Hanna added: “In his latest foray of insults, Mr. Trump has attacked the parents of a slain USA soldier”.
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While some lawmakers have not actively endorsed Trump, Hanna was the first to say he would vote for Clinton in the November 8 election.
Rep. Richard Hanna is the first current GOP lawmaker to announce that he will vote for Hillary Clinton.
Hanna told Syracuse.com that Donald Trump is “unfit to serve our party and can not lead this country”.
Though some Republican members of the House and the Senate have said they will not support Trump, Hanna is the first to cross party lines and signal his preference for Clinton.
“I never expect to agree with whoever is president, but at a minimum the president needs to consistently display those qualities I have preached to my two children: kindness, honesty, dignity, compassion and respect”, Hanna said.
The campaign credited last week’s Democratic National Convention with the boost in fundraising in July. I will be hopeful and resolute in my belief that being a good American who loves his country is far more important than parties or winning and losing, ‘ he writes.
Hanna’s comments received plenty of attention Tuesday, especially from national media outlets covering the presidential race.
If you were wondering who Trump was going to attack after attacking a baby….
Trump, a former reality TV star, has troubled many in the Republican establishment with his off-the-cuff, often insulting style, and controversial policies including the proposed ban on Muslims and his plan to build a wall along the Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants.
Donald Trump’s son on Tuesday defended his father in the ongoing controversy with the parents of a Army captain killed in combat, saying critics blew the situation “hugely out of proportion”.
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Trump has fallen slightly behind Clinton in recent polls since each party held their nominating conventions last month. “All Republicans may not like the direction, but they can live to win or lose another day with a real candidate”.
