Hitler’s Brexit Shadow, Trump Ticket, Islamic Bonds: Sunday Wrap
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Adolf Hitler, a name long considered unthinkable as an analogy in political campaigns, surfaced in the U.K.’s Brexit debate when former London Mayor Boris Johnson likened the European Union to the Nazi dictator’s visions of conquest. Johnson’s allies backed him up and sought to muffle BOE’s Mark Carney, who has pushed for staying in the EU. Donald Trump chimed in from afar, too.
With Trump the presumptive Republican nominee, the natural next step is running-mate speculation, and Newt Gingrich mused aloud about his prospects on TV. Trump screener-in-chief Ben Carson discussed the process, while strategist Paul Manafort talked about the path to 270 electoral votes.