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Trump Jr. urges support for Republican in US House race
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN to help the president drain
Associated Press the Washington swamp.
EAST HELENA, Mont. (AP) Two protesters were forced
— Donald Trump Jr., the out of the rally after one of
president’s son, said po- them, Mark Girdler of Hel-
litical forces — even within ena, disrupted Trump Jr.
the GOP — were working while the president’s son
to undermine his father’s excoriated the news me-
administration, and he dia as “dishonest.”
urged voters in Montana to Trump Jr. responded saying
send more Republicans to that the president made
Washington who can help $150 million and paid $45
advance the Trump White million in taxes, noting the
House’s agenda. 2005 tax returns obtained
“We need more people in and published in March
D.C. to help my father,” he by MSNBC. The tax returns
said during a rally in East obtained by “The Rachel
Helena, Montana, to stump Maddow Show” indicated
for a wealthy Republican the president paid $38 mil-
vying in a May 25 special lion in taxes on earnings of
election to become the $150 million.
state’s only representative “I want to see all his tax re-
in the U.S. House. The post Donald Trump Jr. poses for a photo with supporters of Republican Greg Gianforte, at a rally in East turns,” Girdler said in an in-
became vacant when Helena, Mont., Thursday, May 11, 2017. Trump Jr. urged voters to support Gianforte in the May 25 terview afterward. “I want
Ryan Zinke joined President special U.S. House election to fill the seat of Ryan Zinke, now President Donald Trump’s Interior to see to what extent he
Donald Trump’s adminis- secretary. has foreign financial deal-
(AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan) ings. I’m especially con-
tration as Interior secretary. cerned about his Russia
“The deck is really stacked. ties.” Girdler called himself
It’s stacked against us — by a reluctant supporter of
the way, even from people Democrat Rob Quist.
in our own party — we’ve At times, Quist has attempt-
all seen that,” Trump Jr. ed to focus the campaign
said in a red barn convert- on the Trump administra-
ed into an events center. tion’s alleged ties to Russia
It was the second trip for by questioning Gianforte’s
Trump Jr. to Montana in investments in index funds
recent weeks, as national that include Russian firms
and Montana Republicans under sanction by the
shore up support for Gian- U.S. government because
forte, a Bozeman business- of Russia’s annexation of
man who has campaigned Crimea.q
Spicer missing from briefings
during a key week for Trump
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE which was the last day this
Associated Press week that Spicer briefed
WASHINGTON (AP) — If the White House press
you’ve been missing your corps.
daily dose of White House Deputy press secretary
press secretary Sean Spic- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
er, it’s because President has filled in during Spicer’s
Donald Trump’s chief absence, which renewed
spokesman has been serv- speculation that Trump
ing the country in another was giving the daughter of
way: He’s been on Navy former Arkansas Gov. Mike
Reserve duty. Huckabee a tryout with
Spicer’s commitment for an eye toward possibly re-
monthly service occasion- placing Spicer with her.
ally pulls him away from his A White House official de-
high-profile job as the pub- nied that Spicer’s job was
lic face of the Trump ad- in jeopardy, saying that us-
ministration. ing Sanders, 34, to cover
The obligation also kept Spicer’s absence is part of
Spicer away on Wednes- a broader plan to give her
day, one of the most im- some on-camera briefing
portant days of Trump’s experience because she is
presidency: the day after Spicer’s chief deputy. The
Trump fired James Comey official requested anonym-
as FBI director. Trump dis- ity to discuss internal White
missed Comey on Tuesday, House planning.q
