From: Th W hin n Post <[email protected]> To: Subject: The Daily 202: Ousted Navy secretary warns Trump that 'the rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries' Sent: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:47:59 +0000 If you're having trouble reading this, click here. Share: Listen to The Big Idea Ousted Navy secretary warns Trump that `the rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries' Richard V. Spencer visits the Blue Angels at the squadron's hangar in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 5. He was forced out on Sunday as secretary of the Navy. (MI Schumaker/Navy/EPA-EFE/Rex) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: What makes America exceptional isn't any arsenal. It's moral authority. That's the upshot of Richard V. Spencer's Sunday letter to President Trump, acknowledging his "termination" as secretary of the navy. The messy circumstances surrounding Spencer's exit should not overshadow another damning resignation letter from another Trump appointee. Spencer explained that he has strived over two-plus years on the job to ensure judicial proceedings are "fair, transparent and consistent," from ensigns to admirals. "Unfortunately, it has become apparent that in this respect, I no longer share the same understanding with the Commander in Chief who appointed me, in regards to the key EFTA00047164

principle of good order and discipline," he wrote. "I cannot in good conscience obey an order that I believe violates the sacred oath I took in the presence of my family, my flag and my faith to support and defend the Constitution of the United States." His language goes further than Jim Mattis's letter last December when he resigned as secretary of defense to protest Trump ordering U.S. troops to withdraw from Syria, but there are echoes. Both Spencer and Mattis said Trump deserves someone whose views are better aligned with his own. Spencer was ousted over his efforts to resolve a dispute between the White House and Navy commanders who wanted to strip Edward Gallagher of the Trident pin that makes him a Navy SEAL. Gallagher's was one of three cases in the military justice system that Trump intervened in 10 days ago. The chief petty officer was accused of committing war crimes during a 2017 deployment in Iraq. He was acquitted of murder but convicted in July of posing with the corpse of an Islamic State prisoner. Trump reinstated Gallagher's rank after he was demoted as part of his punishment. The president tweeted on Thursday that he doesn't want Gallagher, who has become a cause celebre on Fox News, kicked out of the SEALs. "The rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries," Spencer told Trump, offering a brief history lesson. "Good order and discipline is what has enabled our victory against foreign tyranny time and again, from Captain Lawrence's famous order 'Don't Give up the Ship,' to the discipline and determination that propelled our flag to the highest point on Iwo Jima. The Constitution, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, are the shields that set us apart, and the beacons that protect us all." — Disdain for the rule of law has been a recurring feature of Trumpism. - Spencer, 65, served in the Marines as an aviator from 1976 to 1981, separating as a captain, before making a fortune on Wall Street. He has been secretary of the Navy since the Senate confirmed him in August 2017. In his letter, he praised the troops who will soon miss their Thanksgiving dinners at home so that they can continue the watch beyond the curve of the horizon. EFTA00047165

"As Secretary of the Navy, one of the most important responsibilities I have to our people is to maintain good order and discipline throughout the ranks," Spencer wrote. "I regard this as deadly serious business. The lives of our Sailors, Marines and civilian teammates quite literally depend on the professional execution of our many missions, and they also depend on the ongoing faith and support of the people we serve and the allies we serve alongside." Edward Gallagher and his wife, Gallagher, celebrate in July after a military jury in San Diego acquitted the Navy SEAL of premeditated murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq. (Gregory Bull/AP) -- Pentagon spokespeople said Defense Secretary Mark Esper asked for Spencer's resignation after losing confidence in him. Their explanation is that Esper became "deeply troubled" when he discovered Spencer was backchanneling with the White House to offer a secret deal in which a review board would decide to let Gallagher keep his Trident pin — and affiliation with the SEALs — if Trump didn't directly meddle in the official peer-review process, thereby maintaining the appearance of independence. -- "Spencer had tried to find a compromise," Ignatius reports in his column, "after Trump tweeted Thursday, 'The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin.' Spencer feared that a direct order from Trump to protect Gallagher, who is represented by two former partners of Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani, would be seen as subverting military justice. After that Trump tweet, Spencer cautioned acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney that he would not overturn the planned SEAL peer review of Gallagher without a direct presidential order; he privately told associates that if such an order came, he might resign rather than carry it out. ... "It was a hold-your-nose solution,' said a source close to Spencer about his effort to broker an arrangement that would allow Gallagher to retire at the end of November with his former rank, an honorable discharge and his Trident pin, as Trump wanted, but without direct presidential interference in the SEAL review process. As so often happens with attempts to work with Trump's erratic demands, this one ended in EFTA00047166

disaster. 'The president wants you to go,' Esper told Spencer on Sunday ... Esper then toed the White House line and announced Spencer's dismissal. ... "Trump began lobbying Spencer to exempt Gallagher from Navy discipline back in March, when he ordered the Navy secretary in an early-morning phone call to release Gallagher from the brig and give him more comfortable quarters. Presidential pressure has been relentless, ever since. ... While Gallagher is celebrated on Fox, current and former senior officers of the SEALs and other elite units told me this weekend that his case has little support within the community of Special Operations forces. One former SEAL commander noted that maintaining discipline among these elite units is so important that the SEAL peer-review panels have removed more than 150 Trident pins since 2011, or more than one a month." -- Trump now gets the outcome he wanted: Esper's aides said he will let Gallagher keep his Trident pin without even the pretense of a review board. And Trump has rid himself of someone he came to disregard as disloyal, based on his threat to resign. -- Spencer joins a growing list of former Trump appointees who have spoken critically, to varying degrees, about the president after leaving his employ. This includes, among others, John Bolton, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly, Tom Bossert, Fiona Hill and Gary Cohn. -- Spencer took the sting out of this punch by vigorously denying well-sourced press reports on Saturday that he had threatened to resign. In the version of his letter distributed to media outlets last night, the date "24 Nov 19" has been scrawled by hand on the top right of a letter that was reportedly drafted last week. The denial of accurate media accounts muddies the narrative around the secretary's departure. -- This appears to be the coda of a contentious chapter in a civilian-military relationship that has grown increasingly fraught. Trump avoided military service by claiming bone spurs. He has stated that avoiding sexually transmitted infections while bedding models in New York during the 1970s was "my personal Vietnam." Trump has insulted several war heroes, as well as their families, and never apologized. EFTA00047167

CONTENT FROM GOLDMAN SACHS 10.000 SMALL BUSINESSES What are the key issues impacting small businesses? Explore the "voice of small business" in our new infographic, which covers a range of small business perspectives on everything from the economy and healthcare to hiring and minimum wage. Gen. Mark Milley arrives in Bahrain on Monday. (Idrees Ali/Reuters) -- The top U.S. military officer voiced public support today for Esper's decision to allow Gallagher to remain a Navy SEAL and to fire Spencer. "As far as I'm concerned, it's case closed now," Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters traveling with him in the Middle East, including Missy Ryan. "It's time to move on and address the national security of the United States. ... Esper made decisions for good reasons that are within his power. I'll support the secretary of defense in those decisions." -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he spoke by phone with Spencer on Sunday night: "I told him he's a patriot, that he served the Navy and the nation well and he will be missed," Schumer said in a statement. "Secretary Spencer did the right thing and he should be proud of standing up to President Trump when he was wrong, something too many in this administration and the Republican Party are scared to do. Good order, discipline, and morale among the Armed Services must transcend politics, and Secretary Spencer's commitment to these principles will not be forgotten." — Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Trump notified him personally that Spencer was being fired. "Both Secretary Esper and EFTA00047168

President Trump deserve to have a leadership team who has their trust and confidence," Inhofe said in a statement, adding: "It is no secret that I had my own disagreements with Secretary Spencer over the management of specific Navy programs." — Other lawmakers offered praise for Spencer: Trump tweeted that he will nominate Kenneth Braithwaite, a retired Navy rear admiral who is currently the ambassador to Norway, to be Spencer's replacement. Esper recommended him. In an interview Sunday morning on "Fox & Friends," Gallagher said the Navy was only trying to take his Trident pin away as "retaliation" for Trump intervening on his behalf. "They could have taken my Trident at any time they wanted," he said on a show the president often watches. "Now they're trying to take it after the president restored my rank." Speaking of Rear Adm. Collin Green, who is in charge of the SEAL program as commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, Gallagher said: "What the admiral is doing is showing complete insubordination." -- • Mabus, who served as Navy secretary under Barack Obama, said on MSNBC that he's been stunned that a sailor on active duty is going on cable television to criticize his commanding officers. "It's so dangerous for good order and discipline ... to get this politicized," Mabus said Sunday on MSNBC. "You simply cannot have good order and discipline. You simply cannot hold people accountable. You simply cannot have the elite fighting force if you allow things like this to happen. If you set this sort of precedent, then how do you tell the next SEAL that is up on charges not to go public, not to try to undermine their superiors, not to try to change a military judgment and make it a political one?" -- The Post's Editorial Board says Trump's intervention in the Gallagher case, including Spencer's ouster, dishonors the troops who uphold American values: "Restoring to service someone who was turned in by members of his unit who wouldn't EFTA00047169

tolerate his behavior sends precisely the wrong message. ... Most offensive is what Mr. Trump's actions say about his view of the military. We train our boys to be killing machines. then prosecute them when they kill!.' he tweeted in October when he announced he would review these cases. Perhaps Mr. Trump has watched too many bad war movies. but if he were to consult with his military leaders or talk to the many fine men and women in uniform. they would tell him they are trained to engage in combat while following the laws of war and upholding the country's ideals." QUOTE OF THE DAY: A lawyer for Gallagher, Parlatore, welcomed last night's news and expressed amazement at the turn of events that led to Spencer's ouster. "This case is bananas," he said. "Yes, you can quote that." (Ashley Parker and Dan Lamothe) L Subscribe on Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod and other podcast players. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Lawmakers react after a week of impeachment inquiry hearings EFTA00047170

THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY: -- A confidential White House review of Trump's decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records. Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger scoop: "The research by the White House Counsel's Office ... includes early August email exchanges between acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House budget officials seeking to provide an explanation for withholding the funds after the president had already ordered a hold in mid-July on the nearly $400 million in security assistance ... White House lawyers are expressing concern that the review has turned up some unflattering exchanges and facts that could at a minimum embarrass the president. ... "In the early August email exchanges, Mulvaney asked acting OMB director Vought for an update on the legal rationale for withholding the aid and how much longer it could be delayed. Trump had made the decision the prior month without an assessment of the reasoning or legal justification ... Emails show Vought and OMB staffers arguing that withholding aid was legal, while officials at the National Security Council and State Department protested. OMB lawyers said that it was legal to withhold the aid, as long as they deemed it a 'temporary' hold ... "Mulvaney's request for information came days after the White House Counsel's Office was put on notice that an anonymous CIA official had made a complaint to the agency's general counsel about Trump's July 25 call to [Volodymyr] Zelensky This official would later file a whistleblower complaint with the intelligence community's inspector general ... "The document research has only exacerbated growing tension between [White House Counsel Pat] Cipollone and Mulvaney and their offices, with Cipollone tightly controlling access to his findings, and Mulvaney's aides complaining Cipollone isn't briefing other White House officials or sharing important material they need to respond to public inquiries ... The emails revealed by White House lawyers include some in which EFTA00047171

Mulvaney urges Vought to immediately focus on Ukraine's aid package, making clear it was a top priority for the administration. [Mulvaney's lawyer, Driscoll, declined to comment.] "The legal office launched this fact-finding review of internal records in a protective mode, both to determine what the records might reveal about internal administration conversations and also to help the White House produce a timeline for defending Trump's decision and his public comments. Along with examining documents, the review has also involved interviewing some key White House officials involved in handling Ukraine aid and dealing with complaints and concerns in the aftermath of the call between Trump and Zelensky. Cipollone's office has focused closely on correspondence that could be subject to public records requests, those which involve discussions between staff at the White House and at other agencies. Internal White House records are not subject to federal public records law, but messages that include officials at federal agencies are." — Follow the money: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the Rudy Giuliani associates who have been indicted, tried to recruit a Ukrainian energy executive to join them in a proposed takeover of the state oil-and-gas company. From the Wall Street Journal: The two men described the "company's chief executive and [Marie Yovanovitch] as part of 'this Soros cartel' working against [Trump.] 'You're a Republican, right?' Andrew Favorov, the head of natural gas for state-run Naftogaz, recalled the men ... asking him, after their reference to investor and Democratic donor George Soros. 'We want you to be our guy.' ... Mr. Favorov described the efforts of Messrs. Fruman and Parnas to enlist his help in an effort to oust Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev. Naftogaz is the most important company in Ukraine, representing nearly 10% of the country's gross domestic product and supplying virtually all of the country's natural gas. Mr. Favorov said he was bewildered by Messrs. Parnas and Fruman's pitch to stage a takeover of Naftogaz and put Mr. Favorov in place as CEO. On one hand, the pair appeared to know little about the natural gas business; on the other it was clear to him they had significant political connections. 'They don't teach you how to deal with this in business school,' Mr. Favorov said." EFTA00047172

-- So many potential conflicts: Giuliani also discussed representing a state-owned Ukrainian bank in a legal dispute over the summer, even as he publicly pressed Ukraine on behalf of Trump. From Bloomberg News: "Though he ultimately did not take on the client, the talks expose his enthusiasm for foreign business and his willingness to insert himself in matters rife with potential conflicts. In fact, the Ukrainian bank is entangled in a legal dispute with its former owner who has ties to Ukraine's president and is the subject of a federal investigation in the U.S. ... [Giuliani] said he was approached by lawyers for Privatbank seeking to recover assets linked to the previous owner. They wanted to know if Giuliani -- who had written tweets critical of the man -- could assist their civil suit, Giuliani confirmed by phone on Thursday." — "What we still don't know about the Ukraine affair," by deputy editorial page editor Jackson Diehl: "Let's start with the distinct possibility that Trump's demand that [Zelensky] launch politicized investigations in exchange for military aid and a White House meeting was only the last of a series of quid pro quos he forced on Ukrainians." Giuliani met with Zelensky's predecessor at least twice in 2017 as Ukraine's former chief prosecutor Yuri Lutsenko transferred an investigation into secret payments to Paul Manafort, effectively stalling it, and the U.S. released the sale of Jaevelin missiles to Ukraine. "Let's see: a White House meeting and weapons ... for favorable actions on an investigation? There's no proof. But no wonder Trump complained to Zelensky in their July 25 phone call that 'I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down and that's really unfair.' One of Zelensky's first acts had been to fire Lutsenko. "The prosecutor has also been blamed for Trump's recall of [Yovanovitch]. But the full story behind her dismissal is still not known. ... Trump began demanding Yovanovitch's removal a year earlier, after meeting with [Parnas and -Fruman]. Why did Parnas and Fruman want the ambassador out? It's still not clear. ... One person who probably could shed light on this is Rick Perry. ... According to testimony by U.S. Embassy staffer Holmes, Perry used a meeting with Zelensky to give him a list of `people he trusts' on energy matters. The Times reported that these included a couple of Texas businessmen whom Perry wanted appointed to the EFTA00047173

supervisory board of the Ukrainian state gas company. That's the same company Parnas and Fruman were trying to deal with. ... We may eventually learn more about Ukraine from federal prosecutors in New York, who have already indicted Parnas and Fruman and are said to be looking at Giuliani. But you have to wonder if Democrats are making a mistake by not pursuing these matters themselves." -- Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said reports that he met with ex-Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin in Vienna to obtain information about the Bidens were false. Elise Viebeck and Felicia Sonmez report: "The allegation ... was made by the attorney for [Parnas]. On Fox News, Nunes declined to answer further questions about the accusation ... A person close to Shokin also has denied the claim. ... Nunes has also threatened to sue two of the news outlets that reported Parnas's accusation. On Fox News, Nunes claimed that CNN and the Daily Beast were 'likely conspiring to obstruct justice' by basing their reporting on interviews with a lawyer for Parnas. ... House Armed Services Committee Chairman Smith (D-Wash.) said Saturday that it was `quite likely, without question' that Nunes would face an ethics investigation following media reports of a meeting with Shokin. ... Several other Democratic lawmakers have said that Parnas's testimony could be helpful to impeachment investigators or that Nunes should face an ethics probe." Lordy, there are tapes? Parnas has provided the House Intelligence Committee with audio, photos and video recordings, but what these records show is unclear. From ABC News: "[The] tapes were provided as part of that congressional subpoena issued to Parnas, and the former Giuliani ally also provided a number of documents both in English and Ukrainian to the committee in two separate productions ... However, some of the material sought by congressional investigators is already in possession of federal investigators within the Southern District of New York and thus held up from being turned over, according to sources familiar with the matter." — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Schiff (D-Calif.) said his panel will press ahead with preparing its impeachment report, even though several key witnesses have refused to testify. Felicia Sonmez and Elise Vlebeck report: "In an EFTA00047174

interview on CNN's 'State of the Union,' Schiff said the evidence against Trump is 'already overwhelming,' although he stopped short of saying whether he would support impeachment himself. 'Yes, we'd love to have these witnesses come in,' Schiff said. 'But we're not willing to simply allow them to wait us out — to stall this proceeding — when the facts are already overwhelming.' ... Several key figures, including [Mulvaney], Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former national security adviser John Bolton and [Giuliani], have declined to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. A federal judge is expected to rule [today] on whether [former White House counsel Don McGahn] must testify under subpoena. ... "Schiff said Sunday that time is of the essence and that Democrats will continue to investigate even after they have submitted their report to the House Judiciary Committee. ... 'The investigation isn't going to end,' he said, adding that 'we may have other depositions and hearings to do.' He took particular aim at Bolton, arguing that the former national security adviser will have to explain why he chose to give his account of events 'in a book' rather than show the 'courage' that Fiona Hill, the former National Security Council Russia adviser, did in testifying before lawmakers last week. Schiff declined to say how long it might take impeachment investigators to finish their report, saying only that 'we'll take the time that's necessary.- -- Amid tensions between the Trump administration and Democrats, Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin must work out a spending deal. Luckily, they appear to maintain a good rapport. From the Journal: "While the Office of Management and Budget leads the administration's efforts on spending, Mr. Mnuchin has emerged as the public face of the administration on Capitol Hill in the spending talks, which took a positive turn this weekend even as impeachment strains the broader relationship between the two branches. Mr. Mnuchin's role speaks to the rapport and goodwill he has built up with lawmakers and, in particular, Mrs. Pelosi ... Mrs. Pelosi has clashed with two of the administration's other top negotiators, [Mulvaney] and [Vought], with whom she refused to negotiate last summer's budget deal. ... House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D., Ky.) said ... that Mr. Mulvaney would normally play a more visible role in the negotiations, 'but I think Mick, he has other distractions.- EFTA00047175

Record numbers vote in Hong Kong elections THE NEW WORLD ORDER: Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties swept aside the pro-Beijing establishment during local council elections in a significant endorsement of the protest movement that's shaken the territory. Shibani Mahtani, Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang and Anna Kam report: "Voters took to the polls in record numbers to cast ballots in the only fully democratic election in the Chinese territory, an early sign that they wanted to send a strong message to their government and to the Communist Party in Beijing. Early results compiled by the South China Morning Post showed pro-democracy parties winning 278 of the first 344 seats to be declared, pro-Beijing parties taking 42, and independents 24. Many prominent figures in the protest movement won, and many leading pro-establishment figures were unseated. Pro-democrats look to be able to secure 12 of 18 district councils available in Hong Kong — before this vote, they did not have a majority in any. ... The turnout — 2.94 million, or more than 71 percent of the 4.13 million eligible voters — was more than double the 1.4 million who voted in local elections in 2015. Voter registration was also a record high, driven in part by 390,000 first-time voters." — The election's results will pressure Beijing to rethink its approach. Shibani, Simon and Tiffany report: "With this rebuke of its affiliates in the city, Beijing faces a choice among opening up politics as promised in Hong Kong's mini-constitution, extending a crackdown on the pro-democracy protesters by the city's police force and government, or trying to navigate a delicate middle path. Beijing can continue to dig in, but it would risk escalating and prolonging the conflict now that the electorate has spoken, said Ho-Fung Hung, an expert on the Chinese political economy and Hong Kong politics at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International EFTA00047176

Studies. .... Reacting to the outcome on Monday, Chinese state media accused foreign forces, particularly the United States, of interfering. ... [Carrie] Lam, Hong Kong's embattled leader, said in a statement Monday that her government respects the election results and acknowledged 'various analyses and interpretations.' ... Susan Shirk, a China expert and former official in the Clinton administration who is now at the University of California at San Diego, said it was possible that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had not been receiving accurate information from lower-level officials on the public dissatisfaction in Hong Kong, despite months of protests." A growing body of evidence from former detainees, human rights groups and reporters details the Chinese government's efforts to detain more than 1 million ethnic minorities in camps. Hannah Knowles, Kim Bellware and Lateshia Beachum report: "Papers released Sunday pierce a culture of intense secrecy to add a new piece of corroboration: the government's own classified directives. Provided to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists by an anonymous source, the documents lay bare a crackdown in Xinjiang that has sought to stamp out minority culture, language and religion — with a particular focus on the Muslim Uighurs, whom the government blames for regional unrest. A manual, the first of its kind to be made public, details the inner workings of the three-year-old detention camps, while four intelligence briefings illuminate the mass surveillance that identifies people for internment on merely the suspicion that they may cause trouble. ... "Camps are heavily secured and full of surveillance, according to the manual signed by Zhu Hailun, who used to be in charge of security in Xinjiang. ... Some communication with outsiders is allowed to put family 'at ease.' Detainees are supposed to have phone conversations with relatives at least once a week and video chats every month." — A "phase two" trade deal between the U.S. and China is looking less likely. From Reuters: "Officials in Beijing say they don't anticipate sitting down to discuss a phase two deal before the U.S. election, in part because they want to wait to see if Trump wins a second term. 'It's Trump who wants to sign these deals, not us. We can wait,' one Chinese official told Reuters.... Trump's main priority at the moment is to secure a big EFTA00047177

phase one announcement, locking in big-ticket Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural goods that he can tout as an important win during his re-election campaign, according to a Trump administration official." -- Pope Francis called for the abolition of nuclear weapons while visiting Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Akiko Kashiwagi and Chico Harlan report: "Pope Francis called Sunday for a 'world without nuclear weapons,' which he said are 'immoral' for war or deterrence. 'We will be judged on this,' Francis said. In Hiroshima, the pope met with bomb survivors and spoke vividly of the 'black hole of death and destruction' atomic weapons could cause. Earlier, in a somber address in Nagasaki delivered in the driving rain, he spoke about the weapons in policy terms and expressed concern that a 'climate of distrust' was endangering international arms control efforts. ... Francis used the first papal trip to Japan since 1981 to emphasize one of his signature issues in cities that remain lasting symbols of atomic destruction (though both have been fully rebuilt in the decades since the 1945 attacks). ... After laying a wreath to the Nagasaki bombing's victims, the pope said the arms race creates a false sense of security, poisoning international relationships. He described nuclear weapons as wasteful and environmentally damaging. ... By saying that weapons shouldn't be held for deterrence — a stance he first outlined in 2017 — Francis has gone further than his predecessors. The only other pope to visit Japan, John Paul II, said during the Cold War that deterrence could be 'morally acceptable,' so long as it was a step toward disarmament." -- A couple kidnapped by Islamists was rescued in the Philippines during a military operation. Regine Cabato reports: "Allan Hyrons, 71, and Wilma Hyrons, 59, were abducted last month by Abu Sayyaf fighters at a beach resort the couple owned in the southern Philippines. They were rescued around 8 a.m. Monday in the island province of Sulu after a 20-minute firefight, said regional military commander Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, who attributed the operation's success to support from the public. ... The rescue of the Hyrons came at the end of a three-day operation, which the military said left six militant fighters dead." -- The White House asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to block the resolution that would have formally recognized Turkey's genocide of the Armenian people. EFTA00047178

From Axios: Graham was leaving the Oval Office after he joined a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when a senior White House staff asked him to object on the floor to the resolution that had passed the House to avoid upsetting Erdogan. "Graham confirmed this in a phone interview on Saturday. ... A White House legislative affairs official told Graham that Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was going to bring up his Armenian genocide resolution and asked if Graham could 'please object.' I said sure,' Graham said. 'The only reason I did it is because he [Erdogan] was still in town. ... That would've been poor timing. I'm trying to salvage the relationship if possible.' Asked whether he felt uncomfortable blocking the Armenian genocide resolution, Graham replied: 'Yeah. ... I'm not going to object next time,' Graham added." The White House prodded Sen. Perdue (R-Ga.) to object the next time, and he obliged. — Threatening more arrests, Iran restored Internet access in large parts of the country after a weeklong shutdown aimed at nationwide protests. From the Journal: "Tehran's response to the unrest indicates its willingness to resort to deadly force to push back against what it sees as U.S. attempts to weaken and eventually oust the country's leaders. It also comes amid a growing pushback in the region, where Iraqi and Lebanese protesters have railed against the influence of Iran and its local allies. ... Iranian authorities haven't released an official number of arrests, but state media said authorities had arrested 180 'ringleaders' and 'rioters' connected with such disparate groups as Islamic State, the MeK and Kurdish militants. Iran's internet blackout stemmed the sharing of videos and photos of the demonstrations, helping contain coverage to inside Iran, while making it difficult for those outside the country to assess the state of the protests and the brutal crackdown." — Reuters chronicles the role Iran's leaders had in plotting the September attacks on the world's biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia. "This account [was] described to Reuters by three officials familiar with the meetings and a fourth close to Iran's decision making ... These people said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved the operation, but with strict conditions: Iranian forces must avoid hitting any civilians or Americans. ... The plan by Iranian military leaders to strike Saudi oil installations developed over several months, according to the official close to Iran's decision making. ... The official close to Iran's decision making said the group settled on EFTA00047179

the plan to attack Saudi Arabia's oil installations because it could grab big headlines, inflict economic pain on an adversary and still deliver a strong message to Washington." — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeared over the weekend, days after the country's attorney general indicted the longtime leader on charges of bribery and fraud in three criminal cases. The move comes after a year of political limbo that could send Israelis back to the polls for an unprecedented third general election in less than a year. Gideon Saar, Netanyahu's most outspoken challenger within Likud, told an Israeli news show Saturday that it was time for the party to hold primaries to decide its leader and keep it from losing power. Saar, a 52-year-old former minister who returned to politics last year after a four-year hiatus, said he himself could end the political crisis. On Sunday, he submitted a request to the party's central committee calling for a leadership vote to be held in the next three weeks — the deadline for the country's lawmakers to form a long- elusive government before another general election must be called." Uber lost its license to operate in London after authorities discovered that more than 14,000 trips were taken with uninsured drivers. From the Guardian: "Transport for London announced the decision not to renew the global ride-hailing firm's licence at the end of a two-month probationary extension granted in September. Uber was then told it needed to address issues with checks on drivers, insurance and safety, but has apparently failed to satisfy the capital's transport authorities. ... The decision is unlikely to see Uber cars disappear from London, as the firm is expected to appeal, and can continue to operate pending the outcome, provided it launches official proceedings within 21 days." Not only will England's Prince Andrew stand aside from all of his 230 patronages after a scandalous interview about his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he also won't be able to throw a birthday bash next year, under orders from the Queen. From the Guardian: "The blanket move represents a key step in Buckingham Palace's attempts to limit the damage to the British monarchy from the prince's association with Epstein and his interview with BBC Two's Newsnight last EFTA00047180

weekend in which he was widely thought to have shown insufficient concern for Epstein's victims. ... Andrew's withdrawal from public life coincides with Charles's wish for a more streamlined and cost-effective monarchy when he becomes king. Sources close to the Prince of Wales, who is on an official visit to the Solomon Islands, denied reports that he was 'angry and frustrated' by the publicity his younger brother was attracting. It was also reported that the Queen has cancelled a planned 60th birthday party for Andrew in February and has downsized it to a small family gathering." — A small plane crashed in eastern Congo, killing at least 27 people. From Reuters: "The propeller plane, which was operated by local company Busy Bee, crashed shortly after take-off en route to the city of Beni." Mike Bloomberg announces Democratic presidential run I Campaign 2020 2020 WATCH: -- Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg officially announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Scherer reports: "Bloomberg has promised a disruptive campaign that could break spending records with a massive advertising buy aimed at states that vote in March and April. ... Without offering specifics, the announcement video says he will push for the wealthy to pay more in taxes and to guarantee health care to all Americans without removing private insurance from anyone who wants it. His campaign has made more than $30 million in television advertising reservations to help introduce him as a candidate. The ads will start [today]. ... Bloomberg has also announced a $100 million ad campaign to criticize Trump in key battleground states and a $15 million voter registration effort in those same places. Those initial spending plans are already double the amount raised by the top fundraiser in the Democratic field, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), through September." — The billionaire's news outlet, Bloomberg News, announced it will stop writing unsigned editorials about its founder and its reporters will avoid investigating him EFTA00047181

or his Democratic rivals as long as he stays in the race. Paul Farhi reports: "In an extraordinary memo to his newsroom on Sunday, Bloomberg News Editor in Chief John Micklethwait outlined steps designed to steer his reporters through a potential journalistic minefield: how to cover the campaign of the man who owns the news organization that is covering him. ... Bloomberg operates one of the world's largest media organizations, with about 2,700 journalists in TV, radio, magazine and digital operations ... Micklethwait's memo Sunday laid out what he called 'basic principles' in covering Bloomberg's political aspirations. Most notably, he said his newsroom would continue 'our tradition' of not investigating Bloomberg, his family and his wealth, 'and we will extend the same policy to his rivals in the Democratic primaries.' A Bloomberg News spokeswoman, Kerri Chyka, also said the company won't initiate stories about Bloomberg L.P., following a long-standing policy. The hands-off policy puts Bloomberg News in the awkward position of passing on such critical stories as Trump's unfounded allegations of corruption against [Biden] and his son Hunter. At the same time, Micklethwait said Bloomberg News would continue to investigate the Trump administration." -- "America already elected a builder," White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said of Bloomberg's announcement, which uses the tagline "Rebuild America." "His new ad that he put millions behind is all unicorns and rainbows. Keep your health care if you'd like to — and if you don't, I have something better. Rebuild America. We heard that from Obama-Biden," Conway said. (Politico) Biden is struggling in Iowa and his supporters blame a lack of enthusiasm and a spotty campaign operation. From the Times: "Voters at Mr. Biden's events, along with county chairs and party strategists, characterize his on-the-ground organization as scattershot, visibly present in some counties but barely detectable in others. His events are often relatively small and sometimes subdued affairs, and in a state where enthusiasm can make or break a candidate on caucus night — a big part of caucusing centers on persuading friends and neighbors — Mr. Biden's operation has found it difficult to build contagious excitement, these Democrats say. ... 'This is prime political season in Iowa and most candidates are spending a good deal of time visiting Iowa,' said Joey Norris, the Democratic chair in Montgomery County, Iowa, where [Pete] EFTA00047182

Buttigieg plans to campaign on Monday. 'The Biden campaign has been notably absent.'" -- Sanders's loyal voters could keep him in the race for months. From the Journal: "Sanders's campaign has made it clear that to win the nomination, he would have to pull off an ambitious expansion of the electorate. His campaign says it is banking on turning out a coalition of young, working-class and minority voters. But polls show the Vermont independent's base is more loyal than that of any other 2020 Democrat, and in interviews over the last four months, Mr. Sanders's supporters [have said] that they wouldn't support any other candidate as long as he is running. Those backers—and his massive fundraising—mean that, unlike many of his rivals, Mr. Sanders might not need a marquee win in an early state to stay in the presidential race for months." - Sen. Cory Booker keeps winning praise for his presidential campaign. What he's not winning is much support. Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Scherer report: "As he struggles with low-single-digit polling and the prospect of missing the cut for next month's debate, Booker has become a symbol for the harsh reality of this year's nominating process. It is just not enough to win plaudits for performance, as he has after multiple events, or to execute a clear campaign strategy. In the shadow of Trump's potential reelection, Democratic voters have become focused on winning and are unforgiving with their doubts. Booker has sought to answer that concern by preaching the power of empathy. He appeals to white Iowa and New Hampshire voters by talking about the problems of inner cities and poverty. He has confronted Trump by explaining his compassion for his supporters. And unlike other campaigns that have pivoted on message and policy, he has made clear he will not change his strategy to win." Sanders left Washington less than six months ago. Now the former White House press secretary has returned to Arkansas in search for a new political role. From the Times: "'There are two types of people who run for office,' Ms. Sanders said over breakfast tacos at a diner in downtown Little Rock last week. 'People that are called and people that just want to be a senator or governor. I feel like I've been called.' ... As the daughter of Mike Huckabee, who served as governor from 1996 to 2007 and twice ran for president, she is seen as political royalty in Arkansas, and Mr. Trump himself EFTA00047183

urged her to run for governor when she left the West Wing. That job will open in 2023, when Gov. Asa Hutchinson's term is up, and Ms. Sanders is giving every indication that she plans to run. ... "In the 23 months that Ms. Sanders served as Mr. Trump's chief spokeswoman, her battles with the White House press corps were epic. ... Ms. Sanders's relationship with reporters reached a nadir in April after it was revealed that she had admitted under oath to investigators working for the special counsel, S. Mueller III, that her claim at a press briefing that 'countless members of the F.B.I.' told her they had lost confidence in the bureau's director, B. Comey, was a 'slip of the tongue' that was not based on any facts. ... 'I was attacked for everything, not just my performance,' she said of her time in Washington. 'I was called a fat soccer mom, my kids were threatened, my life was threatened. It was a lot. I hate harping on it, but to be in the position I'm in and to have Secret Service, that's not normal.' Ms. Sanders paused. 'I don't like being called a liar,' she said." -- Doctors who previously worked at the White House and those who are currently in touch with the White House said the mysterious and unannounced visit Trump made to the hospital last weekend was highly unusual. From CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta: "Given that the White House had previously given plenty of advance notice about the President's past physical exams, last weekend's visit to Walter Reed reportedly took everyone by surprise, including much of the staff at the hospital itself. Whenever the President is planning a visit to Walter Reed, an institution-wide notice goes out, making staff aware of certain road and corridor closings. According to a person familiar with the matter, that didn't happen last weekend. Also striking: the fact that the president's physician, Dr. Sean Conley, rode with Trump in the presidential motorcade. Typically, the doctor rides separately from the President for security reasons. A former White House doctor [said] it had never happened during their time there. ... "All tests Conley described could've been performed at the White House instead of the hospital. Many blood tests require the patient to fast overnight and are thus performed first thing in the morning -- not in the middle of the afternoon, as apparently happened with the President. And remember, the President had these tests just nine EFTA00047184

months ago. One of the reasons doctors wait a year to order labs for a routine physical is to better assess the impact of medication and lifestyle changes over a consistent interval of time. There is no benefit to drawing the blood early, unless there is a concern about something. Finally, there is no such thing as a phased physical exam, as Trump had described it in his tweet from last weekend." -- Another health scare: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital on Sunday after going in with chills and a fever. Barnes reports: "The court announced in a news release Saturday evening that the 86-year-old had been seen at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington and then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where doctors were more familiar with her medical history. She was treated for a possible infection. 'With intravenous antibiotics and fluids, her symptoms have abated,' the court said in the Saturday release. The court provided no other details." SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: The Intelligence chairman reacted to The Post's scoop: The Post's Shane Harris had this reminder after an assertion by Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) on "Fox News Sunday": On Saturday, Rudy Giuliani made this comparison: EFTA00047185

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The Daily 202: The budget deal shows how unserious the GOP is about deficits in the Trump era From The Washington Post To M, The Washington Post Date 2019/07,23 10:13 Subject: The Daily 202: The budget deal shows how unserious the GOP is about deficits in the Trump era Attachments: TEXT.htm, Mime.822 If you're having trouble reading this click here. The Daily 202 Share: Listen to The Big Idea The budget deal shows how unserious the GOP is about deficits in the Trump era President Trump, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Mitch McConnell told President Trump privately last month that no politician has ever lost an election for spending more money. That mind-set — caring more about the next election than the next generation — helps explain why the Senate majority leader and the president endorsed a budget deal last night, which still Page 17677 EFTA00047188

needs to pass Congress, that will raise spending limits by $320 billion while suspending the federal debt ceiling until after both men's 2020 reelection fights. It also illustrates how hollow so much of the rhetoric from McConnell, Trump and other Republicans was during Barack Obama's presidency. Discretionary spending is growing at a faster clip under Trump than Obama. The budget deficit and the national debt are growing at even more distressing rates, however, because the Republican tax cuts have reduced revenue even more starkly than the dire forecasts. The Trump administration estimates the deficit this fiscal year will top $1 trillion, up from $779 billion last year. It was $587 billion in 2016, Obama's last full year in office. The national debt was $19 billion when Trump took power and surpassed $22 trillion this month. Even with rock- bottom interest rates, the federal government will pay out more than $350 billion this year to service that debt. If we're running these kinds of deficits when the economy is supposedly booming, think about how bad they'll become when a recession arrives and revenues inevitably shrivel. "This agreement is a total abdication of fiscal responsibility by Congress and the president," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. "It may end up being the worst budget agreement in our nation's history, proposed at a time when our fiscal conditions are already precarious." :t Page 17678 EFTA00047189

I I lel e IS little, II ciiiy, uvitivii4e LI ICU I I uilip personally cares that the federal balance sheet is drowning in red ink. Undoubtedly, many people who work in the White House — led by acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney — want spending cuts. And these administration officials insist that Trump has told them he wants to make big cuts in 2021 if he wins a second term. But watch what the president does, not what his aides say. Trump also promised before he took office that he'd balance the budget and pay off the entire national debt by the end of a hypothetical second term. Trump, who has referred to himself as "the king of debt," drove multiple businesses into bankruptcy before becoming the first president in U.S. history with no prior governing or military experience. Earlier in his term, advisers presented him with a chart that projected a hockey stick spike in the national debt unless major changes are made. Trump shrugged. "Yeah, but I won't be here," he reportedly said. Lately, the president has been recounting the advice he got from McConnell about spending money to West Wing aides. Two people with direct knowledge confirmed to my colleagues recently that the Kentucky Republican delivered that message during a private phone call last month. -- Republican leaders are quick to blame Democrats, noting that Speaker Nancy Pelosi negotiated the deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. They say they needed to agree to higher spending levels to get support in Page 17679 EFTA00047190

the House. That's true to some degree, of course, but Republicans were also on their borrowing binge when they had unified control of government during the first two years of the Trump presidency. This will forever taint Paul Ryan's legacy as speaker. To be sure, the Trump administration has proposed steep spending cuts in each of his budget blueprints, and some of the deficit hawks on his staff tried to insist on cuts during this most recent round of negotiations. "Acting budget director Vought sought last week to force Democrats to commit to $150 billion in budget changes in exchange for the new spending, but his demand was rejected. Instead, negotiators agreed to $77 billion in accounting changes that probably wouldn't constrain any future spending," Paletta and Erica Werner report in their story on the deal. "But the deal locked in more spending for the military, something Trump has tried to make a hallmark of his first 30 months as president." But the only thing the president has really gone to the mat for on Capitol Hill — triggering the longest-ever government shutdown — was to get billions in additional spending to build his proposed border wall. When he couldn't get the money that way, he diverted it from the military construction budget — the legality of which continues to be challenged in court. Trump on debt ceiling: 'We can never play with it -- I aarlarc from hnth nartinc tni 'fad nnnrliac thaw not ac Page 17680 EFTA00047191

they tried to sell their members on the bill. "Democrats have always insisted on parity in increases between defense and non-defense, and we are pleased that our increase in non-defense budget authority exceeds the defense number by $10 billion over the next two years," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement. "It also means Democrats secured an increase of more than $100 billion in funding for domestic priorities since President Trump took office." House Minority Leader McCarthy (R-Calif.) made a contrary claim as he endorsed the deal. "Given that sequestration cut defense spending more than non-defense, we are pleased that the agreement provides $20 billion more for defense than non-defense over two years," he said in a statement. "While this deal is not perfect, compromise is necessary in divided government." McConnell emphasized the new spending he got for Kentucky for military installations in his state, citing Fort Knox, Fort Campbell and the Blue Grass Army Depot. Missing from his statement was any mention of the debt or the deficit. "While the reality of divided government means this is not exactly the deal Republicans would have written on our own, it is what we need to keep building on that progress," he said. -- This new deal, assuming it passes before Congress leaves town for the month-long August recess, will end the Budget Control Act, which Obama signed into law Page 17681 EFTA00047192

after House Republicans pushed the government to the brink of defaulting on its debt in 2011. "That law, once seen as the Republicans' crowning achievement in the Obama era, set strict spending caps, enforced with automatic spending cuts," the New York Times notes. "But since 2014, a succession of budget deals have waived those caps, and the new deal not only lifts them again but also allows the whole law to expire in 2021. And this time around, the approach of the debt limit hardly caused a ripple of consternation about the rising red ink." • "I've seen no evidence that it's even being discussed," said Sen. Lankford (R-Okla.). "That's the hard part for me." • "It's pretty clear that both houses of Congress and both parties have become big spenders, and Congress is no longer concerned about the extent of the budget deficits or the debt they add," said Club for Growth President McIntosh, a former Republican congressman. -- A few members of the House Freedom Caucus strategized last night about ways to tank this deal, which they see as a betrayal of the tea party principles that they got elected on and warn will "sabotage the fiscal future of our nation." Freshman Rep. Chip Roy (R- Tex.), who was formerly Sen. Ted Cruz's chief of staff, is circulating a letter around Capitol Hill offices to collect signatures before sending it to the White House. "You should veto this bill because it is fiscally irresponsible," the letter says, "indulging our national spending addiction." Page 17682 EFTA00047193

"Other likely backers include GOP Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Cloud of Texas and Debbie Lesko of Arizona, who, like Roy, are members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus," Politico reports. "Rep. Matt Gaetz (R- FLa.), a top Trump ally on Capitol Hill, is also expected to sign on to the letter." Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman who lost reelection last year after Trump endorsed his primary challenger, suggested last week that the growing debt and government spending would be a centerpiece of the long-shot primary challenge that he's mulling against Trump. -- Other fiscal conservatives who don't need to worry about running for reelection lamented the direction that the GOP has taken under his stewardship. "There are no small government conservatives left in Washington," tweeted Joe Scarborough, who represented the Florida Panhandle in Congress as a Republican from 1995 to 2001 and now hosts a morning show on MSNBC. "If Newt Gingrich agreed to this deal, we would have run him out of DC on the same day. We balanced the budget four years in a row. These Big Government Republicans are bankrupting US. Conservative talk radio host Erick Erickson from Georgia noted that his party demands fiscal discipline only when Democrats are in the White House. "This is a bad deal that puts us many steps closer to bankruptcy," he tweeted. "No Page 17683 EFTA00047194

leaders in Washington want to restore any fiscal sanity. Why is it always only a [Democrat] in the White House and [Republicans] in Congress that get us fiscal sanity, i.e. [Bill] Clinton balanced budget & sequestration under Obama?" -- Social media buzzed about the deal: Nancy Pelosi was spotted negotiating while sitting on a delayed flight: CONTENT FROM AT&T BUSINESS A More Secure Foundation for a 5G World Learn how businesses can help safeguard their data in a 5G-connected future An editor for the Bulwark, a conservative publication, noted how Trump has changed his tune entirely on the debt ceiling: Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) criticized the deal by sharing a GIF of the Joker lighting a pile of money on fire from the 2008 Batman movie "The Dark Knight." In the scene, the Joker says: "All you care about is money. This town deserves a better class of criminal. And I'm going to give it to them." Page 17684 EFTA00047195

Cruz, who has already abandoned in the Trump era several of what he used to call his core principles, refused to talk about the deal when approached by CNN: There was also criticism from the left: Subscribe on Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod and other podcast players. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. WHILE YOU WERE IN YOUR MORNING MEETINGS: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who is trying to kick millions off food stamps, arrives at the White House in May to watch Trump announce billions in bailouts for farmers in red states who are suffering because of the president's trade wars. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed new Page 17685 EFTA00047196

rules this morning to limit access to food stamps for households with savings and other assets, a measure that officials said would cut benefits to about 3 million people. Reiley reports: "In a telephone call with reporters, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Acting Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps said the proposed new rules for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) were aimed at ending automatic eligibility for those who were already receiving federal and state assistance. Forty-three states now grant automatic eligibility to low-income people already receiving other government benefits, without undergoing income or asset tests. Lipps said the proposal would result in an annual budgetary savings of $2.5 billion." Putting the numbers in perspective: "Current rules give states latitude to raise SNAP income eligibility limits so that low-income families with housing and child care costs that consume a sizable share of their income can continue to receive help affording adequate food. This option also allows states to adopt less restrictive asset tests so that families, seniors and people with a disability can have modest savings or own their own home without losing SNAP benefits. ... To be eligible for SNAP, a household's gross income must be below 130 percent of the federal poverty line. In 2019, that works out to $32,640 a year for a family of four. Democrats pointed out that the benefit amounts to $1.40 per person per meal." Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the top Democrat on Page 17686 EFTA00047197

the Senate Agriculture Committee, says Trump is making an end run around Congress, which blocked his earlier proposals to slash food stamps in the farm bill. "This rule would take food away from families, prevent children from getting school meals, and make it harder for states to administer food assistance," she said. Former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in an electrical workers union hall in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP) -- Another huge flip-flop: After spending half a century advocating for capital punishment, former vice president Joe Biden this morning proposed abolishing the death penalty at the federal level and offering incentives for states to follow suit. It's one of several ideas in a new criminal justice plan that are at odds with the 1994 crime bill he quarterbacked. "Convicted criminals who would face execution under current law would instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole," Sean Sullivan reports."Biden's plan also would decriminalize marijuana and expunge past cannabis-related convictions; end the disparity between sentences for powder and crack cocaine; and do away with all incarceration for drug use alone. ... Biden's proposal also calls for ending cash bail and terminating the federal government's use of private prisons. ... The plan would invest $1 billion annually in juvenile justice reform. It also would seek to give states incentives to stop incarcerating minors." Page 17687 EFTA00047198

-- In a profile for the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Biden says that the general election will be a "referendum" on Trump and his fitness for office. Steinberger reports: "I asked if he thought he would have beaten Trump in 2016. 'I don't know,' he said. 'Everybody says that. But look, I don't know. You've got to be in the game. I thought Hillary would have made a good president.' ... Biden prefers to talk about next year's face-off with Trump — 'a battle for the soul of America' — in place of the ongoing fight for the soul of the Democratic Party. ... When I caught up with him in New Hampshire this month, he dismissed claims of a rift between hard-line progressives and less strident ones as an 'artificial division.' He also spoke admiringly of [Rep. Alexandria] Ocasio- Cortez, describing her as 'smart as the devil.'" Boris speaks in London. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg News) -- Boris is the next British prime minister. William Booth and Karla report from London: "The bombastic, Latin-quoting, Oxford classicist with the mop of intentionally mussed yellow hair, who made his name as an over-the-top journalist in Brussels and then as London mayor and galvanized the successful Brexit campaign in 2016, will likely walk through the black enameled door of 10 Downing Street on Wednesday — fulfilling what his biographers describe as his relentless a., f.,11.,... ...a.. Page 17688 EFTA00047199

LAUI IU 1:11 1 11)111OI I 11.) 1O1IOVV I lib ICI U, VV II IbRil I IUI Ul 1111, MIL.) the top spot. ... On Wednesday, Theresa May will deliver her last remarks at a question-and-answer session in the House of Commons and then she will travel to Buckingham Palace to resign. will follow her to the palace, where Queen Elizabeth II will name him prime minister and ask him to form a new government. will be 14th prime minister during the queen's long reign. ... "Writing in Monday's Telegraph, said, `it is time this country recovered some its can-do spirit.' He said that if the Americans could land men on the moon 50 years ago using hand-sewn bits of computer code, then 21st century Britain could imagine a way to provide for frictionless trade across the Northern Irish border, which has been one of the stumbling blocks of the Brexit deal. 'Things are really about to kick off again in a massive way because the irresistible force of Boris ego is about to meet the immovable force of the House of Commons,' said Rob Ford, a politics professor at the University of Manchester." Black Hawk helicopters carry U.S. troops in Afghanistan. (Rahmat Gul/AP) GET SMART FAST: 1. The Army revealed that it is conducting a secret mission that requires Black Hawk helicopters to fly around the D.C. area. The classified operation was disclosed when the Pentagon asked Congress for •r, Page 17689 EFTA00047200

approval to sniTT Tunas To provide more aircraft maintenance. (Bloomberg News) 2. As homophobic and transphobic sentiments proliferate under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, LGBT people are taking personal defense into their own hands. Many members of the LGBT community are joining self-defense courses because they don't feel as safe as they did in the past. (Terrence McCoy) 3. Thousands of California women and teenagers seeking free or discounted reproductive health services through a federal program could find themselves in clinics that focus on abstinence and natural family planning as methods of birth control. Operated by the California-based Obria Group, the centers encourage young clients to use online apps developed with funding from religious conservatives. Some of these centers participating in the federal family planning program, known as Title X, also offer "abortion pill reversal," which experts say is not supported by scientific research. (Ariana Eunjung Cha) 4. Centrist Democrats are worried that Medicare-for- all will imperil their chance to keep control of the House. The current debate over the health-care proposal that's playing out in the 2020 field shows how tricky it is to find a balance between exciting voters and reassuring them. (Sean Sullivan and Emily Davies) Page 17690 EFTA00047201

5. Swimmer Katie Ledecky withdrew from two races at the FINA world championship, citing unspecified medical issues. The announcement that the Olympic gold medalist, who is now studying at Stanford, was pulling out of the race came 90 minutes before she was scheduled to hit the pool. (Rick Maese) 6. Hong Kong police have faced protester anger for weeks. But some officers would rather be on the other side of the picket fence. Once respected as "Asia's Finest," members of the Hong Kong Police Force are thinking of quitting after being caught between the government's pro-Beijing stance and the fury of the people they swore to protect. (Shibani Mahtani and Tiffany Liang) 7. The Vatican appointed a new bishop to lead a West Virginia diocese rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and financial abuse under its previous bishop. Bishop Mark Brennan will take over the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston 10 months after Bishop Bransfield retired in the face of serious allegations of wrongdoing. (Chico Harlan) 8. A woman bled to death in Utah after her family was told that her open-heart surgery was a success. The 62-year-old patient, who was getting a metal heart device removed, was in "severe distress" after the surgery because surgeons failed to notice that the blood 4.1.sn+ "inn esirs.-4 rs I • r-N, krse f I em • ,; rse-• Page 17691 EFTA00047202

1.1 1 CUL vvc LJG11 19 Nui i INcu 11 RV I IG1 uut_Ay vvcio Ill/VV11 19 directly into the operating table's trash, according to a new lawsuit brought against St. Mark's Hospital. Bella) 9. Peak fire season in California is near, and the Department of the Interior is short hundreds of firefighters. The agency has about 500 fewer firefighters available than expected. (LA Times) 10. Chris Kraft, the aeronautical engineer widely considered the godfather of NASA's Mission Control, died at 95. His death came just two days after the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. (Eryn Brown) Vice President Pence speaks before the unveiling of Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. (Andrew Harnik/AP) ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN AND WOMEN: 1. Remember when Vice President Pence abruptly canceled a trip to New Hampshire earlier this month? He reportedly did so to avoid shaking hands with an alleged interstate drug dealer. Pence was set to visit an opioid addiction treatment center in New Hampshire, where Jeff Hatch — a man under investigation for moving more than $100,000 of fentanyl Page 17692 EFTA00047203

— worked. Hatch, a former player for the New York Giants, agreed last week to a plea deal that could put him behind bars for up to four years. (Politico) 2. Judy Shelton, whom Trump intends to nominate for the Federal Reserve Board, is calling for a massive interest-rate cut at the Fed's July meeting. While Wall Street traders are anticipating a 25-basis- point cut, Shelton is publicly pushing for a 50-basis- point cut. (Heather Long) 3. Kelly Craft, Trump's nominee to be U.N. ambassador and the wife of a billionaire coal magnate, spent more than half of her days as ambassador to Canada outside of Canada. During her confirmation hearing, she attributed much of her absence to the demands of negotiating the new North American free-trade pact. But Senate investigators discovered Craft spent a significant amount of time in places around the United States where she has homes. (Politico) 4. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other members of her family, heirs to the Amway fortune, have seen their gross incomes rise massively in the wake of the Trump tax cuts, according to her latest financial disclosure report. (C_NBC) 5. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is prone to falling asleep during meetings. The 81-year-old secretary, who has for months endured whispers that he is on the outs, spends much of his time at the White House to try to curry Trump's favor, leaving the Page 17693 EFTA00047204

aepartment aarirt. i nere s also constant in ignting among top officials and sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation. (Politico) 6. Former White House press secretary Sanders showed up at a retreat of the Republican Governors Association, fueling rumors that she's preparing to run for governor of Arkansas. (Politico) 7. Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said that the expanded investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could "implicate a lot of people." "I can't tell you who, but it's not going to end up with just Jeffrey Epstein," said the former New York mayor. "Maybe some were innocent — maybe some weren't, but I think they're going to investigate everybody." (The Hill) Central American migrants are detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. (Henrika Martinez/AFP) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Bypassing immigration judges, the Trump administration is significantly expanding its power to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who entered the country illegally within the past two years. Maria Sacchetti reports: "Officials are calling the new strategy, which will take effect immediately, a 'necessary response' to the influx of Central Americans and others at the southern border. It will allow immigration authorities to quickly remove Page 17694 EFTA00047205

immigrants from anywnere tney encounter tnem across me United States, and they expect the approach will help alleviate the nation's immigration-court backlog and free up space in Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails. ... Immigrants apprehended in Iowa, Nebraska or other inland states would have to prove to immigration officials that they have been in the United States continuously for the past two years, or they could end up in an immigration jail facing quick deportation. And it could be relatively low-level immigration officers — not officers of a court — making the decisions." -- An 18-year-old U.S. citizen has been in Border Patrol detention for three weeks in Dallas. His family fears he may be deported. The Dallas Morning News's Obed Manuel reports: The teen, Francisco Erwin Galicia, was detained at a checkpoint while traveling with his 17-year-old brother, Marlon Galicia, who lacks legal status. Marlon signed a voluntary deportation form and was sent to Mexico, but Francisco, who was born in Texas, is still in detention with little access to a phone. "The ICE detainee locator system shows Francisco is being held at the South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall and lists him as being born in Mexico. Sanjuana Galicia, Francisco's mother, said she lived in Dallas from 1998-2001 and moved to South Texas after his birth. `I need my son back,' she said. `I just want to prove to them that he is a citizen. He's not a criminal or anything bad. He's a good kid.- -- A 17-year-old Guatemalan boy, Abner, described 11 Page 17695 EFTA00047206

uctys UI IlUllyel, dL d DUI uul rdUVI station in Yuma, Ariz. NBC News's Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez report: "He describes them as filled with hunger and thirst, extreme temperatures and fear of the guards manning the facility. They refused to give him food when he asked, mocked him if he asked what time it was, and, on one occasion, punched another boy in the stomach, Abner said. `With a punch they knocked the wind out of him ... But I don't know why,' Abner said, describing what he said happened to the 16-year-old. Abner said he and his cellmates were only fed twice a day, leading him to become very hungry. ... Abner said he lost track of whether it was day or night because the lights were always on in his cell and they were yelled at for going near the windows." -- In Tennessee, ICE agents attempted to arrest a man after he entered his van with his son. But their neighbors formed a human chain to allow them to get home. The neighbors, over four hours, brought water and food to the man as he and his son sat in the van, but eventually they created a chain that allowed the father and son to get home without being stopped by the federal agents, who had an administrative warrant, which doesn't allow them to forcibly remove someone from their home or vehicle. (WTVF) -- Montgomery County in Maryland just passed the region's toughest ban against cooperation with ICE agents. Rebecca Tan reports: "Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) on Monday signed the Promoting rst-NrrIrrli Tn icf ware nrric,r nrnhikifinn oII co.ecv-,I Page 17696 EFTA00047207

,....VI 1111 iuu my I I UOL I-Z\GUULI VG VI UGI , VI VI 111-11L11 l Gil GINGUULI VG- branch departments from, among other things, using local government resources to assist federal agents in civil immigration investigations. That means they cannot allow [ICE] officers into nonpublic spaces in government buildings or give them access to individuals in county government custody — unless they are in possession of a court order or criminal warrant." -- Another side effect of Trump's deportation threats: Immigrants are avoiding reproductive health care because they fear encountering immigration authorities. Vox's Anna North reports: "Dr. Anjani Kolahi, a family medicine physician and fellow with the group Physicians for Reproductive Health, works with a federally qualified health center in Southern California that provides affordable care regardless of immigration status. But, she told Vox, `patients are not coming for care.' She's seen patients with cancer who only come to the doctor after experiencing significant weight loss. `They know that they're very sick, but they're so concerned about deportation that they will be scared to come into the hospital,' Kolahi said. In an environment where people are afraid to go to the doctor even when they're desperately ill, routine screenings for breast and cervical cancer can fall by the wayside." -- A new report from the Center for American Progress — the left-wing think tank — warns that the Democratic Party is losing the immigration messaging war to Trump. The report suggests Democrats' decision to cede the "n ilp of law" nrni inn to Rpni ihlinans "hrpatps `the false Page 17697 EFTA00047208

dichotomy of America as either a nation of immigrants or a nation of laws'—making the party and its candidates appear soft on enforcement, and potentially weakening future attempts for humanitarian-focused immigration reform. In doing so, writes Tom Jawetz, vice president of immigration policy at the Center for American Progress, supporters of humane immigration policy have ceded powerful rhetorical ground to immigration restrictionists, who are happy to masquerade as the sole defenders of America as a nation of laws.'" (Daily Beast) 7 questions Mueller did not answer in his report THERE'S STILL A BEAR IN THE WOODS: -- The Justice Department told Bob Mueller not to answer a wide variety of questions about his Russia investigation when he testifies before lawmakers on Wednesday. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky_report: "Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer said in Monday's letter that he was responding to a request earlier this month from Mueller for guidance on how to handle questions 'concerning privilege or other legal bars applicable to potential testimony in connection with' subpoenas for Mueller's congressional testimony. ... Weinsheimer then went on to spell out the categories of information that should be off-limits in Mueller's testimony on Wednesday before two House committees. ... "The Justice Department expects that Mueller will 'not go Page 17698 EFTA00047209

oeyona tne puoiic version or nis iviarcn report or nis findings. `Please note there should be no testimony concerning the redacted portions of the public version of your report,' the letter said, reminding Mueller that the prosecution of Trump adviser Roger Stone and a separate case are still awaiting trial, 'and local court rules and specific orders issued in those cases substantially restrict the Department's ability to make public statements about those cases.' ... The final portion of the letter makes a broader, vaguer admonition not to discuss matters that could be covered by executive privilege — a legally and factually complicated assertion that could, in theory, cover many topics, given that Mueller's task was to investigate President Trump while working in the executive branch." -- Jim Popkin, who has been tapped to help Mueller handle media inquiries in advance of his testimony, said the former counsel will read an opening statement in addition to submitting his full report for the record. Popkin said no one at DOJ has seen Mueller's opening statement, and it will probably not be released until Mueller starts his testimony. (CNN) -- "The media is getting a second chance to cover Mueller's findings — and this time get it right," writes media columnist Margaret Sullivan: "Recall how gullible — and therefore misleading to the public — the news media was in March when Attorney General William Barr characterized the unreleased report in a four-page letter. Coverage of that letter set in place an inaccurate Page 17699 EFTA00047210

I ICH I MI VC ll ICU I ICJ UCCI I CIII I ILJJL II tu I)' news organizations, including some of the most prominent, took what Barr said at face value or mischaracterized the report's findings. ... Some damage is irretrievable. Many Americans have made up their minds already about Mueller's findings — and about Trump himself, no matter what he is or does. ... But hearing from Mueller directly is important, even if it does nothing other than reiterate what's in his report. And this new round of media coverage is important, too, if only because it can clarify and drive home what Mueller originally said." -- Trump said he'll watch "a little" bit of the Mueller testimony. "I'm not going to be watching Mueller because you can't take all those bites out of the apple," he told reporters at the Oval Office. (AP) -- Among the questions Mueller may face: Why didn't his team interview Donald Trump Jr., the only American participant of the Trump Tower meeting that didn't talk to investigators? A former Department of Justice official said in the past that it is likely Trump Jr. didn't get interviewed because he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right, but this is a question Mueller can finally put to rest on Wednesday. (NBC News) -- Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, said Mueller can speak volumes with just three answers. In an op-ed for the Times, he writes: "There are just three simple yes-or-no questions Congress should ask Mueller: Mr. Mueller, Page 17700 EFTA00047211

the president said your report found, in his words, 'no collusion, no obstruction, complete and total exoneration.' First, did your report find there was no collusion? Second, did your report find there was no obstruction? Third, did your report give the president complete and total exoneration? That's it. That's the ballgame." -- John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, calls Mueller's testimony "vital" to stop future election interference: "He can provide guidance on how Russia operates and how to prevent further attacks. But Americans must face the truth: Trump, in broad daylight, has encouraged the destruction of the nation's fundamental democratic institutions, and he continues to do so," he writes in an op-ed for The Post. -- Trump recently met with Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, to discuss who should replace Dan Coats as the next director of national intelligence. Politico's Natasha Bertrand and Eliana report that Fred Fleitz, a former CIA analyst who was national security adviser John Bolton's chief of staff and now runs a far-right think tank, is in the running for the job: "Some on Capitol Hill and in the intelligence community think Nunes himself could be in the. for an intelligence post, even if it's not for this job. `The president would certainly consider Devin Nunes for the director's position and I eventually see him serving in some capacity in this administration,' said one member of Page 17701 EFTA00047212

Congress who speaks to Trump frequently. He noted, however, that he sees `all of Devin's efforts being directed towards a reelection effort in Congress.' Such speculation has provoked some anxiety [inside the intelligence community], according to one person with direct knowledge." -- South Korean fighter jets fired 360 warning shots at an intruding Russian military aircraft, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry.Simon Denyer reports: "The South Korean fighters fired 80 warning shots the first time, and a further 280 shots when the aircraft returned a few minutes later, according to the Defense Ministry. Seoul said it was the first time a Russian military plane had violated its airspace, and experts said the incident complicated simmering regional tensions. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D- Minn.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) hold a news conference last week at the Capitol. (J. Scott Applewtiite/AP) THE DIVIDED STATES (AND TERRITORIES) OF AMERICA: -- The Louisiana cop who called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) a "vile idiot" who "needs a round" on Facebook was fired, along with another officer who "liked" the post. The officer had just completed social media training when he shared a fake •-11-snt of rIrsncin_r "H./n-7 Alit-sr% NIrmAtc, \ Page 17702 EFTA00047213

al UI.IG CILAJUL \ll..OJIV - VVI LUZ-. `V I.., vcvvoi -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), another member of the four-person "Squad," told the NAACP convention in Detroit that she has a message for those wanting to "send her back": "I'm not going nowhere, not until I impeach this president." She noted that she was "born and raised" in Motor City. (CBS News) -- "I don't feel like an outsider, and I haven't been treated like one," Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), one of the four congresswomen targeted by the president, tells the Boston Globe for a profile: "Pressley has been the least controversial of the four, all women of color. But her association with them has set her apart from House colleagues, including other female lawmakers who also entered Congress this year for the first time. She doesn't make waves for the wrong reasons by herself and that to me is a very interesting and significant point. She knows what she's doing,' said Ian , the former political director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helps elect party members to the House. `There is no reason why she can't deliver on legislation while also running this outside game too,' he said. `It's just a delicate balance.- -- Many voters in Port Huron, Mich., have embraced the president's "love it or leave it" message, one that they do not see as racist even as he continues to rally against the four congresswomen of color, who he told last week to "go back." The Times's l_Saul_ansi Jeremy W. Peters report: "Though they dismiss Mr. Page 17703 EFTA00047214

Trump's Twitter broadsides as excessive or juvenile, they voiced strong support for his re-election and expressed their own misgivings about the four women. 'They happen to be black or colored,' Dennis Kovach, 82, said of the women, as he watered the lawn of his home near the lake this weekend. 'But I don't think that viewpoint is a racist viewpoint. I think it's — quit the bitching, if you don't like it, do something different about it.' ... Michigan is an important piece of Mr. Trump's path to re-election and is already the focus of some of the Republican Party's most extensive get-out-the-vote efforts. ... In Port Huron, many residents said they were willing to ignore Mr. Trump's outbursts, pointing to strong hiring in local factories as evidence he was doing a good job. Some raised fears about a move toward socialism within the Democratic Party, and suggested that Mr. Trump's remarks might even gain him support by showcasing just how far left the Democratic Party has shifted." -- "The president and his followers lack the moral authority to tell anyone to leave this country because they are not indigenous to this land," writes_Rep_Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first two Native American womenelectedio_C_ongress, in an op-ed for the Times_ "The fact that the president claims this country as his own and wants to keep everyone in their place proves that he doesn't understand his place. I question the standing of anyone who would call to send my sisters and colleagues ... or any other American 'back.' As a 35th-generation New Mexican and a descendant of the original inhabitants of this continent. I say that the aromise of our country is for Page 17704 EFTA00047215

everyone to find success, pursue happiness and live lives of equality. This is the Pueblo way. It's the American way." -- Joe Kaeser, the chief executive of Siemens AG, said Trump is turning into the "face of racism and exclusion." Hamza Shaban reports: "'l find it depressing that the most important political office in the world is turning into the face of racism and exclusion,' Kaeser said in a Twitter post over the weekend. `I have lived in the USA for many years, experiencing freedom, tolerance and openness as never before.' Kaeser, who worked for Siemens in San Jose, from 1995 to 1999, previously has used his position as the head of one of Europe's most powerful manufacturers to take a stand on political issues." -- The city council in Charlotte, which will host the Republican National Convention next year, just condemned Trump's "racist and xenophobic" comments. Felicia Sonmez reports: Mitchell Jr., one of the council members who supported the resolution, said the move was intended to send a message to the White House: `We may not be able to control what you say, but we're going to tell you how we feel about it in Charlotte, North Carolina.' All nine of the city council's Democrats voted for the measure, while the two Republicans on the council opposed it." -- After a week of backlash over his comments, Trump privately met with former NFL player and conservative Page 17705 EFTA00047216

commentator Jack Brewer at the golf course to talk about "black America," according to Brewer. ABC News's Tara Palmeri reports: "'My goal is to help calm this wave,' Brewer told ABC News in a phone interview about the tensions between the black community and Trump. 'It's all about emotion.' Brewer said he and the president did not specifically speak about the latest controversy regarding the four congresswomen and the rally chant, saying that his agenda was criminal justice reform and how it's impacting the African American community. 'I came to talk about what's been done. Thousands of black families have their dads now,' said Brewer, referring to the announcement on Friday that 3,100 inmates were released from prison under the First Step Act." Trump says he's 'the best thing to happen to Puerto Rico' amid protests -- In Puerto Rico, protesters shut down a major highway and paralyzed most of San Juan as they continued demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. The Times's Frances Robles and Alejandra Rosa report: "The protest was one of the largest ever seen on the island, as Puerto Ricans streamed into the capital on buses — and some on planes from the mainland — in a spontaneous eruption of fury over the years of recession, mismanagement, natural disaster and corruption that have fueled a recent exodus. Ignoring sporadic deluges, demonstrators launched impromptu line dances, paraded on horseback, banged pots and carried banners along several miles of highway, many shouting: 'Ricky, renuncia, el pueblo Page 17706 EFTA00047217

to repudia!' — Ricky, resign, the people reject you. ... 'Governor, Puerto Rico Demands Your Resignation,' the island's largest-circulation daily newspaper, El Nuevo Dia, said in an unusual front-page editorial on Monday. ... In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Mr. Rossello said he had apologized to some of those named in the chat but still has work to do as governor." -- After criticizing Rossello, Trump credited himself as "the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico." From HuffPost's Julian Shen-Berro: "Trump falsely stated that Congress 'gave Puerto Rico $92 billion last year' as evidence of their incompetence. Trump later claimed to be 'the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico,' citing a number of bizarre reasons while trying to justify the statement 'They don't like to give me the credit for it, but we did a great job [in Puerto Rico],' he said. 'I have many Puerto Rican friends. I have a real understanding of Puerto Rico. I've had jobs in Puerto Rico.' Trump did not delve into specifics of the 'great job' he believed his administration had accomplished, but did refer to what he saw as a 'tremendous' success that occurred before his presidency began. 'I own the Miss Universe contest and we had them in Puerto Rico, twice. And I'll tell you, we had tremendous successes,' the president said. 'In fact, they said literally 100% - this never happens — almost, I think it was close to 100, but 100% of the island itself was watching. They like those pageants."' -- Other mainland politicians also criticized Rossello, Page 17707 EFTA00047218

incivaing New York mayor till) ae blaSlo. I ne zuzu hopeful said the Puerto Rican governor "has exhibited a pattern of sexist, homophobic and entirely inappropriate behavior." (CNN) SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: Chelsea Clinton announced the birth of her third child: The Post's Fact Checker commented on Trump's misleading statements on a conversation he had with India's prime minister: Trump commented on the most recent clashes in Hong Kong: And a Democratic presidential hopeful trolled Ivanka Trump: QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth, it would be gone, it would be over literally in 10 days and I don't want to go that route," Trump said during his meeting with the Pakistani prime minister. "I just don't want to kill 10 Page 17708 EFTA00047219

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