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Political Round-up: Trump channels Dr. King, Rubio’s apology, & Sanders-Clinton clash

  Donald Trump is drawing big crowds on the campaign trail, and today was no exception. But, the numbers aren’t as big as he says. Trump said that mo...

 

Donald Trump is drawing big crowds on the campaign trail, and today was no exception. But, the numbers aren't as big as he says.

Trump said that more than 500,000 people tried to attend his speech this morning at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool, the exact same spot Martin Luther King Jr. stood during his "I Have a Dream" speech more than 50 years ago. Security at the rally says the count was likely in the tens, not hundreds, of thousands.

During his speech, Trump compared himself to Dr. King several times, saying his crowds would've been just as big had security let in more people.

There were many veterans at the rally. Veterans, Trump says, that have been neglected for too long. Trump told the crowd immigrants are treated better than veterans and he's going to change that.

President Obama isn't in D.C. right now, but Trump did lash out at him on Twitter for what he did, or rather, didn't do on his historic visit to Hiroshima. Trump criticized the president for visiting the site while neglecting to mention the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Trump tweeted, "Does President Obama ever discuss the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor while he's in Japan? Thousands of American lives lost. #MDW." (MDW stands for 'Memorial Day Weekend.')

President Obama is the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima. He used the visit to discuss the threat of nuclear weapons. The White House hasn't commented yet on Trump's tweet.

Marco Rubio ended his campaign in March, and he's now looking back on his run, confessing one of his regrets: mocking Donald Trump over the size of his hands in the lead-up to Super Tuesday. Rubio is now revealing he privately offered an apology to the businessman for that comment.

Rubio said,  I actually told Donald at one of the debates - I forget which one - I apologized to him for that. I said you know, 'I'm sorry that I said that - it's not who I am and I shouldn't have done it.' And I didn't say it in front of the cameras. I didn't want any political benefit. I'm not a candidate now so I can say that to you. Um, not because of him, but because of me. You know I didn't like what it reflected on me. It embarrassed my family. It's not who I am."

Rubio went on to say he'd gladly speak at the Republican National Convention in July, on Trump's behalf, if asked.

In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders is advising Hillary Clinton against picking a moderate Democrat as her running mate. He says Clinton should find a vice presidential pick who doesn't have a cozy relationship with corporations.

Sanders explained, "That means having a candidate who can excite working families, excite young people - bring them into the political process. Create a large voter turnout. And when we do that we're gonna win the election. So I would hope - if I am not the nominee - that the Vice Presidential candidate will not be from Wall Street -- will be somebody who has a history of standing up and fighting for working families."

When asked if he'd join Clinton as her running mate on a party unity ticket, Sanders said he's still, in his own words, "knocking my brains out to win the Democratic nomination."

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