Hillary Clinton holds a 21-point lead over Donald Trump in NY state, keeping a must-win Democratic state in her column in the 2016 presidential race, according to a poll published today.
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The Democratic presidential candidate touted her own national security credentials at a hastily arranged news conference outside her campaign plane, saying she was the most qualified to combat terrorism and accusing Republican Trump for using the incidents to make “some kind of demagogic point”.
Donald Trump shamed his rival Hillary Clinton for not calling radical Islamic terrorists deplorable, but rather, calling millions of Americans who support his campaign “racists” and “deplorables”.
During a Monday morning interview on the “Fox and Friends” morning talk show, Trump criticized the nation’s counterterrorism efforts under the Obama administration as weak and “gentle”, and suggested law enforcement agencies should be allowed to racially profile individuals.
“We have become so politically correct in this country, this is only going to get worse”, the GOP presidential candidate added.
Though Trump’s plans might not have prevented Rahami from visiting South Asia, where thousands of law abiding United States citizens travel every month, Rahami’s travels will play into the febrile political atmosphere that Trump is trying to tap into following the attacks.
As several Trump supporters shouted “Hang him!” the Republican presidential candidate bemoaned the fact that Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old USA citizen originally from Afghanistan, would receive quality medical care and legal representation.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington D.C., on Sunday. “I have sat at that table in the Situation Room”.
“She needs to really hammer home the divide between her and Donald Trump”, Basile said. “I have respect for Lester”, Trump told Bill O’Reilly Monday night.
“They want her so badly to be your president, you have no idea”, Trump said. On Sunday, Islamic State claimed responsibility, calling the man “a soldier”, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was investigating the attack as a potential act of terrorism. ISIS is an acronym for the Islamic State group.
Hillary Clinton greets supporters after delivering a speech at Temple University on Monday in Philadelphia.
Last month, Clinton spent $50 million to Trump’s $30 million, but she has not been able to pull away from him in the race for the White House.
A disheveled Hillary Clinton answers questions concerning the bombing in NY.
Both candidates get security briefings from the intelligence services.
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After five years of repeating the vicious and false accusation that President Barack Obama was not born an American citizen and that therefore his presidency was illegitimate, suddenly Mr. Trump says he knows that isn’t true (“Trump’s reversal on Obama birthplace conspiracy stokes more controversy”, September 16).
