His decision to vote for Clinton could provide political cover for other Republican elected officials to publicly support the Democratic nominee. His campaign has made similar arguments in recent days with regard to the debate schedule, which was settled on a year ago by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates.
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Syracuse.com reported that Hanna said in an interview he considered supporting Clinton for months, but chose to take action after watching Trump criticise the Muslim American parents of a United States soldier killed in Iraq.
Donald Trump says there’s “great unity” in his campaign -despite growing dissent and turmoil among his fellow Republicans.
Cuban on Saturday made a surprise appearance at a Clinton rally in Columbus, Ohio, reversing course from earlier statements that he would likely vote for Trump. “No member of the Buffett family has gone to Iraq or Afghanistan”.
Richard Hanna was a member of the “Never Trump” movement but now he is with her. Among those who believed the conspiracies: Donald Trump.
“How in the world can you stand up to a couple of parents who lost a son and talk about sacrificing because you were building a bunch of buildings?”
According to fellow Republican Congressman Charlie Dent (PA), who plans to abstain from voting for president, Hanna called to inform him of his decision to back the opposing party’s nominee on Sunday evening.
What came to mind, the 85-year-old Buffett said, was the McCarthy hearings of 1954, when then-senator Joe McCarthy’s accusations of communist sympathizing within the US Army were dealt with by a US senate subcommittee on investigations.
“I have to be honest”, Trump said during a campaign event in OH earlier in the day on Monday.
“He would’ve been a hero”, Trump said.
Buffett repeated long-held assertions that the tax code favors the wealthy, which Clinton echoed, pledging to pay for new programs through more taxes on the rich. Clinton also continued the assaults on Trump, criticizing him for making products overseas.
Before several thousand people gathered at an Omaha high school, Buffett challenged Trump to agree to a meeting where they would both release their tax returns.
Throughout the election cycle, Trump has had a few reasons for not releasing his returns.
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Buffet also added that Trump is not afraid because of the IRS but the people. Buffett had a rebuttal for them all.
