Ago: Source
Mother Jones: Trump Claims He’s Never Spoken to Putin. In This 2014 Video, Trump Says He Did.
11:27 a.m. ET: TRUMP ORDERS NBC’S KATY TUR TO “BE QUIET”
Trump just told a reporter, possibly @KatyTurNBC? to “be quiet.” Very presidential.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 27, 2016
Day after Democrats nominate the first woman nominee in US history, Republican nominee demands a woman reporter “be quiet” on national tv
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) July 27, 2016
Washington Post: Donald Trump orders NBC’s Katy Tur to ‘be quiet’
GENERAL TRUMP COVERAGE
BuzzFeed: Marco Rubio: Trump Will Learn On The Job
Washington Post: Donald Trump’s falsehood-laden press conference, annotated
Mediaite: Trump Denies Mocking Disabled Reporter: ‘He Was Groveling’ to Change His Story
Washington Post: Donald Trump’s revisionist history of mocking a disabled reporter
11:15 a.m. ET: DONALD TRUMP JR. CLAIMS POTUS PLAGIARIZED SPEECH, FOLLOWING MELANIA’S SPEECH DISASTER
I’m honored that POTUS would plagiarize a line from my speech last week. Where’s the outrage? #DemsInPhilly https://t.co/sFQ7fblpLh
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 28, 2016
Friday, July 29
4:50 p.m. ET: AFTER BEING SAVED BY FIRE DEPT, TRUMP BASHES HONORED FIRE MARSHAL FOR DOING HIS JOB
Trump: “We have thousands of people in a room next door. We have plenty of space here. We have thousands of people outside trying to get in. And we have a fire marshal that said, “Oh we can’t allow more people.” It really is so unfair to the people…. hey, maybe they’re a Hillary person.”
In CO, Trump went hard after the fire marshal, saying he/she might be a Clinton supporter: “A disgraceful situation” pic.twitter.com/sK6xKwSRv9
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 29, 2016
COVERAGE
Denver Post: Donald Trump rescued from stuck elevator by Colorado Springs firefighters. Then he called out the fire marshal.
Washington Post: The Fix: Trump’s burn of the Colorado Springs Fire Dept. came right after firefighters rescued him
5:31 p.m. ET: TRUMP “AGREE[S]” WITH “LOCK HER UP” CHANT
CNN: Trump on ‘lock her up’ chant: ‘I’m starting to agree’
Huffington Post: Donald Trump Is ‘Starting To Agree’ Hillary Clinton Should Be Locked Up
9:33 p.m. ET: TRUMP ATTACKS GENERAL ALLEN, CALLS HIM A “FAILED GENERAL”
Daily Wire: Trump Smears Four-Star General While Feuding With Family Of Slain Muslim Purple Heart Recipient
Trump: “They had a general named John Allen, and he — I never met him. And he got up and he started talking about Trump, Trump, Trump. Never met him. And you know who he is? He’s a failed general.” Denver, CO
11:24 p.m. ET: MAUREEN DOWD COLUMN POSTED, IN WHICH TRUMP ATTACKS GHAZALA KHAN FOR NOT SPEAKING DURING THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Trump tells Maureen Dowd, “I’d like to hear his wife say something.” New York Times: Column: Trump’s Thunderbolts
Donald Trump on Barack Obama: “He’s got some quality going.” https://t.co/V4h0ByGEor
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) July 30, 2016
Saturday, July 30
12:08 a.m. ET: TRUMP INTERVIEW WITH 9NEWS DENVER RELEASED, IN WHICH HE LIES ABOUT PUTIN RELATIONSHIP
9NEWS’ @BrandonRittiman sat down for a 1-on-1 interview with Donald Trump. Full interview here: https://t.co/qmGKpkSB3i
— 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) July 30, 2016
This is a remarkable exchange between Trump and @BrandonRittiman on Trump’s relationship with Putin: pic.twitter.com/vOTuRJ95pt
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 30, 2016
7:36 p.m. ET: PART OF TRUMP INTERVIEW WITH ABC NEWS’ GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS LEAKED, IN WHICH TRUMP SAYS GHAZALA KHAN WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AT DNC
TRUMP ON GHAZALA KHAN: “His wife … if you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me. But a plenty of people have written that. She was extremely quiet, and it looked like she had nothing to say. A lot of people have said that.”
TRUMP ON SACRIFICE: “STEPHANOPOULOS: What sacrifice have you made for your country? TRUMP: I think I have made a lot of sacrifices. I’ve work very, very hard. I’ve created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I’ve done—I’ve had tremendous success. STEPHANOPOULOS: Those are sacrifices? TRUMP: Oh, sure. I think they’re sacrifices.”
COVERAGE
Washington Post: Op-Ed: Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice.
ABC News: Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: ‘I’ve Made a Lot of Sacrifices’
Washington Post: Donald Trump responds to the Khan family: ‘Maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say’
Washington Post: Bipartisan coalition of veterans, Gold Star family members tells Trump his comments were ‘unacceptable’
NBC NEWS: Gold Star Families Attack Trump Over Comments About Ghazala Khan
Vox: Donald Trump’s slander of Captain Humayun Khan’s family is horrifying, even for Trump
Washington Post: Trump stirs outrage after he lashes out at the Muslim parents of a dead U.S. soldier
The Hill: Trump draws backlash for comments on slain soldier’s father
Fox News: Trump criticized for comments on Muslim mother of fallen US soldier
Daily Kos: Trump responds to Khizr Khan with insults. Republican Party, this is your last jumping-off point
New York Times: Donald Trump Criticizes Muslim Family of Slain U.S. Soldier, Drawing Ire
Sunday, July 31
9:01 a.m. ET: IN ABC NEWS INTERVIEW, TRUMP REVEALS HE DIDN’T KNOW RUSSIA ANNEXED CRIMEA AND DEFENDS PUTIN’S INVASION OF UKRAINE
TRUMP: “He’s not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He’s not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want.” STEPHANOPOULOS: “Well, he’s already there, isn’t he?” TRUMP: “OK — well, he’s there in a certain way.” ABC News ‘This Week’ Transcript: 7/31/16
COVERAGE
New York Times: Donald Trump Gives Questionable Explanation of Events in Ukraine
New York Daily News: Clueless Trump says Vladimir Putin is ‘not going into Ukraine,’ doesn’t realize Russia invaded Crimea in 2014
9:01 a.m. ET: IN ABC NEWS INTERVIEW, TRUMP ONCE AGAIN SAYS HE WILL ONLY SUPPORT NATO ALLIES WHO ARE “PAYING”
“STEPHANOPOULOS: Even if that means conditioning our commitments to NATO, as you said? TRUMP: No, because you’re not going to do that. NATO is going to be just fine. But NATO countries — we have 28 countries — many of them are taking advantage of us because they’re not paying. So we’re protecting these countries and they’re not paying. And when people leave that last part in, everybody agrees with me.” ABC News ‘This Week’ Transcript: 7/31/16
9:52 p.m. ET: NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS THAT TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER MAY STILL BE ON PAYROLL OF KREMLIN-BACKED UKRAINIAN POLITICIANS
New York Times: How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump
“It is not clear that Mr. Manafort’s work in Ukraine ended with his work with Mr. Trump’s campaign. A communications aide for Mr. Lyovochkin, who financed Mr. Manafort’s work, declined to say whether he was still on retainer or how much he had been paid.”
Monday, August 1
7:10 a.m. ET: TRUMP CLAIMS KHIZR KHAN “VICIOUSLY ATTACKED” HIM
Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC and is now all over T.V. doing the same – Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016
7:32 a.m. ET: FORMER TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER COREY LEWANDOWSKI SAYS CAPTAIN KHAN WOULD BE ALIVE IF TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT
Think Progress: Lewandowski Claims Captain Khan Would Still Be Alive If Trump Had Been President
Trump just told a mother with a crying baby to “Get the baby outta here.” “She actually believed me that I loved having the baby crying!?”
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 2, 2016
COVERAGE
Daily Beast: Donald Trump to Baby at Rally: Crying Is for Losers
CNN: Trump: ‘You can get the baby out of here’
New York Times: Donald Trump Jousts With a Crying Baby at His Rally
3:57 p.m. ET: TRUMP SAYS “I DON’T REGRET ANYTHING” REGARDING HIS CLASH WITH THE GOLD STAR KHAN FAMILY
“I don’t regret anything” @realDonaldTrump as we talk #Khantroversy #ClintonKaine2016 & tough talk from @POTUS pic.twitter.com/MvYut2dnQY
— Scott Thuman (@ScottThuman) August 2, 2016
COVERAGE
Yahoo: Trump: No regrets about drawn-out discord with dead soldier’s family
Washington Post: Opinion: There is something very wrong with Donald Trump
Reuters: Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill to back him in Khan controversy
Washington Post: Khan confrontation keys in on human decency — and that could haunt Trump
Washington Post: Broad array of military luminaries condemn Trump over attacks on Khan family
4:30 p.m. ET: WASHINGTON POST STORY BREAKS IN WHICH TRUMP REFUSES TO ENDORSE PAUL RYAN, JOHN MCCAIN, OR KELLY AYOTTE
BREAKING: Trump refuses to support Paul Ryan, John McCain in upcoming Republican primaries, via @PhilipRucker https://t.co/5KB8foj7ip
— Amy Gardner (@AmyEGardner) August 2, 2016
Washington Post: Trump refuses to endorse Paul Ryan in GOP primary: ‘I’m just not quite there yet’
TRUMP SAYS HE HAS NOT ENDORSED WAR-HERO JOHN MCCAIN BECAUSE “[MCCAIN] HAS NOT DONE A GOOD JOB FOR THE VETS.” [Washington Post, 8/2/16]
Washington Post: The Fix: How in the world is John McCain still supporting Donald Trump anyway?
TRUMP REFUSES TO ENDORSE SENATOR KELLY AYOTTE, SAYING SHE “HAS GIVEN ME ZERO SUPPORT.” [Washington Post, 8/2/16]
4:55 p.m. ET: TRUMP CAMPAIGN VETERAN CO-CHAIR AL BALDASARO SAYS KHIZR KHAN “DISGRACED” HIS SON
THIS JUST IN @Al_Baldasaro to @NH1News “Mr. Khan, you disgraced your son, who died as a hero. You used him as a political pawn.” #nhpolitics
— Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) August 2, 2016
6:31 p.m. ET: TRUMP CAMPAIGN SPOKESPERSON KATRINA PIERSON SUGGESTED THAT OBAMA AND CLINTON ARE TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF HUMAYUN KHAN, WHO DIED IN 2004
“It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life,” Katrina Pierson said in an interview with Wolf Blitzer.
COVERAGE
USA Today: Trump spokeswoman blames Obama for Captain Khan’s death
Politico: Trump spokeswoman blames Obama for 2004 death of Captain Khan
New York Daily News: Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson blames Capt. Humayun Khan’s 2004 death on President Obama, Hillary Clinton
8:06 p.m. ET: JUDGE LETS TRUMP U FRAUD CASE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP PROCEED
Trump U case judge rules videos of Trump depositions won’t be made public https://t.co/zymnzaZu1v
— Jeanne Sahadi (@jjsahadi) August 3, 2016
COVERAGE
CNN Money: Judge lets fraud case against Donald Trump proceed
WSJ: Judge Curiel Allows Trump University Case to Continue to Trial
New York Times: Federal Judge Allows Suit Against Trump University to Proceed
8:30 p.m. ET: ALLY OF CAMPAIGN MANAGER PAUL MANAFORT TELLS CNBC THAT MANAFORT IS “MAILING IT IN” AND THE REST OF THE STAFF IS “SUICIDAL.”
longtime ally of Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager: “Manafort not challenging Trump anymore. Mailing it in. Staff suicidal.”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 3, 2016
CNBC: Ally of Trump staffer Paul Manafort: The staff is ‘suicidal,’ he’s mailing it in
9:44 p.m. ET – WASHINGTON POST RELEASES TRANSCRIPT OF TRUMP INTERVIEW, REVEALED TRUMP PAUSED FIVE TIMES TO WATCH TV IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS INTERVIEW
The Washington Post released a transcript of its full interview with Trump, indicating among other things that he paused five times to watch TV coverage in the middle of the interview.
10:29 p.m. ET: MEG WHITMAN CALLS TRUMP A “DEMAGOGUE,” SUPPORTS HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT
Meg Whitman Facebook post: “Trump’s reckless and uninformed positions on critical issues – from immigration to our economy to foreign policy – have made it abundantly clear that he lacks both the policy depth and sound judgment required as President. Trump’s unsteady hand would endanger our prosperity and national security. His authoritarian character could threaten much more. Therefore, I have decided to support Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
New York Times: Meg Whitman, Calling Donald Trump a ‘Demagogue,’ Will Support Hillary Clinton for President
CNN: Sources: Trump-world frustrated by their candidate
New York Magazine: Donald Trump’s Campaign Might Actually Implode
9:19 a.m. ET: FORMER TOP GINGRICH ALLY VIN WEBER CALLS GOP NOMINATION OF TRUMP “MISTAKE OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS”
CNBC: Former top Gingrich ally calls Trump nom ‘mistake of historic proportions’
1:12 p.m. ET: TRUMP SURROGATE BEN CARSON SAYS THE KHAN FAMILY SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO TRUMP
Mediaite: Ben Carson: The Khans Should Apologize to Trump for Slandering Him
1:15 p.m. ET: GOP VP NOMINEE MIKE PENCE BREAKS WITH TRUMP, ENDORSES PAUL RYAN
“A day after Donald Trump declined to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan in his upcoming primary election in Wisconsin, Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, broke with the Republican presidential nominee by offering his own endorsement. ‘I strongly support Paul Ryan, strongly endorse his re-election,’ Pence said in a phone interview on Fox News today. ‘He’s a longtime friend. He’s a strong conservative leader. I believe we need Paul Ryan in leadership.’” [ABC News, 8/3/16]
2:26 p.m. ET: ANNOUNCEMENT BREAKS THAT TRUMP TAJ MAJAL WILL CLOSE AFTER LABOR DAY
Tony Rodio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana Entertainment: “Currently the Taj is losing multi-millions a month, and now with this strike we see no path to profitability,” Rodio said in the statement. “Unfortunately, we’ve reached the point where we have will to have to close the Taj after Labor Day weekend and intend to send WARN notices to before this weekend.” Press of Atlantic City: Trump Taj Mahal set to close after Labor Day weekend
4:04 p.m. ET: DURING RALLY, TRUMP SAYS HILLARY CLINTON FOUNDED ISIS, SHOULD GET AN AWARD
Trump says that Hillary Clinton should get an award from ISIS for founding the group.
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 3, 2016
Huffington Post: Hillary Clinton Should Get An Award For Founding ISIS, Donald Trump Says
4:09 P.M. ET: TRUMP LIES ABOUT SEEING FOOTAGE OF A $400 MILLION MONEY TRANSFER TO IRAN
Newsmax: Trump: Iran Released Video of Money Being Taken Off Plane to Embarrass US
Daily Beast: U.S. Officials Literally Laughing at Donald Trump’s ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video Claim
Huffington Post: Trump Boasts About Watching ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video, But His Campaign Confirms He Did Not
Trump, again, references to WPEC this video of U.S. money coming off a plane to be handed to Iranians (?!): pic.twitter.com/FaiNbCOgo7
Breaking: Mike Pence endorses John McCain and Kelly Ayotte, according to aide, backtracking from earlier today
— Noah Remnick (@NoahRemnick) August 4, 2016
Washington Post: ‘Let Mike be Mike:’ Inside the sometimes awkward Trump-Pence partnership
FACT CHECKS
Washington Post: Four Pinocchios: Trump’s absurd charge that Clinton raised $60 million in July from just 20 people
GENERAL COVERAGE
Real Clear Politics: GOP Alarm Over Trump Hits New High
Washington Post: Republicans are among a new list of foreign policy experts denouncing Trump
NBC: Donald Trump Pushes Republican Party to Its Breaking Point
Friday, August 5
6:39 a.m. ET: TRUMP FINALLY ADMITS HE WAS LYING ABOUT SUPPOSED HOSTAGE FOOTAGE FROM IRAN
The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2016
7:13 a.m. ET: FORMER CIA DIRECTOR ENDORSES HILLARY CLINTON, DENOUNCED DONALD TRUMP AS “AN UNWITTING AGENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION”
New York Times: I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton: “In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.”
7:40 a.m. ET: TRUMP CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES ALL-MALE ECONOMIC ADVISORY TEAM
“Donald Trump’s campaign on Friday announced more than a dozen members of the Republican nominee’s all-male economic advisory team, including several prominent real-estate investors, hedge-fund managers and bankers.” Politico: Trump unveils all-male economic advisory team
Washington Post: Donald Trump’s new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message
Vox: Trump’s economic team has a lot of billionaires, very few economic experts
4:28 p.m. ET: TRUMP RE-LITIGATES THROWING CRYING BABY OUT OF HIS RALLY, SAYS HE IS GOING TO TRAIN IT TO BECOME PAVAROTTI
“In one of the events, a beautiful baby was crying. And I mean crying like you would not believe. The baby could have been Pavarotti, in fact, I am going to find out who that baby is, I am going to make a deal with the parents, because we can take that baby to training school and it will be the next great Pavarotti.” [Donald Trump Rally in Des Moines, 8/5/16]
“I don’t throw babies out, believe me. I love babies. I love my children, I love babies, I don’t throw babies out, believe me.” [Donald Trump Rally in Des Moines, 8/5/16]
4:49 p.m. ET: TRUMP SAYS THAT IF HE WERE PRESIDENT, JAPAN MAY “HAVE TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST NORTH KOREA”
“You always have to be prepared to walk. I don’t think we’d walk, I don’t think it’s going to be necessary, could be though! Could be that Japan would have to defend itself against North Korea.” [Donald Trump Rally in Des Moines, 8/5/16]
GENERAL TRUMP COVERAGE
New York Times: Debate Over Trump’s Fitness Raises Issue of Checks on Nuclear Power
The Hill: Senate GOP on edge over Trump’s falling polls
BuzzFeed: Gov. Paul LePage: I Told Trump He Needs To Be More Disciplined
Washington Post: Yes, Donald Trump’s hands are actually pretty small
FACT CHECKS
Washington Post: Fact Checker: Trump’s claim that McCain has ‘not done a good job’ for veterans
PolitiFact: Donald Trump exaggerates youth unemployment in Reddit AMA
PolitiFact: Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim about doing better than Kelly Ayotte in N.H. polls
Politifact: Donald Trump wrongly says Hillary Clinton wants to raise taxes on the middle class
PolitiFact: Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim about doing better than Kelly Ayotte in N.H. polls
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