Wednesday 11 July 2018

Trump Euro Tour 2018 Day 1: Trump says Germany is "a captive of" and "totally controlled by Russia"

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
President Donald Trump waves Wednesday after being welcomed by NATO's secretary general to the alliance summit in Brussels, Belgium. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Trump Euro Tour 2018 Day 1: Trump says Germany is "a captive of" and "totally controlled by Russia"

Sarah Palin Accuses Sacha Baron Cohen of Trick Interview: She calls for the right to "infiltrate" the media

Black Eyed Peas Take on Police Brutality: A music video for the group's new song, "Get It," is no "Boom Boom Pow"

Hunter Schwarz

What Washington Is Talking About:
The Senate voted 97-2 Tuesday to show support for NATO, and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is on the Hill again today, meeting with Repubs.

What America Is Talking About:
Cardi B had her baby, the FBI agent who accidentally shot his gun while dancing will be allowed to keep it, and Zsa Zsa, recently crowned the world's ugliest dog, has died.

Trump Euro Tour 2018 Day 1:
The President opened the first full day of his trip by insulting longtime US allies, saying NATO members were "delinquent" in their spending for the alliance. Trump, whose 2016 campaign's connections with Russia are under investigation, also said Germany was "a captive of" and "totally controlled by Russia." German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at Trump's accusations.
Credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

Back in Washington, Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a joint statement that Trump's comments about Germany were an "embarrassment" and a "profoundly disturbing signal that the president is more loyal to President (Vladimir) Putin than to our NATO allies." The Democrats said if Trump doesn't get "ironclad assurances and concrete steps" from Putin that Russia will stop interfering in American democracy, it will be a failure and a step back for global security.

US Embassy Warns Americans Should Keep "Low Profile" in London:
The US Embassy issued a warning asking Americans in London to "keep a low profile" and "exercise caution If unexpectedly in the vicinity of large gatherings that may become violent" from Thursday to Saturday because of demonstrations planned there over Trump's visit. Protesters already gathered in front of the Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, holding signs that read "Trump Not Welcome," "Baby Jailer" and "No to Racism, No to Trump."
Credit: David Cheskin/PA Images via Getty Images

How First Lady Spent the Day:
First lady Melania Trump today visited the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel about 40 minutes outside Brussels. She watched a performance along with other world leaders' spouses, including Brigitte Macron of France and Amelie Derbaudrenghien of Belgium. She wore a $2,500 sleeveless cotton-silk dress from Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, per Kate.
Credit: @KateBennett_DC/Twitter

NFL Players Association Challenges Anthem Policy:
The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance with the league, arguing its policy requiring players to stand for the National Anthem "is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on player rights."

Palin Accuses Sacha Baron Cohen of Trick Interview:
Sarah Palin said she was tricked by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen into filming an interview that she believed was with a disabled veteran for a documentary on Showtime. "I join a long list of American public personalities who have fallen victim to the evil, exploitive, sick 'humor' of the British 'comedian' Sacha Baron Cohen," she wrote on Facebook. On Instagram, she posted two photo albums that included headlines about Cohen's stunt and the caption, "Don't know why we don't fight back harder against media malpractice ... what say we more aggressively infiltrate & influence it, friends!"
Credit: @sarahpalin97/Instagram

The rest of the photos in the albums were of Palin ~infiltrating~ the media, at the Time 100, on the cover of magazines and her book "Going Rogue," and with celebrities, etc., etc. Some of the photos were grainy, some were poorly cropped, and some were simply amazing, such as the bottom right of her posing as a hitchhiker.
Credit: @sarahpalin97/Instagram

Emin Talks About Setting Up the Infamous Trump Tower Meeting:
The Russian pop singer told Vice he helped set up the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-connected lawyer in June 2016 but said it came as a request from his father and he never met the lawyer. He denied being part of any plot to collude:

"I have been accused of influencing -- this is gonna sound very strange -- influencing the American election. Me, this guy here from Azerbaijan, living in Moscow. Because I know personally Mr. Donald Trump. It's quite a strange and ridiculous accusation."

Emin also said he didn't offer to connect the future President with prostitutes when he was in Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant in 2013, saying Trump came there "with 87 most beautiful ladies in the world." "I don't think any successful people are interested in buying sex," he said.
Credit: Vice

Black Eyed Peas Take on Police Brutality:
The music video for the group's new Fergie-less song, "Get It," was released Tuesday. It shows officers arresting and frisking men and pointing their firearms at bloody bodies. Later in the video, Charlottesville-inspired marchers hold Tiki torches and walk past a Trump lookalike. This is no "Boom Boom Pow."
Credit: Noisey/YouTube

Gerrymandering: The Game:
Three Texas siblings have raised more than $27,000 on Kickstarter for a Settlers of Catan-style board game about gerrymandering called Mapmaker. Josh, Rebecca and Louis Lafair are from a gerrymandered part of Texas' 10th Congressional District that juts into Austin. "We wanted to teach other families about gerrymandering," Louis Lafair explained in a video for the game. They're offering donors who give $70 or more a copy of the game to keep and and another one that will be sent to the donors' governors or state legislators. The game is expected to be released in April.
Credit: via Kickstarter

Street Art Sighting:
The UK underground pop culture magazine Dazed teamed up with projection collective The Illuminator for a campaign Tuesday night called #AddressTheNation, projecting political messages across London. Many were about British politics, such as "Brexit Is a Crime." They also projected "No Trump" onto Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
Credit: @dazed/Instagram

If you spot political street art, tweet me @hunterschwarz, tag me on Instagram @hunterschwarz or email me at coverlinehunter@cnn.com with your sighting so I can feature it in COVER/LINE.
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