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NBC News report that the families of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. have blasted the Trump campaign for using pictures of the civil rights icons in a new campaign ad. Dareh Gregorian reports:

The families of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. are blasting the Trump campaign for using the civil rights icons pictures in a new campaign ad.

“The Trump campaign is in opposition to all that Jackie Robinson stood for and believed in. We’re insulted and demand that his image be removed!” Robinson’s daughter, Sharon Robinson, tweeted on Thursday.

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You’re going to be hearing the phrase “25th amendment” a lot today. Here’s a reminder of what section 4 of it says:

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Continue reading…Nancy Pelosi to create commission reviewing Trump’s fitness for officeDonald Trump plans Florida rally for Saturday amid Covid test secrecyDebate schedule in disarray after Trump refuses virtual eventSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 10.18am BSTNBC News report that the families of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. have blasted the Trump campaign for using pictures of the civil rights icons in a new campaign ad. Dareh Gregorian reports:The families of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. are blasting the Trump campaign for using the civil rights icons pictures in a new campaign ad.“The Trump campaign is in opposition to all that Jackie Robinson stood for and believed in. We’re insulted and demand that his image be removed!” Robinson’s daughter, Sharon Robinson, tweeted on Thursday. 10.15am BSTYou’re going to be hearing the phrase “25th amendment” a lot today. Here’s a reminder of what section 4 of it says:Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Continue reading…