In this month's edition on the campaign trail: the effect of the vote on the US presidential election is examined; a well known businessman and sports team owner pitches his candidacy for vice president; and Wikinews interviews the winner of the  California primary. Summary As June began, national opinion polls showed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with a slight lead over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Despite being mathematically eliminated, Senator Bernie Sanders remained in the Democratic race. He still held close in head-to-head match ups against Clinton in delegate-rich California ahead of that state's June 7 primary. Clinton, who won the June 4 Virgin Islands caucuses, focused her energies on Trump, delivering a speech criticizing his candidacy. Trump responded, saying the country "is gonna die" were Clinton elected president. Trump secured the holdout endorsement of House Speaker  and threats of a Republican establishment revolt subsided when writer , the preferred presidential choice of editor , announced he would not run. However, Trump came under intense criticism, largely from fellow Republicans, when he accused the judge hearing a lawsuit over his venture , , of bias due to the judge's Mexican heritage. Ryan called the comments "racist." Trump's former rivals  , Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and all denounced the comments. Lindsey Graham labeled Trump's remark "the most un-American thing from a politician since ." Senator renounced his endorsement of Trump. And former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, an early Trump supporter and potential running mate, called Trump's statement "inexcusable" and "one of the worst mistakes Trump has made." Trump described Gingrich's criticism as "inappropriate." Shortly thereafter, Gingrich argued that Trump's concerns were "valid and reflect a growing pattern of politicized justice." Trump said the media and others "misconstrued" his words. Clinton speculated that Trump was using the attack to divert attention from the Trump University case. Clinton speaks at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund on June 10. On the eve of the California primary, Clinton won Puerto Rico. With the delegates gained from her victory as well as a few additional , Clinton surpassed the 2,383 delegate threshold to secure the Democratic nomination. The Associated Press, NBC, and ABC all declared Clinton as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The next day, Clinton won the California primary and also those held in New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Sanders won the Montana primary and North Dakota caucus. Sanders remained in the race but reportedly planned to cut his campaign staff by half. He announced plans to continue his campaign through the June 14 District of Columbia primary. On the Republican side, during what was the final night for GOP primaries, Trump swept all the June 7 contests in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. In the end, Trump received a record total of 13.2 million votes in the GOP primaries. Still, his reserved only $1.2 million in television advertisements, compared to the $108 million Clinton's Super PAC reserved. In addition, Trump stepped back from his previous fundraising goal of $1 billion, insisting he only needed half that amount. In terms of running mates, Gingrich denied having any interest on the GOP side. For Democrats, Senate Minority Leader backed away from his initial reluctance and endorsed the idea of Senator filling the role. Warren took to the stump, endorsing Clinton and condemning Trump as "a loud, nasty, thin-skinned, fraud" and "wannabe tyrant." In response, Trump tweeted his desire for "goofy" Warren to receive the vice presidential nomination and accused her of having a "nasty mouth" and "one of the least productive" records in the Senate. Other Democrats also gave their support to Clinton. President Barack Obama endorsed her candidacy as did former presidential rival . Sanders stopped short of supporting Clinton, but said he would "do everything in [his] power" to defeat Trump. On the other hand, several Republicans distanced themselves from Trump. GOP booster and CEO hinted she would endorse Clinton, and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he was leaning toward backing Libertarian Party presidential nominee . Romney said he could not back Trump because of Trump's "racism ... bigotry ... [and] misogyny." Trump responded that he was "the least racist person that you've ever encountered" and attacked Romney as "absolutely pathetic," saying Romney "choked like a dog" during his loss to President Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Polls from June 10 showed Clinton leading Trump nationwide with leads ranging from three to eleven percentage points. Trump speaks at an Arizona rally on June 18. The campaign took a new turn on June 12 when a at a in , Florida left 49 dead. The shooter expressed allegiance to . In the aftermath, Trump tweeted appreciation for those congratulating him for "being right on radical " but said he did not want the congratulations, preferring "toughness and vigilance" instead. He attacked President Obama as someone who "doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands." The Washington Post published an article interpreting the comment as suggesting Obama was "" in the shooting. In response, Trump revoked the press credentials of the Post. On the day following the shooting, Trump delivered a speech condemning it as "an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want and express their identity". He criticized Clinton's immigration policies as opening the door for Islamic radicals espousing anti-LGBT views and said he would be a better protector of LGBT rights than Clinton. In addition, he slammed Clinton and Obama for not using the term "radical Islamic terrorism." Clinton, who denounced the shooting as an "act of terror" and "an act of hate," said she was comfortable using the term "radical ." This prompted Trump to declare he had "shamed" Clinton into using the term. Furthermore, Clinton touted her support for a ban on and gun ownership for those on the . Trump agreed on the last point and said he would attempt to convince the , which had endorsed him, to support such a measure. With the shooting dominating news coverage, the final Democratic primary was held on June 14 in Washington, D.C. Clinton handily defeated Sanders. A poll of Sanders supporters showed 22\% planned to vote for Trump, 15\% for Gary Johnson, and 55\% for Clinton. The same poll showed a 12 point advantage for Clinton over Trump, 49\% to 37\% with 9\% for Johnson. A CBS poll showed a tighter race with Clinton leading Trump 39\% to 32\% with Johnson at 11\%. Clinton and Trump shared high unfavorable ratings in an ABC/Washington Post poll with 55\% of respondents having a negative opinion of Clinton and 70\% having a negative opinion of Trump.
In this month's edition on the campaign trail: the effect of the vote on the US presidential election is examined; a well known businessman and sports team owner pitches his candidacy for vice president; and Wikinews interviews the winner of the American Independent Party California primary. Summary As June began, national opinion polls showed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with a slight lead over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Despite being mathematically eliminated, Senator Bernie Sanders remained in the Democratic race. He still held close in head-to-head match ups against Clinton in delegate-rich California ahead of that state's June 7 primary. Clinton, who won the June 4 Virgin Islands caucuses, focused her energies on Trump, delivering a speech criticizing his candidacy. Trump responded, saying the country "is gonna die" were Clinton elected president. Trump secured the holdout endorsement of House Speaker Paul Ryan and threats of a Republican establishment revolt subsided when writer , the preferred presidential choice of editor , announced he would not run. However, Trump came under intense criticism, largely from fellow Republicans, when he accused the judge hearing a lawsuit over his venture , , of bias due to the judge's Mexican heritage. Ryan called the comments "racist." Trump's former rivals John Kasich , Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and all denounced the comments. Lindsey Graham labeled Trump's remark "the most un-American thing from a politician since ." Senator renounced his endorsement of Trump. And former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, an early Trump supporter and potential running mate, called Trump's statement "inexcusable" and "one of the worst mistakes Trump has made." Trump described Gingrich's criticism as "inappropriate." Shortly thereafter, Gingrich argued that Trump's concerns were "valid and reflect a growing pattern of politicized justice." Trump said the media and others "misconstrued" his words. Clinton speculated that Trump was using the attack to divert attention from the Trump University case. Clinton speaks at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund on June 10. On the eve of the California primary, Clinton won Puerto Rico. With the delegates gained from her victory as well as a few additional , Clinton surpassed the 2,383 delegate threshold to secure the Democratic nomination. The Associated Press, NBC, and ABC all declared Clinton as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The next day, Clinton won the California primary and also those held in New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Sanders won the Montana primary and North Dakota caucus. Sanders remained in the race but reportedly planned to cut his campaign staff by half. He announced plans to continue his campaign through the June 14 District of Columbia primary. On the Republican side, during what was the final night for GOP primaries, Trump swept all the June 7 contests in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. In the end, Trump received a record total of 13.2 million votes in the GOP primaries. Still, his reserved only $1.2 million in television advertisements, compared to the $108 million Clinton's Super PAC reserved. In addition, Trump stepped back from his previous fundraising goal of $1 billion, insisting he only needed half that amount. In terms of running mates, Gingrich denied having any interest on the GOP side. For Democrats, Senate Minority Leader backed away from his initial reluctance and endorsed the idea of Senator filling the role. Warren took to the stump, endorsing Clinton and condemning Trump as "a loud, nasty, thin-skinned, fraud" and "wannabe tyrant." In response, Trump tweeted his desire for "goofy" Warren to receive the vice presidential nomination and accused her of having a "nasty mouth" and "one of the least productive" records in the Senate. Other Democrats also gave their support to Clinton. President Barack Obama endorsed her candidacy as did former presidential rival . Sanders stopped short of supporting Clinton, but said he would "do everything in [his] power" to defeat Trump. On the other hand, several Republicans distanced themselves from Trump. GOP booster and CEO hinted she would endorse Clinton, and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he was leaning toward backing Libertarian Party presidential nominee . Romney said he could not back Trump because of Trump's "racism ... bigotry ... [and] misogyny." Trump responded that he was "the least racist person that you've ever encountered" and attacked Romney as "absolutely pathetic," saying Romney "choked like a dog" during his loss to President Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Polls from June 10 showed Clinton leading Trump nationwide with leads ranging from three to eleven percentage points. Trump speaks at an Arizona rally on June 18. The campaign took a new turn on June 12 when a at a in , Florida left 49 dead. The shooter expressed allegiance to . In the aftermath, Trump tweeted appreciation for those congratulating him for "being right on radical " but said he did not want the congratulations, preferring "toughness and vigilance" instead. He attacked President Obama as someone who "doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands." The Washington Post published an article interpreting the comment as suggesting Obama was "" in the shooting. In response, Trump revoked the press credentials of the Post. On the day following the shooting, Trump delivered a speech condemning it as "an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want and express their identity". He criticized Clinton's immigration policies as opening the door for Islamic radicals espousing anti-LGBT views and said he would be a better protector of LGBT rights than Clinton. In addition, he slammed Clinton and Obama for not using the term "radical Islamic terrorism." Clinton, who denounced the shooting as an "act of terror" and "an act of hate," said she was comfortable using the term "radical ." This prompted Trump to declare he had "shamed" Clinton into using the term. Furthermore, Clinton touted her support for a ban on and gun ownership for those on the . Trump agreed on the last point and said he would attempt to convince the , which had endorsed him, to support such a measure. With the shooting dominating news coverage, the final Democratic primary was held on June 14 in Washington, D.C. Clinton handily defeated Sanders. A poll of Sanders supporters showed 22\% planned to vote for Trump, 15\% for Gary Johnson, and 55\% for Clinton. The same poll showed a 12 point advantage for Clinton over Trump, 49\% to 37\% with 9\% for Johnson. A CBS poll showed a tighter race with Clinton leading Trump 39\% to 32\% with Johnson at 11\%. Clinton and Trump shared high unfavorable ratings in an ABC/Washington Post poll with 55\% of respondents having a negative opinion of Clinton and 70\% having a negative opinion of Trump.
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