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President Donald Trump set off a "five-alarm fire" in the White House on Sunday morning after he retweeted a video of one of his supporters saying "white power," according to two White House officials.
The video remained on the president's Twitter page, where he has 82 million fol- lowers, for more than three hours because White House officials couldn't reach him to ask him to delete it, the two officials said. The president was at his golf club in Virginia and had put his phone down, the officials said.
Aides also tried unsuccess- fully to reach deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino to ask him to delete the retweet, of- ficials said.
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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., added to the urgency when he called the tweet "indefensi- ble" and demanded that the president take it down during an interview on CNN, the of- ficials said.
Once officials were able to reach the president, he agreed to delete it, they said.
Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other for- mer U. S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year an- niversary of the founding of baseball's Negro Leagues.
The campaign launched Monday with photos and videos from, among others, Hank Aaron, Rachel Robinson, Derek Jeter, Colin Powell, Michael Jordan, Obama and fellow former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter at tipping- yourcap.com.
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Bush And Carter Tip Their Caps
On the receiving end of those tributes are many of the Negro Leagues' greatest alumni: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, "Cool Papa" Bell and Jackie Robinson, who began with the Kansas City Monarchs and went on
to break the color barrier in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Not long after, with many of its best players gradually fol- lowing Robinson's path, the Negro Leagues ceased opera- tions.
Alabama Mayor Resigns After Slamming Crimson Tide Over Black Lives Matter
A mayor in Alabama has resigned after making dis- paraging comments about the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team over its support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Carbon Hill Mayor Mark Chambers submitted a res- ignation letter Saturday to the city clerk that stated, "I quit the job of mayor effective June 27 at 4:30 p.m.," City Attorney Steven Thomas told NBC News on Tuesday.
Carbon Hill is a city of less than 2,000 people, the ma- jority of them white, accord- ing to the most recent census data. The city is about 60 miles northwest of Birming- ham.
Alabama mayor resigns after slamming Crimson Tide over Black Lives Matter
In a Facebook post Satur- day, Chambers wrote, "I got several Alabama pictures for sale," adding that in his opin- ion, the Crimson Tide and its
coach, Nick Saban, were "done," according to The Daily Mountain newspaper, which said it received screen- shots of the remarks.
“In this moment in history, we can’t be silent. After one person commented on this post, "I think you may be right they haven't looked as good the last couple of years," Chambers replied that he was not getting rid of the photos because of the team's performance, the newspaper reported. "Their sorry a-- po- litical views is why their get- ting out of my house," he wrote.
Chambers added, "When you put Black lives before all lives they can kiss my a--."
1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits
WASHINGTON — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U. S. unemploy- ment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increas- ingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.
The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 11th straight weekly de- cline in applications since they peaked at nearly 7 mil- lion in March as the coron-
avirus shut down much of the economy and caused tens of millions of layoffs. The de- cline was much smaller, though, than in recent weeks, falling just 58,000.
The total number of people receiving unemployment aid also fell slightly, reflecting the return of many to their old jobs.
The job market appears to have begun a slow recovery. In May, employers added 2.5 million jobs, an increase that
suggested that the job mar- ket has bottomed out. The unemployment rate declined from 14.7% to a still-high 13.3%.
Even with the May hiring gain, nearly 21 million people are officially classified as un- employed. And including people the government said had been erroneously catego- rized as employed in May and those who lost jobs but didn’t look for new ones, 32.5 million
Trump's 'White Power' Retweet Set Off 'Five-Alarm Fire' In White House
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