Officials worried by administration’s pressure on Ukraine spoke with White House lawyer before and after 25 July call, Washington Post reports
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Back at the LGBT forum, Buttigieg was asked about the ban on gay men donating blood. He responded:
My blood is not welcome in this country. It’s not based on science it’s based on prejudice.
For instance: It is extraordinarily powerful to hear Buttigieg day, “My blood is not welcome in this country” (in ref. to antiquated restrictions on gay men donating blood) and to say “U equals U” (undetectable equals untransmittable).
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Speaking at the Trump rally ahead of the president’s appearance, Eric Trump repeated false claims that Joe Biden‘s son Hunter “embezzled” funds.
The crowd responded by chanting “Lock him up! Lock him up!,” echoing chants against Hillary Clinton at Trump campaign rallies in 2016.
Eric Trump makes false claim about Joe Biden‘s son “embezzling” funds. Crowd chants: “Lock him up! Lock him up!” Eric Trump says: “We don’t need to lock him up, we just need to beat the hell out of all of them.”
Source: Trump and Ukraine: at least four national security officials reportedly flagged concerns – live
