"After all that kissing arse at the Vatican, in Jerusalem and Saudi Arabia, I'm all touched out" says exhausted POTUS. Trump continued.

[illegitimateMortificadospawn]

In haste, I will post the old thread shortly.

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POTUS statement on leaks in Manchester case..provided by WH: "The alleged leaks coming out of government agencies are deeply troubling..."

Is international politics now reduced to handshake technique?

It seems to be - and the quality of your cake also.

A piece from today's' Beast.

Priebus sweating Comey memos

cozie all that I can find that they've said is reported by the BBC as:

"The New York Times newspaper has defended its decision to publish the pictures, saying they were "neither graphic nor disrespectful of victims".

But in a BBC interview, acting US ambassador to the UK Mr Lukens said: "We have heard the message loud and clear from Her Majesty's government and we agree with their concerns and we're determined to take action."

I can't find a statement on their own website.

"There is no relationship we cherish more than the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom"

Doesn't he say that to every one he meets about their country?

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Hannity on advertiser targeting: "Nobody tells me what to say on my show" hill.cm/hiIkX0x

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Remember when Trump called Brussels "hellhole"?

Here's there now and the locals haven't forgiven or forgotten cnb.cx/2rUiSna

Would you?

An article in Newsweek concerning Gianforte's alleged assault and the apparent example from the top of his party. (I don't know whether this link will work but you know where the piece is.)

War on the press

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BREAKING: At NATO headquarters, Trump lectures member countries on need to pay fair share for defense.

thehill.com/homenews/house/335102-gop-rep-blames-the-left-for-tense-confrontational-approach

GOP rep blames ‘the left’ for ‘tense, confrontational approach’

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) on Thursday blamed liberals for creating a "tense, confrontational" culture around politics one day after GOP House special election candidate Greg Gianforte allegedly slammed a reporter to the floor.

"The left has precipitated this tense, confrontational approach throughout the country in recent months," Franks told MSNBC.

Who knows how it will affect the result?

From Reuters.

Montana election

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Update: @GregForMontana's campaign has cancelled his appearance on @MSNBC's #MTPDaily this evening.

I guess they .......surmised the areas on which he might be questioned?

Presumably, that was scheduled for after the polls closed?

( I just don't know the US rules about the press and polling day - maybe one of the US posters could help there? I'll confess to a degree of affection for the sudden concentration on skating and dog stories here in the U.K. )

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Trump repeats 'keep them out line' after condolences to Theresa May re: #Manchester, he DOES know Salman Abedi was British born, right?

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The White House told the NYT yesterday Trump would finally endorse Article 5. The fact that he did not is astonishing and shows 1/n

that someone in the White House or potus himself took it out. This will come as a huge shock to NATO members 2/n

Trump's trip had been a relative success until now. It is now a failure. Close to a disaster unless he fixes it later today 3/3

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Trump says leaks about Manchester were “deeply troubling” as none of them came from him or were made to Russians.

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Trump campaign chair Manafort advised Trump team on Russia after resigning due to FBI probe into his own Russia ties politi.co/2qSruwg

....as none of them came from him.....

Did he really say something like that?

Blimey. Can't link it, have tried. Footage of Trump literally pushing another EU member out the way to get to the front. A shove and a push and the bloke looks totally bemused!

cozie no. but I love David Schneider's humour on his tweets.