Kaine also Trump’s immigration speech later Wednesday in Arizona, saying it was a “division and deportation nation strategy”. “It’s like he thinks we’re gullible, it’s like he thinks we’re suckers, it’s like he thinks we’re marks and that he can con us”. Trump has said he is unable to release his own because they are under audit, even while former IRS Commissioner Fred Goldberg has said nothing prevents tax returns under audit from being released publicly. “Don’t get tricked by Trump”.
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Kaine sought to connect the issue to Trump’s decision not to release any tax returns, indicating that those documents could prove where Trump has financial interests in foreign countries that could stand in conflict with any of his potential actions in the White House. “We have felt from the beginning that this would be tough”, Kaine said.
Kaine pivoted to connecting Trump to Russia, citing statements made by members of the Trump family about business dealings in Russia as well as Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who resigned from the campaign after controversy arose about his ties to Russia and pro-Kemlin forces in Ukraine. Noting Trump’s purported 120 business dealings internationally, Kaine asked the crowd if they thought Trump would prioritize national security and support us allies even though he has repeatedly said he would tear up alliances with other nations. “Kaine to Lancaster and looks forward to campaigning with him and Secretary Clinton in the fall”, Hartman’s spokeswoman said via email.
A message left with Trump’s campaign Tuesday afternoon was not immediately returned.
Hillary Clinton’s running mate criticized Donald Trump’s health disclosures on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that the doctor’s note his campaign released a year ago is short of “credible” and the latest instance of his effort to “con” voters. Kaine asked the audience of more than 300 people. “[Bornstein] says the words he used, he used them because ‘he thought they would make his patient happy.’ I mean, is that the standard for what the American voter is entitled to?” Thursday following his claim that his running mate, Hillary Clinton, “talks to the press all the time”.
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It’s Clinton’s second visit to Cleveland in a little over two weeks, and her third to Northeast Ohio since she wrapped up the Democratic nomination at the end of July.
