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The Tap: Sunday, September 4, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #33 of The Tap, which was published on September 10, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • Chinese authorities failed to provide President Barack Obama with a rolling red carpet staircase when he arrived in Hangzhou, China, for the Group of 20 (G20) summit meeting, a courtesy extended to other world leaders. According to The New York Times, Obama had to exit using “a door in the belly of the plane that he usually uses only on high-security trips, like those to Afghanistan.” Chinese security officials then prevented reporters from watching Obama leave Air Force One. “When a White House staff member protested to a Chinese security official that this was not normal protocol, the official shouted, ‘This is our country,’” according to The Times. Shortly before Obama met with President Xi Jinping, Chinese and U.S. officials continued to argue over how many people could be in the building where the two leaders met. When asked about the behavior of the Chinese, Obama said that it was not the first time there was tension between the two nations, adding, “the seams are showing a little more than usual. … I wouldn’t over-crank the significance of it.”
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a senior advisor for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, had her role in the campaign expanded. According to The Hill, Huckabee Sanders joined the campaign’s communications staff. Bloomberg reported that Huckabee Sanders would work specifically with "faith leaders, gun rights supporters, military groups, and other voter coalitions." Huckabee Sanders previously managed the 2016 presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee and worked as Huckabee's national political director in 2008. She served as a senior advisor to Tim Pawlenty in his 2012 presidential run.


Preview of the day

There were no items for this day in issue #32 of The Tap, which was published on September 3, 2016. See the "Review of the day" tab for more information.