HUFFPOST HILL - Trump Tries To Reboot Campaign Again, Still Won't Use Safe Mode

Donald Trump tried once again to restart his campaign, a pivot that will last until tomorrow when he gets into a fight with a Twitter bot promising free iPads. There must be large amounts of standing water and shared drinking glasses in Trump headquarters, because campaign officials are coming down with nasty cases of chronic lying. And the Commission on Presidential Debates announced which polls it will use to choose participants, so all eyes will be on candidates struggling to garner 15 percent of the vote ― meaning Donald Trump.  This is HUFFPOST HILL for Monday, August 15th, 2016:

TRUMP REBOOTS AGAIN -. “Donald J. Trump on Monday laid out his plan for combating global Islamic terrorism, invoking the Cold War era to try new approaches and accusing President Obama and Hillary Clinton of bungling the fight against terrorist threats. Calling for significant changes in how the United States defines its allies, he urged an end to “nation building” and recommended overhauling how the United States screened people coming into the country...Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump’s policy adviser, portrayed the terrorism address as a road map, with more detailed speeches to follow — much as was the case with the Republican presidential nominee’s speech last week on the economy...Mr. Trump said that ‘the time is overdue’ for better screening of extremists trying to enter the country, calling for ‘extreme vetting.’ He said only those who accept a “tolerant” view of American society would be admitted to the United States.” [NYT]