Donald Trump Blew Another Good News Cycle
Donald Trump, incapable of allowing a positive news cycle to pass without stepping on it, accused Clinton of "bribing" federal officials in the email case at a rally Tuesday night and then praised former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. "He was a bad guyreally bad guy. But you know what? He did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk," Trump said. America may have come to regret the war, but Hussein, who tried to assassinate a U.S. president, funded terrorism, and fired missiles at American allies is no hero in their eyes. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan rejected Trump's logic calling Hussein "evil" in an interview with Fox News, as Clinton campaign policy advisor Jake Sullivanone of the subjects of the FBI email proberushed out with a blistering critique of Trump's comments. Republican leaders also found themselves condemning the Trump "Star of David" tweet, with Ryan saying he's told Trump he needs to police his controversial social media presence. President Obamas campaign swing on behalf of Hillary Clinton featured the president overshadowing Clinton in his native formatthe rally. Deviating from his remarks to deliver a harsh attack on Trump even without using his name, Obama focused most of his energy on attesting to Clinton's qualifications for the job. Far more at home on stage, he ended up upstaging Clinton at her own event, as the White House and Clinton campaign made clear they would be doing fewer joint events in the future. Hillary Clinton will be campaigning in Atlantic City, where she is highlighting Trump's failed casino businesses. Her campaign released a video previewing her speech. Donald Trump will be in Cincinnati with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, as he continues to audition potential running mates. More scrutiny for Trump's charitable giving. Your questions about Air Force One costs answered. And I'll chat with RNC Rules committee member Steve Duprey on Sidewire at 1 p.m. ET. You can join here. Here are your must-reads, Must Reads, Why the FBI Didn't Throw the Book at Hillary Clinton TIME's Massimo Calabresi on how Clinton potentially violated the law, but skirted prosecution, FBI Says Hillary Clinton Claim on Reading Emails Was False Her staff gave reporters information the FBI found to be untrue TIME, Five Questions We Still Can't Answer About Donald Trump's Charity Donations Little evidence to back Trump's giving claims Washington Post, GOP Foreign Policy Elites Flock to Clinton It's perhaps the last, strongest bastion of the NeverTrump movement the Republican national security establishment, Obama Joins Hillary Clinton on Stump, Saying She Has Been Tested' Says anyone, including his daughter, can tweet New York Times, Sound Off, "Anti-Semitic imagesthey've got no place in a presidential campaign. Candidates should know that. The tweet has been deleted and I don't know how long he put this up there. Obviously they've got to fix that."  Speaker of the House Paul Ryan in a radio interview on Donald Trump's tweet, "Everybody can tweet. But nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job until you've sat behind the desk  I mean, Sasha tweets."  President Barack Obama implicitly criticizing Donald Trump, Bits and Bites, President Obama's Stumping Raises Questions About Air Force One Cost TIME, ISIS Attacks Spike Even As It Loses Ground at Home TIME, Donald Trump Accuses Hillary Clinton of Bribery in Email Investigation TIME, Judge Kansas Can't Cut Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Associated Press, Paul Ryan Denounces Donald Trump's Use of Anti-Semitic' Hillary Clinton Image TIME, Former Congressman and Judge Abner Mikva Dies at 90 Associated Press, David Duke "No Way" Star In Trump's Tweet Was A Sheriff's Star BuzzFeed, An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees Observer.com, On Hillary Clinton's Rough Day, Republicans Rue Missed Chance New York Times