| | | | | President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at a picnic for military families at the White House Wednesday. Credit: Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg via Getty Images | | | A Woman Literally Climbed Onto the Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July to Protest Family Separation: She was up there for about three hours
How Trump Spent the Fourth: Golfing, and hosting military families for a WH picnic
Aubrey O'Day's New Song: The pop star released her first new track since her alleged affair with DJTJ went public | | | What Washington is Talking About:
President Trump is expected to pick his Supreme Court nominee by today or tomorrow, giving the White House confirmation team the weekend to prepare for the Monday announcement.
What America is Talking About:
Joey Chestnut ate 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win his 11th Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest championship. Amazing.
Poll of the Day:
Half the country thinks Trump is racist. A Quinnipiac poll released this week found 49% of of American voters believe Trump is racist and 47% believe he's not. Here's the breakdown by party identification and gender: | | Credit: Quinnipiac
Some Really Big Tariffs are Coming:
The US-China trade war is heating up tomorrow with $34 billion in tariffs. The US is imposing tariffs on more than 800 items from China, and China is retaliating with tariffs of its own. Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said today that "the United States will be opening fire on the whole world and also opening fire on itself."
A Woman Literally Climbed Onto the Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July to Protest Family Separation Policies:
The woman, Therese Patricia Okoumou, climbed onto the base of the Statue of Liberty Wednesday and said she wouldn't come down until "all the children are released," a law enforcement source told CNN. | | Credit: ABC7/Facebook
After about three hours, officials were able to get her down safely. She's now in federal custody and faces several possible charges, including trespassing and disorderly conduct. | | Credit: CNN
Earlier in the day, a group of protesters pulled out an "Abolish ICE" banner under the Statue of Liberty. One protester, Annette Gaudino, told Pix 11 seven members of their group were arrested for their protest, and while they were being taken off the island, they learned another member had climbed the statue. | | Credit: Marcy Marimoto
Letters From Inside a Detention Facility:
The group Grassroots Leadership asked people being held in a facility in Taylor, Texas, to write letters either to their children they've been separated from, or about their experience being detained. One woman, who called the facility a dog pound, wrote that they were treated "so horribly, as though we were animals." Another wrote to her son, "every day, I pray to God that we'll be together again soon and that they will never again separate you from me because you are the most beautiful thing that God has given me." You can read more excerpts from the letters here. | | Credit: via Grassroots Leadership
How Trump Spent his 4th:
Trump golfed at his club outside D.C. for about four hours Wednesday, followed by a picnic for military families at the White House. Guests included EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who CNN learned this week has a secret calendar to keep controversial meetings and calls private; Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who wrote an op-ed warning about drone attacks; and Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was DJTJ's date. POTUS and FLOTUS watched the fireworks from the south balcony. | | Credit: Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Hyannis Port's Must-Have Independence Day Item: An "I Really Do Care!" Jacket:
Ethel Kennedy was among those who wore green Melania-inspired jackets to the annual Hyannis Port Fourth of July parade. You can see shots from the parade here. Kerry Kennedy shared this photo of the jackets and protest signs around a table: | | Credit: @kerrykennedyrfk/Instagram
Emin's Publicist is Back:
Rob Goldstone, the publicist who set up the Trump Tower meeting between DJTJ and the Russian lawyer, has cooperated with investigators and kept a low profile on social media after finding himself in the middle of the Russia investigation. But now he's back. Goldstone returned to Twitter yesterday (with all his previous tweets deleted), and said he has a book coming out in September. He tweeted this video with a flag filter flapping over a photo of him. | | Credit: @GoldstoneRob/Twitter
Avenatti 2020?:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti has been compared to Trump for his ability to get free press, and now he's being Trumpier than ever, floating a possible presidential campaign. Avenatti tweeted if Trump runs for re-election and there's "no other candidate in the race that has a REAL chance at beating him," he'll run.
Aubrey O'Day's New Song:
Aubrey O'Day, the former Danity Kane member who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump Jr., is out with her first new song since the allegations went public. "White Hot Lies," by her pop duo Dumblonde, is a neo-disco track about trying to make a relationship a thing with a liar. It's a bop. | | Credit: Spotify
Street Art Sighting:
It's the middle of the summer, and one Indianapolis church is already breaking out the Christmas decorations. Christ Church Cathedral has put out a Nativity display of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus enclosed in a chain link fence topped with barbed wire. "That family is every family who are seeking safety for their children," church dean Steve Carlsen told CNN. The church also has a banner up that reads "#EveryFamilyIsHoly #CadaFamiliaEsSagrada." | | Credit: Christ Church Cathedral/Facebook
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. | | | | | | |
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