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Donald Trump Jr and John Bolton berate UK leaders over Brexit
Donald Trump Jr and the US national security adviser, John Bolton, spoke out over Brexit on Tuesday in what appeared to be a coordinated intervention by the White House into British domestic politics.

Both the US president’s son and Bolton attacked British political leadership after Theresa May said she would ask the EU for a delay to the UK’s exit from the European Union; in line with parliament’s wish.

In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Trump Jr said May should have listened to his father’s advice over Brexit, saying that a “process that should have taken only a few short months has become a years-long stalemate, leaving the British people in limbo”. According to the prime minister, Trump advised her to “sue the EU – not go into negotiations”.

And, speaking to Sky News, Bolton accused UK politicians of failing to “give effect” to the Brexit referendum result. The UK has invoked article 50 – the formal process by which it can leave the EU – but is seeking a delay, after the terms upon which it would exit the bloc could not be agreed by parliament.

Bolton added: “The president has been clear that he wants a resolution of this issue that allows the United States and Britain to come to trade deals again. He sees huge opportunity if Britain’s status can be resolved.”

Last week, the US president said he was “surprised at how badly” the Brexit negotiations had gone for the UK, but added at that point: “I think we will stay right in our lane.”

Trump, who has sought to tear up many of the US’s existing trade agreements and seek terms he sees as more favourable to Washington, has previously said May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement “sounds like a great deal for the EU” and could prevent the UK from pursuing closer trade ties with the US.

Earlier this month, it was reported that Trump had met the hard-Brexiter and former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who hinted that the US president was supportive of the UK leaving the EU without a deal in place.

Concerns have been expressed about the UK being forced to lower food safety standards in order to secure a free trade deal with the US post-Brexit.
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Ronald Reagan's daughter laments Trump's presidency: My father 'would be horrified'
Former President Ronald Reagan’s daughter, author Patti Davis, revived her harsh criticism of President Trump and the current state of politics in the U.S.

In an interview on Yahoo News’s “Through Her Eyes,” Davis said that she thinks her father would be “horrified” by Trump’s presidency.

“I think he would be horrified, I think he would be heartbroken,” Davis said. “Because he loved this country a lot and he believed in this country.”

Davis, a former actress, warned that Trump is “endangering” Democracy in the U.S., and compared him to autocratic leaders that she says use “fear” tactics to “weaken” people.

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“If you stir up fear in people, you weaken them, if you divide people, you weaken them,” Davis told host Zainab Salbi. “Everything [Trump] says is divisive. Look at his rallies.”

She also called on people to “speak up and stand up,” warning that if they don’t, “we are going to lose this country.”

Davis’ comments echoed her past criticism of the current president. Last summer, Davis penned a Washington Post op-ed saying that her father would never have stood for Trump's attacks on the media.

She also wrote in a separate op-ed that she thinks the former president would be “appalled and heartbroken” at Congress’ refusal to stand up to Trump.

Davis has long been known for her political outspokenness, due to her involvement in the anti-nuclear movement and speaking out against her father’s policies.
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Romney knocks Trump over McCain criticism
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) hit back at President Trump on Tuesday for his recent string of criticism directed at late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

"I can’t understand why the President would, once again, disparage a man as exemplary as my friend John McCain: heroic, courageous, patriotic, honorable, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, empathetic, and driven by duty to family, country, and God," Romney said in a tweet.
I can’t understand why the President would, once again, disparage a man as exemplary as my friend John McCain: heroic, courageous, patriotic, honorable, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, empathetic, and driven by duty to family, country, and God.

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 19, 2019
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Trump and McCain had a rocky relationship, with Trump criticizing the GOP senator during the 2016 presidential election for getting captured during the Vietnam War. He's also repeatedly lashed out at McCain for voting against the GOP health care bill in 2017.

But Trump has doubled down on his frustration with McCain this week despite pushback from lawmakers and McCain's family.
“I was never a fan of John McCain, and I never will be,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Trump relitigated the ObamaCare repeal-and-replace vote at the White House, saying he was "unhappy" with McCain's surprise "no" vote, which effectively killed the GOP effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.

“He campaigned on repealing and replacing ObamaCare for years and then he got to a vote and he said ‘thumbs down,’” Trump added. “I think that's disgraceful, plus there are other things.”

McCain was one of the most vocal GOP critics of Trump in the Senate, criticizing his leadership style, breaking with him on foreign policy issues like Russia and urging his colleagues to vote against Gina Haspel's nomination to be CIA director.

Trump's comments at the White House come after he lashed out at McCain in tweets over the weekend, saying that while “spreading the fake and totally discredited Dossier” is a “dark stain” on McCain’s record, his vote against ObamaCare repeal was “far worse.”

Many others have pushed back against Trump's comments.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of McCain's closest friends in the Senate, called the GOP senator "one of the most consequential senators" in history.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Trump's comments "outrageous" and "awful."

"He's a hero. He's passed away," Schumer told a New York radio station.

McCain and Romney were fierce competitors during the 2008 GOP presidential primary, where McCain eventually captured the party's nomination. In one debate the two clashed bitterly over the Iraq War, with Romney accusing McCain of misrepresenting his position and using the "the kind of dirty tricks that I think Ronald Reagan would have found to be reprehensible."

But the two men reconciled with Romney ultimately endorsing McCain as the party's nominee and campaigning with him during his 2016 Senate bid. McCain also endorsed Romney during the 2012 election.

Some Republicans have also floated Romney, who has a high profile as a previous presidential candidate despite being a freshman, as someone who could help fill the void among Senate Republicans left by McCain's death. Then-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Romney's 2012 running mate, said during a 2018 Washington Post event that Romney could be a "standard-bearer" for the party like McCain was.
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Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson says Trump to get 'whipping' over John McCain attacks
Donald Trump's renewed rhetorical attacks on John McCain are not sitting well with other Republicans – particularly one senator who said he plans to deliver a verbal "whipping" to the president.

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., told the website The Bulwark that he plans to give a speech Wednesday on Trump's criticisms of the late Arizona senator, who was the GOP presidential nominee in 2008.

“I just want to lay it on the line, that the country deserves better," Isakson said. "The McCain family deserves better, I don’t care if he’s president of United States, owns all the real estate in New York, or is building the greatest immigration system in the world."

He added: "Nothing is more important than the integrity of the country and those who fought and risked their lives for all of us.”


Republican Senator from Georgia Johnny Isakson outside the Senate floor at the US Capitol in February 2019. Isakson told The Bulwark that President Donald Trump is to get a "whipping" over comments he made about the late Sen. John McCain. (Photo: Erik S. Lesser, EPA-EFE)

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When McCain died in August, Isakson said on the floor of the Senate that "anybody who in any way tarnishes the reputation of John McCain deserves a whipping."

Another former Republican presidential nominee, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, also criticized Trump's tart comments about McCain.

"I can’t understand why the President would, once again, disparage a man as exemplary as my friend John McCain: heroic, courageous, patriotic, honorable, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, empathetic, and driven by duty to family, country, and God," Romney wrote Tuesday on Twitter.

During a series of tweets over the weekend, Trump hit McCain for his handling of a salacious dossier compiled by a former British spy on Trump's relationship with Russia. Court filings unsealed last week detailed McCain's role in the dossier, which set off Trump's criticism of the late senator.

Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Trump amplified his critique: "I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be."
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