Trump - Pence split on Ryan Endorsement

"Gov. Mike Pence, aligning himself with the Republican establishment rather than his running mate, broke with Donald J. Trump on Wednesday by endorsing Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s re-election bid, a day after Mr. Trump roiled the party by declaring that he was not yet ready to support the speaker." RCP

Media still pushing narrative of Trump dropping out

"Republican officials are exploring how to handle a scenario that would be unthinkable in a normal

election year: What would happen if the party's presidential nominee dropped out?
ABC News has learned that senior party officials are so frustrated — and confused — by Donald Trump's erratic behavior that they are exploring how to replace him on the ballot if he drops out.

So how would it work?

First, Trump would have to voluntarily exit the race. Officials say there is no mechanism for forcing him to withdraw his nomination.

Then it would be up to the 168 members of the Republican National Committee to choose a successor, though the process is complicated." ABC

Clint Eastwood compliments Trump

“He’s onto something, because secretly everybody’s getting tired of political correctness.” Breitbart

Zika hits U.S. Military

"At least 33 U.S. troops, including a pregnant woman, have tested positive for the Zika virus, U.S.

military spokesmen said Wednesday. Ten of those troops are men who answer to the Southern Command, the Pentagon subsidiary with oversight of troops in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Southcom spokesman Jose Ruiz said those 10 got infected in five locations — Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Martinique. They serve in all five branches that answer to Southcom, he added, the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines." yahoo

Zika Virus & Summer Olypics in Brazil

"The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. The Paralympic Games are scheduled for September 7 to September 18, 2016. If you plan to travel to Brazil for the Olympics or Paralympics, follow the recommendations below to help you stay safe and healthy.
Brazil, along with many destinations in the Americas, is experiencing an outbreak of Zika virus. Because Zika virus infection in pregnant women can cause serious birth defects, CDC has  special recommendations for pregnant women traveling to Brazil. See “Zika Virus in Pregnancy” on this page and the Zika in Brazil travel notice for more information. The Zika outbreak in Brazil is dynamic. CDC will continue to monitor the situation and  adjust these recommendations as we learn more." CDC

Libertarians on CNN Townhall

"CNN hosted Libertarian Presidential Nominee Gary Johnson and Vice Presidential Nominee William Weld ...." CNN
 

Trump raised $80,000,000 in July

"....the campaign on Wednesday announced $80 million in donations for the campaign in July,...The haul marks a big fundraising surge for the GOP nominee,..." FOX

Trump Signs Pledge to Fight Pornography

"Trump has signed a pledge saying that, if elected, he will support efforts to stop the pornography

epidemic.

 

According to RelevantMagazine.com, Trump signed the pledge from an anti-porn organization called Enough Is Enough whose mission statement says it aims to “Make the Internet Safer for Children and Families.” ChristianHeadlines

Media piling on with rumor Trump staff suicidal

"Even before this juicy tidbit hit social media, just about every pundit had put the finishing touches on his or her “Trump Has Worst Week Ever” column, citing everything from his war of words with Khizr Khan to his poll numbers to his “lashing out” at a crying baby.

 The narrative wouldn’t be complete, though, without some insider dirt. Surely enough, a longtime ally of Donald Trump’s campaign manager came through Tuesday night, letting it slip that staffers in the bunker were downright suicidal. Even the quote itself sounds like an emergency telegraph sent from the Titanic." GlennBeck

 

Media piles on questioning Trump's mental state

"Is Donald Trump insane?

Vox founder Ezra Klein made a similar observation following Trump’s press conference the day after last month’s Republican National Convention. Instead of focusing on a unifying message, Trump resurfaced the debunked conspiracy theory that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s father was linked to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
“I almost don’t blame Trump,” David Brooks wrote in the New York Times on July 29. “He is a morally untethered, spiritually vacuous man who appears haunted by multiple personality disorders." yahoo

Media Hyping Trump Exiting the Race

"As the firestorm over the testy billionaire’s harsh comments about the Gold Star parents of an Army

captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq refuses to die down; as fat-cat donors shun him; and as the candidate himself begins rolling out the notion that the election will be rigged, a reasonable question to ask is: Will Trump fire himself?
At a rally in Ohio on Monday, Trump told supporters that he is hearing “more and more” that the fix is in for the election in November. And he told Fox commentator Sean Hannity, "I hope the Republicans are watching closely or it’s going to be taken away from us.”
So what would happen if Trump packed it in and went back to his tower on Fifth Avenue to plot his next reality TV show..." yahoo

Obama gave $4oo MILLION to IRAN?

"The U.S. government airlifted the equivalent of $400 million to Iran this past January, which occurred as four detained Americans were released by Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday." FOX

Hillary down-under painting

"A Melbourne street artist who was threatened with a council fine over a provocative mural he

painted of US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has responded by covering her image with a niqab.
In a statement, the council said the mural contravened its gender equity policy.
“We contacted Victoria police to provide their opinion on the matter, and they deemed the mural to be offensive and in contravention of the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007, which council is responsible for enforcing.”
As well as the council threatening the owner of the building with prosecution and a fine if the mural was not removed, the artist, known as Lushsux, had his Instagram account deleted after posting the image to the social media platform.
However instead of removing the mural, Lushsux covered up the swimsuit by painting a niqab over the top of it, leaving only Clinton’s eyes showing." Guardian

"Republicans for Johnson - Weld" Launched

"In a Press Release issued earlier today by the recently created organization “Republicans For Johnson-Weld,” a group describing itself as ” Republicans (who) believe in the core Republican ideals of fiscal conservatism, state sovereignty, and individual liberty” the organization “invite(s) you to join in us in our support of two former Republican governors whom uphold these ideals for President and Vice-President of these United States of America, as well as all Republicans seeking elected office this November.” IPR

Vet Gives his Purple Heart to Trump

"Something very nice just happened to me. A man came up to me and he handed me his Purple Heart," Trump said. "I said to him, is that the real one, or is that a copy? He said, 'That's my real Purple Heart. I have such confidence in you.' And I said, 'Man, that's big stuff.'" msn
 

Hillary aid claims Trump will round up Jews

"Looks like the Democrats are really scared that Hillary will lose in November.
How else to account for such an outrageous implication from one of the Clintons’ key aides?

Via Daily Caller.

A former Bill Clinton White House official and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton implied Thursday that a Donald Trump administration would “start looking for Jews.”….
Ann Lewis served as communications director for President Bill Clinton and was a senior adviser for Hillary’s 2000 senate run and 2008 presidential bid….
Lewis described Republican nominee Donald Trump as a “a candidate who deliberately and consciously tries to divide.”
“We know from recent history that when you live in a society where the forces of division looks for scapegoats, Jews are next in line,” Lewis added. “Don’t kid ourselves. Wherever they start, if that is the way people amass power, they will start looking for Jews.” TammyBruce

Constitution Party in Idaho fields their own ticket rather than national ticket

"At their 2016 state convention held in Orofino, Saturday, July 30, the Constitution Party of Idaho certified Scott Copeland of Weatherford , Texas and J.R. Myers of Soldotna, Alaska as the party’s candidates for President and Vice President, respectively, in Idaho.." IPR

CNN POLL: Hillary Biunces back up

General Election: Trump vs. Clinton vs. Johnson vs. Stein

CNN/ORC

• Clinton45
• Trump37
• Johnson9
• Stein5

CBS POLL: Hillary Bounces back up

General Election: Trump vs. Clinton vs. Johnson

CBS News

• Clinton43
• Trump38
• Johnson10

New York Post publishes nude pics of Trump's wife

 "New York Post published another round of nude photos of Donald Trump's wife, Melania. This is

the second day in a row the Post has published naked photos of Melania Trump. The headline on the first day read: "THE OGLE OFFICE" and "MENAGE A TRUMP" on the second today.
The 46-year-old model was 25 when the the photos were taken in 1995. Some of the photos have never been seen while others were published in a French magazine. Trump did not meet Melania until 1998." yahoo

Clinton Slush Fund - Russia Ties?

"There’s more “Clinton Cash” trouble for Hillary.

A report out Monday, “From Russia With Money — Hillary Clinton, the Russian Reset and Cronyism,” raises serious questions about the cash connections between the Clintons and participants in the State Department’s failed five-year effort to improve, or “reset,” US-Russia relations during Hillary’s reign as secretary of state.
Key players in a main component of the reset — a Moscow-based, Silicon Valley-styled campus for developing biomed, space, nuclear and IT technologies called “Skolkovo” — poured tens of millions of dollars into the Clinton Foundation.As the Obama administration’s top diplomat, Hillary Clinton was at the center of US efforts on the reset in general and Skolkovo in particular, Schweizer argues.
Yet, “Of the 28 US, European and Russian companies that participated in Skolkovo, 17 of them were Clinton Foundation donors” or sponsored speeches by former President Bill Clinton, Schweizer told The Post.
“It raises the question — do you need to pay money to sit at the table?”
In one example cited by Schweizer, Skolkovo Foundation member and then-Cisco CEO John Chambers donated between $1 million and $5 million in personal and corporate cash to the Clinton Foundation, the report says.
But Skolkovo wound up making America less safe, Schweizer argues, because it shared advanced US technology that Russia can develop for both civilian and military applications, a concern raised already by Army and FBI officials." NewYorkPost

Trump on Russia - Ukraine

"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his recent claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not going into Ukraine.”

Putin, as Trump’s critics quickly pointed out, is already very much in Ukraine: Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula with armed men in March 2014. Most countries, including the U.S., still recognize Crimea as sovereign Ukraine territory.

On Monday morning, Trump fired off a pair of tweets insisting that he was talking about the world under a potential Trump administration." ABC

Trump - Khan Spat

"Trump, facing backlash over his controversial remarks about the family of slain Army Capt. Humayun Kahn, continued to aggressively push back against critics this morning.

"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!" Trump tweeted today in reference to an appearance that Khizr Khan and Ghazala Khan, the parents of Humayun Kkhan, were making on CNN's "New Day."

Khizr Khan used the opportunity to praise his son, describing him as a "wonderful, patriotic, deliberate" person. He criticized Trump's ignorance of the Constitution and said that Trump wanted "one set of rights for himself and another set of rights for others," referring to the First Amendment.

Trump said his perceived lack of respect for the family of a fallen U.S. soldier served as a distraction from issues that were more pertinent to the presidential campaign.

"This story is not about Mr. Khan, who is all over the place doing interviews, but rather RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM and the U.S. Get smart!" Trump tweeted in reference to the appearance." ABC 

Kaine promises to Legalize Illegal Immigrants in 100 days

 "A new Clinton administration would pursue a bill to legalize illegal immigrants in “the first 100 days” of her tenure, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine told Spanish-language network Telemundo in an interview Monday, presenting a deep contrast with Republicans." Politico

U.S. Bombing in Lybia

"The United States launched a round of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, Pentagon officials confirmed, opening a more persistent front against the terror group that had no specific "end point" as long as the fragile Libyan government needed U.S. help." FOX