Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton held an impromptu press gaggle Monday that was interrupted when the former Secretary of State was overcome by a coughing fit.
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Trump, the Republican nominee, is set to campaign in Virginia and North Carolina on Tuesday, two critical states in his path to the presidency.
After eating a gyro at a diner in the Cleveland area, Trump rallied thousands of cheering supporters at a county fair in Canfield, and Clinton visited a brewery in Cleveland. “He loves firing people, he loves insulting people, but just because you’re good at making fun of somebody doesn’t mean you’re good at being president of the United States”.
OH is considered one of four swing states – those that are not clearly in the Democratic or Republican camp – that could prove decisive in the Electoral College vote that will ultimately determine the victor.
TRUMP: Like many Republicans, he vows to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the runner-up for the Democratic nomination. Other polls showed Clinton’s lead had shrunk. “And I think that’s a pretty clear outcome from that trip”, Clinton said and described Trump?s visit as unfortunate.
Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu said in a tweet that Mexican officials “understand and respect her decision”.
Clinton also called for raising the national minimum wage and ensuring equal pay for women in the workplace.
“This has been an unbelievable reception!”
Clinton also shared one of her goals for her first term to create more jobs. He even got into a Twitter war with the President of Mexico and then he delivered his most hate-filled hard lined speech yet, doubling down on his absurd plans to send a deportation force to round up 16 million people to deport them.
“I’m all about the jobs now”, he said, saying his position on the immigration issue was now well known. The televised face-off could be one of Trump’s last chances to stop Clinton’s return to the White House.
Before Monday, Clinton and the press corps had been traveling the country on separate charter planes, with limited interaction between the Democratic presidential nominee and those who cover her on a daily basis.
The Labor Day holiday traditionally kicks off the last stretch of campaigning ahead of the November election.
The plane is emblazoned with the words “Stronger Together” and her campaign logo on the tail. Beyond Russia, she answered questions about the ongoing controversy surrounding her use of a private email server while secretary of state, which Trump has used to cast doubt over her ability to protect classified information.
“I often quote a great saying that I learned from living in Arkansas for many years: ‘If you find a turtle on a fence post, it didn’t get there by itself, ‘ ” she said.
Over the summer Donald Trump objected to the presidential debate schedule, but “as of this moment”, he is on board for all three debates.
“The trend lines are the important thing to point to”, Miller told Reuters.
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Asked if she believed the Russian government was trying to help elect her opponent, Clinton paused.
