And they are loving the attention.
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Her speech focused on the so-called alt-right movement, which is often associated with efforts on the far right to preserve “white identity”, oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values”. “We need your help to fight [her “McCarthyism”] off”.
All across the alt-right this week, its proponents were bristling with excitement.
Clinton delivered a scathing critique of Trump’s positions in regard to minority communities, from his call to ban Muslims from entering the US, his rhetoric on Mexican immigrants, and his position as the loudest voice in the anti-Obama birther movement.
“We’ve never even discussed it internally”, she said in an interview Thursday.
And she said Trump’s policies are those that could be implemented by ISIS.
Trump is set to meet with African-American leaders in New York City on Thursday and said he would unveil an immigration proposal within the next two weeks. “To do that, he hired Stephen Bannon, the head of a right-wing website called Breitbart.com, as campaign CEO”. The clip, which is followed by racially charged images, sends a clear message: if you vote for Trump, you are a racist-a message Clinton hammered home in Reno.
In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, the Democratic presidential nominee kept up her verbal assault on Trump’s campaign, asserting it is built on “prejudice and paranoia” and caters to a radical fringe of the Republican Party.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, requested documents related to the Clinton Foundation from the State Department on Thursday.
“This “alt-right” brand is embracing extremism and presenting a divisive and dystopian view of America which should concern all Americans, regardless of party”, the campaign continued.
“The liberalGuardian says it’s “…a powerful message, one that is clearly created to stir up trouble at the convention at just the moment when Clinton should be reveling in her victory in the Democratic race”.
Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” hats have become an icon from his presidential campaign and in some of his earliest rallies, Trump would throw hats into the crowd. She was helping to finally make “alt-right” a household term, not just a fringe, reactionary sliver of 4chan, or Reddit, or Stormfront.
Yet the Clintons plainly don’t think they ever did anything wrong.
“Shame on you”, Trump said of Clinton’s impending barrage of attacks tying him to white supremacists. They were left with a truncated list of 154 meetings, 85 of which were with people who also contributed to the Clinton Foundation.
You are now subscribed to the Daily Digest and Cheat Sheet. “Trump’s missteps, stumbles and gaffes seem to outweigh Clinton’s shaky trust status and perceived shady dealings”.
He also defended Hillary Clinton’s contact with donors to the foundation while serving as secretary of state, saying foundation donors like Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Peace Prize victor Muhammad Yunus have no trouble reaching officials around the world. “I call on Hillary Clinton to disavow this video and her campaign for this sickening act that has no place in our world”, he said.
She added, “I believe the public will be and is considering my full record and experience as they consider their choice for president”. And that is why Hillary Clinton’s campaign has made a decision to throw a race-baiting temper tantrum aimed at lashing out at the news organization behind the Clinton Cash juggernaut, one that has coalesced into media outlets across the political spectrum calling for the Clinton Foundation’s immediate closure.
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Numerous news outlets, from The Washington Post to CBS News, have been forced to publish primers and explainers on the movement for their millions of readers.
