1 'Sexism' on the set
Donald Trump consistently behaved in a lewd and sexist manner on the set of his long-running reality show the Apprentice, according to more than 20 people interviewed by AP. “Totally false,” the Trump camp said.
'You'd fuck her, wouldn't you?'
We were in the boardroom one time figuring out who to blame for the task, and he just stopped in the middle and pointed to someone and said, ‘You’d fuck her, wouldn’t you? I’d fuck her. C’mon, wouldn’t you?’”
The person continued: “Everyone is trying to make him stop talking, and the woman is shrinking in her seat.”
– From the AP report
2 ’95 Trump tax return showed $916m loss
Tax records mailed by a mysterious source to the New York Times showed Trump declared losses of almost $1bn in 1995, and may have avoided paying federal taxes for years after.
3 Trump surrogates: he’s a ‘genius’
Top Trump surrogates went on TV Sunday and said the tax picture revealed Trump to be a “genius”. But others thought losing a billion dollars in one year made Trump look sort of … not like a genius.
4 Halt ordered for Trump foundation
The New York state attorney general ordered the Trump foundation to stop collecting charitable donations after it came to light that the foundation had not registered to operate as a charity.
5 Trump’s terrible week
On Saturday, Trump made one of his most bizarre appearances yet, musing about Hillary Clinton’s sex life and imitating her falling down, and urging supporters to watch polling stations on election day “because of you know what I’m talking about.”
That was a day after Trump woke up in the wee hours to rant about a nonexistent sex tape featuring a former beauty queen he had publicly shamed for gaining weight. It was “among the worst weeks of any recent presidential campaign,” the pundits thought.
6 Obama ties Trump to Palin
I see a straight line from the announcement of Sarah Palin as the vice-presidential nominee to what we see today in Donald Trump, the emergence of the Freedom Caucus, the Tea Party, and the shift in the center of gravity for the Republican Party ... it just seems to get worse.
– Barack Obama, to New York magazine
7 LeBron James endorses Clinton
NBA superstar LeBron James, the biggest celebrity in Ohio, an important swing state, endorsed Clinton in an editorial. “It’s great,” Clinton said of the endorsement. “I’m so excited!”
'I support Hillary'
I support Hillary because she will build on the legacy of my good friend, President Barack Obama. I believe in what President Obama has done for our country and support her commitment to continuing that legacy.
– LeBron James
...and another thing:
Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl)
"Secretary Clinton, why are you crying?" #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/zc9HZfDYWp
October 2, 2016
...and another thing:
Josh McElveen (WMUR) (@JoshWMUR)
Well @KellyAyotte just took campaign swag to a whole new level. #nhpolitics #nhsen pic.twitter.com/7ZIqOr17c8
October 3, 2016
...and another thing:
Matt Negrin (@MattNegrin)
This Trump answer on "confusion" and "divides" is amazing and is the reason I don't want the election to ever end pic.twitter.com/SRiqb6EOt0
October 3, 2016