10 things you need to know today: March 3, 2019

Trump goes 'off script' during CPAC remarks, Sacramento police offers who shot and killed Stephon Clark will not face charges, and more

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1. Trump goes 'off script' during CPAC remarks

President Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, and the president acknowledged early in his remarks that he was going off script because "this is how I got elected," and, "if we don't go off script, our country is in big trouble." Topics meandered throughout — from trade with China and the Green New Deal to Hillary Clinton and William McKinley. Trump also used his time on stage to criticize the media and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russian election meddling investigation, as well as to praise political allies like Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). The loudest applause of the day came after Trump said he would soon sign an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.