“This whole thing disgusts me”, said Baldasaro, who is known for his blunt style.
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His comments about Clinton were first reported by Buzzfeed. “So I stand by what I said”.
On the website, Trumpyourself.org, social media users can log on to the site and have Trump insults layered onto profile photos, so that people will discover what Trump “thinks about people like you”.
Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback told AFP that the department “is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation”.
Jennifer Horn, chair of the state Republican Party, quickly denounced Baldasaro’s comments, calling them “appalling”. “Let’s defeat her in November”, Trump said.
Clinton’s campaign replied to Baldasaro’s “outrageous rhetoric” accusing him and Trump of mainstreaming hatred just like the nominee did during the Republican Convention.
“Donald Trump’s overtaking of the Republican Party – and his constant escalation of outrageous rhetoric – is in danger of mainstreaming the kind of hatred that has always been relegated to the fringes of American politics where it belongs”, Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri said, according to CNN. “This week at the Republican convention, we’ve seen the clearest embodiment yet of this unsafe phenomenon”.
Since Republican challengers John Kasich and Ted Cruz dropped out of the primary race, Donald Trump has tried to assure voters and fundraisers he had no intention of using donations for pay back the personal loans he made to the campaign during the primary, totaling $47 million.
Trump has referred to Baldasaro as his “favorite vet”. “Something’s wrong there”, the war veteran, who has spoken at numerous Trump events, continued in his explanation of Clinton.
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton on Wednesday objected to Baldasaro’s comments. I spoke my mind about how I feel.
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According to The Hill, senior Democrats met with Clinton in DC on Monday and mentioned a recent Florida poll that showed Trump pulling ahead in the Sunshine State. “I’m calling on (state Republican Party Chair Jennifer Horn) to repudiate his risky and divisive remarks and to publicly ask for his resignation”.
