Trump exploiting disadvantaged Americans, former Obama adviser Axelrod tells CC crowd | Colorado Springs Gazette, News

President Barack Obama's former senior policy adviser, David Axelrod, warned against the dangers of presidential candidate Donald Trump's rhetoric in feeding an ugly nationalist undercurrent in America on Tuesday night as a speaker in the Sondermann Presidential Symposium at Colorado College. "We have seen the emergence of a Republican candidate in Donald Trump who has exploited fear and resentment and anger to become the Republican nominee," Axelrod said to a large crowd in the Kathryn Mohrman Theatre at a free event.

Convention over, Clinton faces hacking, Trump criticism

A giddy if exhausted Hillary Clinton embarked on a post-convention Rust Belt bus tour just hours after becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. The celebratory mood quickly evaporated amid fresh revelations that hackers had breached a program used by her campaign and Republican nominee Donald Trump promised to sharpen his barbs.

EDITORIAL: Here comes Darryl Glenn

It is unwise for the political class to continue underestimating El Paso County Commissioner and U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn, who consistently brings audiences to their feet. Glenn will have the entire country's attention Monday, when he speaks during a prime-time slot on the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Air Force F-16 Thunderbird Crashes Near Colorado Springs, Pilot Ejects Safely

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashed just outside Petersen Air Force Base in Colorado Springs shortly after performing a flyover at the nearby Air Force Academy graduation, where President Obama was in attendance, the Air Force tells ABC News. U.S. Air Force Academy cadets toss their hats in the air upon graduating as Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead.