Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, received an endorsement Wednesday from a heavyweight foreign policy adviser to Republican presidents.
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These donor concerns were heightened when Trump revealed just $1.3 million on hand at the end of May. “So that is a contribution” by Trump, Steve Mnuchin said, referring to a series of loans made over the past year.
In the audience of dozens of invitees were Trump’s adult children and supporters, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino.
And in a speech billed as an economic address, Clinton said she would also work to get “dark money” out of politics, another priority for the senator from Vermont and his supporters, who see the political system as rigged in favor of the “billionaire class”.
Clinton portrayed herself as someone who would work across the aisle as president to get things done, citing her efforts as first lady to create the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which she said was accomplished with the help of Republicans.
Clinton added a pointed defence of the Clinton Foundation in a speech later on Wednesday. “That’s even why he’s attacking my faith”.
“He was left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed”, he said. “Her decisions spread death, destruction and terrorism everywhere”. “I really wish I could have represented them on the purchase of that house”. “All he can do is try to distract us”.
“At every stage of Clinton’s career, she has deceived the public to enrich herself and family at the expense of Americans”, Trump said in a statement.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week showed that 44.5 percent of likely voters backed Clinton, while 35.5 percent supported Trump.
As many news outlets have pointed out, both Trump and Clinton suffer from historical lows when it comes to measures of favorability.
“Maybe we shouldn’t expect more from someone “whose most famous words are “you’re fired”, she said in a jibe about his former career as a reality TV star”. “Hillary Clinton is experienced, qualified, and will make a fine president”.
He said the Islamic State group in Syria had victimised “peaceful Muslims across the world… who only want to raise their kids in peace and safety”. Although Clinton’s -15 percent net favorability rating gives her an advantage over Trump, that’s still not a number to cheer about in Clinton camp.
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As she described it, her approach is “to make sure economy works for everyone – not just those at the top, not just for the rich or the well-connected, not just for people living in some parts of the country or people from certain backgrounds and not others”.
