Trump news: President launches series of wild attacks on 'enemy of the people' US media as impeachment threat grows
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has lashed out at The New York Times, Morning Joe, CNN, Democrats, and the EU on Twitter — as well as the social media platform itself — during a busy morning in which a new state visit to Britain was also confirmed.
As the president continues to gloat over the outcome of the Mueller report, Democrats are busy formulating their response. Mr Trump has claimed the report exonerates him, but Democrats see grounds for potential impeachment, with 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren the most vocal among a growing choir calling for that measure: “If any other human being in this country had done what’s documented in the Mueller report, they would be arrested and put in jail.”
President Trump yesterday took part in the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll in characteristic style, bragging to an audience of children about his rebuilding of the US military and stressing the need for his forthcoming border wall.
While Tuesday proved to be a relatively quite day in Washington compared to the events of te week prior, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could have a dramatic impact on American politics in the years to come.
The court heard arguments related to a challenge to the Trump administration's push to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census, which could lead around 6.5 million people to avoid the national head count.
The court appeared divided along party lines on Tuesday, which could lead to a 5-4 split decision in favour of the Trump administration on the issue.
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Here's a little on Trump's potential 2020 Democratic rivals.
Elizabeth Warren has announced a hugely ambitious plan to tackle the problem of student debt in the US by wiping out $1.25 trillion (£960bn) in a decade through taxes on the wealthy - around $50,000 (£38,450) per college undergraduate.
Here's Clark Mindock's report.
Meanwhile Pete Buttigieg has drawn a surprise parallel between Trump and Bernie Sanders, suggesting the popularity of both men - otherwise diametric opposites - stems from the same "anger and disaffection" among American voters who feel left behind by the economy.
The candidate continues to impress on the campaign trail and this on his mission to “relegate Trumpism to the dustbin of history” was a winner on CNN overnight.
Here's Clark Mindock's with the latest on the South Bend mayor.
Donald Trump's arrival in Britain in early June has now been confirmed by Buckingham Palace, as expected. He'll be in town between 3-5 June with wife Melania and will again meet the Queen, as he did last July.
Though many other American presidents have visited the monarch, only two - George W Bush and Barack Obama - were honored with a state visit, which typically features ceremonial greetings, a horse-drawn carriage ride and a banquet at the Palace.
The news has not been greeted entirely happily.
"This is a president who has systematically assaulted all the shared values that unite our two countries, and unless Theresa May is finally going to stand up to him and object to that behavior, she has no business wasting taxpayers' money on all the pomp, ceremony and policing costs that will come with this visit," Labour's Emily Thornberry added.
The UK fits in with Trump's plans to attend the 6 June commemorations in France marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, where he will visit the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
Rob Merrick has more.
The full story on Trump's threatened trade war with the EU over tariffs, courtesy of Tom Embury-Dennis.
A page from the history books on impeachment.
This vintage clip of Republican senator and born-again Trumpster Lindsey Graham talking about Bill Clinton in 1999 is also doing the rounds.
A litter reminder of a point made earlier: Harley-Davidson's woes at the hands of EU tariffs are actually Trump's fault and within his power to address.
Another 2020 Democratic candidate, California congressman Eric Swalwell, says impeachment is "a conversation we need to have".
Washington lawyer George Conway, husband of White House counsel Kellyanne Conway and leading Trump troll, has been on a roll this morning, embarking on a long thread in response to The Plum Line's Greg Sargent, who says the fact of Russian hacking is being forgotten about in the conversation over the Mueller report.
George goes on to argue "Trump’s misconduct is worse than the misconduct that led to Nixon’s resignation".
Not making things any easier for his dear wife, Conway accuses Trump of violating his oath of office and putting his own "vanity and self-interest" above the laws of the land.
If George Conway ends up poisoned, he's only got himself to blame.
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