Seconds after Clinton’s statement, a reporter sought her response to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s earlier statement that the explosions were caused by “bombs”, asking, “Do you have any reaction to the fact that Donald Trump, immediately upon taking the stage tonight, called the explosion in NY a “bomb”?”
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But on at least five litmus test issues, the differences between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are vast, ” Kaine said on NBC’s “Meet the Press”.
The former NY senator addressed security measures in the wake of the weekend bombing in NY, which left 29 people injured.
She also said Trump’s rhetoric has been “seized on by the terrorists” as a recruiting tool. His proposal for a temporary ban on non-U.S. Muslims has gotten less attention recently amid the lull between attacks in the U.S. -Iraqi status of forces agreement, and most American troops were withdrawn.
Trump’s communications director Jason Miller responded to Clinton on Monday.
The former secretary of state and first lady said that the principles that guided her in the beginning of her career and when she first ran for U.S. Senate in NY still guide her today.
Trump, who has previously raised questions about Clinton’s health and stamina, atypically wished her well and instead acting very “presidential” reached out to African Americans and women and the jobless. He did not give specifics.
In addition to sexism, Obama singled out the deep partisan divide as another reason for what he said is likely to be a close election. Earlier that day, a pipe bomb went off in Seaside Park, New Jersey, further south of the city. The Meyers live less than a mile from the site of a bomb blast Saturday night that injured 29 people.
On Monday, an Afghanistan-born American suspected in some of the incidents was arrested in nearby Linden, New Jersey, after a gun battle with police.
The incidents, just days after the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, put the United States’ most populous city on edge.
Authorities are also investigating the stabbings of nine people at a Minnesota mall as a possible act of terrorism. On Sunday, Islamic State claimed responsibility, calling the man “a soldier”. It said: “Terrorists have once again struck at the heart of Europe, but their campaign of hate and fear will not succeed”. “The kinds of rhetoric and language Mr. Trump has used is giving aid and comfort to our adversaries”. The U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
But Trump refused to say so himself. The Democratic candidate kicked off the week with a push to win over millennial voters who haven’t lined up behind her candidacy, penning an op-ed on the millennial-focused website Mic and hosting a rally aimed at millennials in Philadelphia on Monday.
“This threat is real but so is our resolve”, she said. She says she will vote for Trump, but is not endorsing him.
American broadcaster CNN has been caught editing out Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s “bombing” reference while addressing the Saturday explosions in NY and New Jersey.
She’s in trouble, too, in North Carolina and Nevada and on the verge of crisis in New Hampshire, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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Speaking to reporters Monday before leaving for a campaign event, the Democratic presidential nominee said the Islamic State group and others are using Trump’s message to “recruit more fighters”. “We have a few more to go”.
