In fact, Holt is a registered Republican. Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump, said in a statement that Clinton was effectively “accusing Mr. Trump of treason”. He called on Congress to pass measures ensuring foreign enemy combatants are “treated as such”. Both shifted into the mode of combat, with Clinton stressing her national security credentials and measuring her words, and Trump sounding a note of furious alarm.
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The poll also shows the percentage of voters in the state who view Clinton favorably has dropped by 10 percent since July. On the campaign trail, she frequently invokes her role in the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, describing to voters the tense atmosphere in the White House alongside President Barack Obama at that moment.
Clinton, the former US senator for NY and former first lady, was seen unfavorably by 46 percent of voters in Tuesday’s poll.
Bondi also said it would have looked like a “bribe” if she had chosen to return the money once questions arose. “We will not allow political correctness and soft-on-terror, soft-on-crime policies to threaten our security and our lives”.
North Dakota native Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate and former New Mexico governor, received 12 percent support, although more than a quarter of those surveyed said they did not know who he is.
Trump went on to say that Clinton believes “decent American citizens are a bigger threat than radical Islam”.
Forgoing traditional pre-debate cramming with advisors, Trump has kept up a fairly healthy campaign schedule this week, and mocked Clinton for not doing the same.
The RealClearPolitics average of polls has Clinton up by a little more than 1 point nationally.
Clinton’s rally at Temple University in Philadelphia on Monday was planned as an outreach to millennials, but the terror arrest made for a change in focus.
JOHN YANG: Donald Trump used this weekend’s attacks to underscore a defining theme of his campaign.
This election marks the first presidential campaign where millennials make up the single largest generation among USA adults, having surpassed baby boomers during the past four years. Clinton said the country can meet the attacks in “concert with our values”.
Spokespeople for NBC did not respond to requests for comment on Trump’s attack or Holt’s voter registration.
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She’s scheduled to meet with the leaders of Egypt, Ukraine and Japan later in the day in New York City.
