| | | | | Tiffany Trump attends the Taoray Wang show during New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios Saturday. Credit: Via Dipasupil/Getty Images | | | The Republican Who Thinks About Leaving the Republican Party "Every Morning": What Nebraska's Ben Sasse told our Jake Tapper
Tiffany Trump Front Row at NYFW: First daughter wears Tiffany blue to Taoray Wang show
'Plaid Shirt Guy' Has Been Found: The high school senior didn't intend to become a political meme | | | What Washington is Talking About:
Senators have submitted follow-up questions for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to answer. And footage from 2017 of a rat in a D.C. condo pulling a fire alarm is going viral -- I think because it speaks to the dumpster-fire panic so many in Washington are feeling these days.
What America is Talking About:
Nia Franklin from New York was crowned Miss America 2019 Sunday; Miss Michigan Emily Sioma introduced herself at the pageant by referencing the Flint water crisis in saying she was from a state "with 84% of the United States' fresh water but none for its residents to drink"; and Les Moonves is out as CBS' chief executive after being accused of sexual misconduct.
The Republican Who Thinks About Leaving the Republican Party "Every Morning":
Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse responded to a question he got on Twitter Saturday, writing that he regularly considers leaving the party. On Sunday, he told our Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" that "I probably think about it every morning when I wake up and I figure out, why -- why am I flying away from Nebraska to go to D.C. this week? Are we going to get real stuff done?" Sasse said he was "committed to the party of Lincoln and Reagan as long as there's a chance to reform it," and denied he was considering a presidential run. "I think the odds are a lot higher that I run for the Noxious Weed Control Board of Dodge County, Nebraska, than that," he said. | | Credit: CNN
We're Living in Dangerous Times, Says Obama:
Barack Obama is back. The former president was among the publicly chillest Dems about President Trump's 2016 win after the election, but during his Friday speech in Illinois, Obama went after his successor hard, unusual for a former POTUS, saying we live in "dangerous times" and accusing Trump of "capitalizing on resentment that politicians have been fanning for years." Trump responded by saying at a rally in North Dakota that he watched Obama's speech and fell asleep. | | Credit: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Then Saturday in Anaheim at his first midterm campaign event, Obama called on voters to flip the House. "This is a consequential moment in our history," he said. "The fact is, if we don't step up things can get worse."
Woodward Hopes White House Doesn't Face Crisis:
Ahead of tomorrow's release of "Fear," Bob Woodward kicked off his book tour yesterday on CBS' "Sunday Morning." Woodward said in the nine administrations he's covered, he's "never heard of other people on the staff in the White House engaging in that kind of extreme action," such as taking papers off Trump's desk so he doesn't see them, as he writes in the book. "You look at the operation of this White House and you have to say, 'Let's hope to God we don't have a crisis,'" Woodward said. "Fear" remains No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list, and Simon & Schuster said foreign rights have been secured in more than 10 languages.
Tiffany Trump Front Row at Fashion Week:
It's New York Fashion Week, and Tiffany Trump made an appearance at the Taoray Wang show Saturday, wearing a Tiffany blue dress. Iconic. The Chinese designer is the first daughter's go-to and she's worn the brand for other big events, including election night in 2016, her father's inauguration and at the White House Easter Egg Roll. | | Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Trump wrote that she was "so proud and excited" for the brand's new collection. With its belts, strong shoulders, feminine reinterpretations of masculine suit designs and even a coat-over-shoulders look, it's giving me major Melanabe vibes. (That's someone who dresses in a style that appears influenced by Melania, for those new to COVER/LINE.) | | Credits: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
What It's Been Like Working in a Nike Call Center:
Rolling Stone magazine spoke with a Nike call center employee who said since the company released its Colin Kaepernick ad, they've had to deal with upset, abusive, and racist calls. The employee said, "With any job you're going to have to deal with some abuse. Sometimes you can just go with it and apologize, but with this there was no reasoning with it. It felt like it was the proverbial Klan's mask: looking at someone and not knowing their identity, wanting to take off the mask, but you're getting your ass whooped so you can't."
Kanye Says he Has Big Chicago Plans:
Kanye West tweeted Sunday he would open an office for his Yeezy brand in Chicago and teach a course at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art, which both sound like the perfect activities for a post-presidency. Maybe he can save himself the headache of actually getting into politics and jump straight to doing all the fun stuff you get to do after you're finished. He also seemed to suggest there would be a Watch The Throne II. 👀
Trump Silent on Mac Miller:
Rapper Mac Miller died at 26, and Warner Bros. Records COO called it a "devastating loss" and praised Miller as a "hugely gifted and inspiring artist." One of Mac Miller's first singles was "Donald Trump," released in 2011 back when Donald Trump was a reality star. Trump tweeted about Miller at least 50 times from 2011 to 2015, calling him "Little @MacMiller" (years before he'd reuse the insult on Marco Rubio) and threatening Miller with a lawsuit for using his name in the song. | | Credits: @realDonaldTrump/Twitter
Trump has not tweeted about the rapper's passing. Mac Miller was not a Donald Trump fan after Trump entered politics.
Plaid Shirt Guy Has Been Found:
His name is Tyler Linfesty, he's a senior at Billings West High School, and he told our Don Lemon he went to the rally for a chance to see the president. He had no intention of becoming a meme and was just giving his honest reaction to things Trump was saying during his rally Thursday in Montana.
"When I got back there, I knew that I was going to be genuine," Linfesty said. "I was going to give my actual reaction to the things he said. So whenever I disagree with him, you could tell that I disagreed. But whenever I agreed with him, you know, I clapped." | | Credits: CNN
New 9/11 Tower of Voices Memorial Opens in Pennsylvania:
A new memorial honoring those killed on United Flight 93 was dedicated Sunday in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The 93-foot tower holds 40 wind chimes to represent the 40 passengers and crew members killed on the flight, which was hijacked but never reached its attackers' intended destination after passengers fought back. Trump will deliver remarks there on Tuesday. | | Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
According to the National Park Service, it is the only chime structure of its kind in the world and is designed to optimize air flow, with each chime giving off different musical notes that are compatible with each other. "The intent is to create a set of forty tones (voices) that can connote through consonance the serenity and nobility of the site while also through dissonance recalling the event that consecrated the site," per the NPS website. | | Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
Street Art Sighting:
A bench at Chicago's Pratt Beach was painted with a politically-tinged weather forecast showing a 20% chance of guns in America. The painting was done by artist Matthew Lee Rosen. | | Credit: @matthewleerosen/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.
P.S.:
Never forget that Britney Spears was once an anti-piracy adovcate. I just stumbled on this forgotten anti-piracy commercial starring Spears alongside other musicians, including Mary J. Blige, Mandy Moore and Nelly. It's from 2002 for the group Music United For Strong Internet Copyright. Happy Monday!
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