| | | | | President Trump departs after attending a "Celebration of America" event on the south lawn of the White House Tuesday. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images | | | Inside the Site of the North Korea Summit: It will be held at the five-star luxury Capella Hotel
That "Celebration of America" Event was ... Something: That's one way to deal with Super Bowl champs who don't want to visit
Stormy Daniels Has a Fragrance: It's called Truth by Stormy Daniels | | | | Kate Bennett is off. Her section will return next week. | | What Washington is Talking About:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went and did it, cancelling most of August recess. The Senate will now have just the week of August 6 off, so plan your summer accordingly. One Repub Senator who asked to remain anonymous told CNN the move was made "totally out of fear of what Trump will do," if they're not working this summer.
What America is Talking About:
Today is the 74th anniversary of D-Day, a DNA genealogy site said data from 92 million accounts has been exposed, and Instagram is preparing to launch long-form video.
Inside the Site of the North Korea Summit:
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the summit on June 12 will be held on Singapore's Sentosa Island at the Capella Hotel. If you were thinking of making a last-minute vaca out of it, don't bother, it's sold out. The first opening available on Expedia is the 17th. | | Credit: via Expedia
The five-star luxury resort is a 15-minute walk from Universal Studios Singapore, and includes three pools, the full-service Auriga Spa, and most importantly, free wifi. | | Credit: Capella Singapore
Room rates when I looked today range from $435-a-night room with one king bed to this $8,242 colonial manor, which can accommodate eight guests. | | Credit: Capella Singapore
The Repub Effort to Stop Trump's Tariffs:
Sen. Bob Corker is expected to introduce a bill today that would require congressional approval for any presidential tariffs, on national security grounds. Corker plans to attach it to a defense-spending bill but acknowledged "doing anything up here is like pushing a major boulder uphill."
Facebook Gave Chinese "Security Threat" Firm Data:
Facebook said among the device makers it shared data with is Huawei, a Chinese smartphone maker that US intelligence has described as a "security threat." The company said in a statement it "has never collected or stored any Facebook user data."
White House Prepping Paperwork for at Least 30 Pardons:
Our Kaitlan Collins with the exclusive that the administration is prepping paperwork for pardons of at least 30 people, including Alice Johnson, who Kim Kardashian has advocated for. That's a lot of pardons. 👀
That "Celebration of America" Event was ... Something:
The last-minute event, held because most of the Philadelphia Eagles didn't want to come to the White House (the NFL Network reports Nick Foles and possibly one other player were the only players who would have gone before Trump cancelled their visit), included Trump going on about standing for the anthem even though not a single Eagles player knelt during the previous season, at least two attendees who knelt, including this guy below ... | | Credit: Olivier Douliery/TNS
...a stirring rendition of "God Bless America" -- a song with lyrics Trump did not appear entirely familiar with -- and a White House briefing in which Sanders waged war against the Super Bowl champs, accusing them of pulling a political stunt. Strong work, guys.
Eagles Country is Actually Clinton Country:
The White House claimed Eagles players who planned to skip the White House visit were abandoning their fans. But according to Facebook data, Eagles fans are concentrated in 22 counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware where Hillary Clinton received more votes in 2016 than Trump, about 2.4 million to 1.5 million. Here are the top Eagles counties according to Facebook, outlined in black over the 2016 map: | | Credit: Map via Wikimedia Commons
The White House Might Want to Start Planning its Next "Celebration of America" Now:
Not that it's particularly surprising, but LeBron James said no matter who wins the NBA finals, they aren't going to the White House. "No one wants an invite anyway," he said at a news conference Tuesday. "It won't be Cleveland or Golden State going." I'm looking forward to the possible forthcoming @realDonaldTrump tweet rescinding yet another invite that players already preemptively turned down.
Scalise Back on the Field:
Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted this photo of Rep. Steve Scalise this morning. "This does my heart good," he wrote. The Congressional Baseball Game will be held a week from Thursday. | | Credit: @JeffFlake/Twitter
Stormy Daniels Has a Fragrance:
It's called Truth by Stormy Daniels and it's gender neutral. It's currently available for pre-order for $59, and the company behind the fragrance, It's The Bomb, is in talks with department stores. COO Michael Ninn told me they wanted to "reach a big, broad audience" with the fragrance, which is why it's gender neutral. "The whole West Hollywood crew, those are our people," he said. "This is as much about a political statement as it is empowering." He described the scent "oceanic" and "like a summer day on the beach," but said it smells differently for everyone. | | Credit: It's The Bomb!
Street Art Sighting:
This plea to use paper ballots in this year's election to "screw the Russians" was spotted in Woodley Park on Calvert Street. | | Credit: Hunter Schwarz
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.:
Kenny Loggins said he has some "feelers" out to do a new version of "Danger Zone" for the "Top Gun" sequel. Loggins told TMZ he'd like to do a collaboration with a younger male artist and "reinvent the song to a point." I'm game.
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