Trump spoke Tuesday night ahead of Clinton’s Tuesday night victory speech in which she was set to mark the historic nature of her accomplishment as the first female presumptive nominee of a major party.
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While O’Reilly said that he has investigated the judge and found him to be fair to Donald Trump, he still believes the judge should step aside to avoid the appearance of unfairness.
Clinton took the stage in Brooklyn shortly before 10:30 p.m. ET. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, a day after reaching the number of delegates needed to claim the nomination, seemed to wonder during the interview whether Trump’s candidacy was little more than an elaborate political stunt.
Ms Clinton will make history when she is made her party’s official nominee to contest the American presidency at the Democratic Party convention in July. Famous for his improvised remarks, he once said that “if you run for president, you shouldn’t be allowed to use teleprompters… because you don’t even know if the guy’s smart”.
In his speech Trump – in the midst of a challenging week during which he’s faced blistering criticism from members of both parties regarding his comments about the “Mexican heritage” of the federal judge presiding over a case over Trump University – said he understood “the responsibility of carrying the mantle and I will never ever let you down”.
“I will put that up against any of the innuendo and accusation coming from Donald Trump because the work that’s been done has garnered accolades and appreciation from every corner of the world”, she said.
“Some people say I’m too much of a fighter”.
Trump took to the lectern with his family in his opulent Trump National Golf Club Westchester with family as Queen’s anthem “We Are the Champions” blared from the speakers.
Kirk had previously called Trump’s candidacy a “net benefit”, according to The Hill.
Trump laid into Clinton after chalking up yet more primary wins himself, accusing her and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, of “selling access, selling favors, selling government contracts”.
Trump had questioned Curiel’s impartiality based on his ethnicity several times in recent days, and implored his top supporters to keep up the attack, despite pleas from his own advisers to retreat.
“Hillary Clinton turned the State Department into her private hedge fund”, he said.
Trump has met with Ed Klein, one of Clinton’s most strident critics and the author of books spreading discredited rumors about her marriage. She cites what she contends is McConnell’s blockade of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees including Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland, and Ryan’s acquiescence in the strategy.
“Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel has survived far worse than Donald Trump”. Later, she said, “He wants to win by stoking fear and rubbing salt in wounds and reminding us daily just how great he is”. My preference is always peace, however….
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“I really don’t pay a lot of attention to his efforts to attack me personally”, she said.
