Clinton said Trump’s promises to revitalize the military and invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure are hollow pledges because he has aggressively sought to reduce his personal tax burdens even as other Americans pay their share.
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But she says she wants to focus on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump because his is not “a normal candidacy”. “Just like Donald Trump does at many of his hotels by the way”, she added.
Clinton, who is close to clinching the Democratic Party’s nomination for the November 8 election, has vowed to take on the gun lobby and expand gun control measures to include comprehensive background checks for gun buyers, including at open-air gun shows and online. Bernie Sanders has vowed to continue his insurgent campaign. “And that’s fine. But we know what we’re going into, and we understand what it’s going to take to win in the fall”.
GOP strategist Patrick Griffin said Trump’s NRA star turn was more about further solidifying his status as the party’s nominee. Trump’s favorable rating is just 40 percent, lining up against an unfavorable view of 57 percent, identical to Clinton.
After Trump on Friday accused Clinton of wanting to “abolish the Second Amendment”, Clinton’s campaign quickly hit Trump for “peddling falsehoods”. He also challenged Clinton to follow his lead and release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
Hillary Clinton revealed her latest campaign slogan for 2016: “We are stronger together”.
“I am also confident that Hillary is fully committed to the comprehensive immigration reform that is so important for our nation’s future”, Sires said.
Since announcing his presidential bid, Mr Trump – who himself has a concealed-carry permit and whose two oldest sons are avid hunters – has fashioned himself a fierce advocate of gun rights.
Sanders, the US senator from Vermont, has vowed to stay in the race despite calls for him to drop out. “More than half way through the month of May, we hope Secretary Clinton will soon make good on her campaign’s commitment and agree to a time and place for a debate”. Notably Trump receives the same share of support against Clinton and Sanders in OH – but some who would support Sanders move into the undecided or “other” column when considering Clinton.
Trump insists he’s “going to do great with women”.
In 2012, after the mass killing at an elementary school in Newtown, Trump praised Obama’s emotional call for policy changes to prevent future shootings.
“Hillary Clinton has come out aggressively against gun owners”, Wallace said. But Ms. Clinton must strike a more delicate balance on the issue: In the Democratic primaries against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who has a mixed record on gun control, she has taken an aggressive tack against firearm manufacturers and sellers. But “Trump sort of scares me”, Stephens said.
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“Crooked Hillary Clinton is the most anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment candidate ever to run for office”, he said.
