Trump, who has often bragged about his wealth, has come under fire himself for rhetoric against minorities during his campaign, including describing Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists, suggesting that a judge could not be fair because of his Mexican-American heritage, and proposing a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the United States.
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Obama, who was interrupted by constant applause by the largely African-American crowd outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, said Clinton would continue policies that, according to a Census Bureau report on Tuesday, lifted 3.5 million people out of poverty and raised the typical USA household’s income by 5.2 percent – to $56,516 – a year ago.
The president was pitching Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton when he told supporters he’s “frustrated” that the media have given credence to false equivalences between the two major-party candidates.
He also reminded people to register to vote by the October 11th deadline. You’ve got one candidate in this debate who’s released decades worth of her tax returns.
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Still, some analysts have said enthusiasm among the state’s voters is lacking, and even though Obama carried Pennsylvania twice, residents may not feel the same excitement to rally.
“Really? This is the guy you want to be championing working people?”
“I am really into electing Hillary Clinton”, he told the crowd, which numbered more than 6,000, according to the Clinton campaign.
It was formulated with the aid of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, an influential voice in his campaign.
After the speech, Obama attended a closed fundraiser in Philadelphia for the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. “Huh? I mean, he wasn’t gonna let you on his golf course”.
Knowing as we do now that Clinton probably was not feeling well Friday – she is suffering from pneumonia – it might be tempting to dismiss her comment.
While a majority of rural voters concentrated in the state’s center will likely pick a candidate who walks the conservative party line, some of these voters are harder to mobilize, and Mr. Trump’s lack of a solid campaign base in the state could hurt him when it comes to getting his less passionate supporters into the voting booth.
“I don’t generally even have to veto anything because they can’t get organized enough even to present the cockamamie legislation that they’re interested in passing”, he said, as the audience laughed.
“While my opponent slanders you as deplorable and irredeemable, I call you hardworking American patriots who love your country”, said Trump, who has tried to portray the former first lady as out of touch with ordinary Americans.
Asked about Clinton’s use of the term “basket of deplorables“, Earnest made clear that “it’s not the president’s phrase”.
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As far as we’re concerned, unlike Donald Trump, in addition to being a serious, grounded and intelligent person, President Obama is also a true showman. The event hosts gave $100,000.
