Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton said at a news conference Thursday morning that “every Republican holding or seeking office in this country should be asked if they agree with Donald Trump about [those] statements”.
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In his conversation with Mr King, the Republican nominee also cast doubt on speculation that the Kremlin has been trying to influence the USA election and was possibly behind a hack into the emails of the Democratic National Committee in July.
At the LGBT for Hillary Gala, the former USA secretary of state said, “you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables”.
“I think it’s probably unlikely (Russia was behind the hack). Because that would not be appropriate at all”.
As a newcomer to politics, Trump has used colorful language in the past to describe fervent support for him. “Look, this is an important issue, I know we don’t have a lot of time, but I will talk quickly”.
“We can’t take anyone or any place for granted and therefore I am asking you to volunteer for a phone bank or a canvass”.
“It’s no surprise she’s resorting to unhinged and dishonest attacks, including claiming on Israeli TV that terrorists are praying for Mr. Trump to win”, Jason Miller, a campaign spokesman, said in the email.
Earlier today, Trump’s rep told CNN the interview was recorded as a podcast and was a favor to King, adding, “Mr”.
Trump’s interview aired on RT the day after the Republican candidate had defended comments he previously made about Russian President Vladamir Putin at the Commander-in-Chief forum hosted by NBC News on September 7.
During the Friday night speech, Trump slammed Clinton for being a “corrupt” politician – a refrain the brash billionaire offered supporters who shouted “Lock her up!”
“That is not acting in our interests, and that is an adversarial stance and he is acting like an adversary”, Ryan said.
The Trump campaign recently lifted a ban on various news outlets, including The Washington Post, which he accused of bias over negative press coverage. “People say, ‘Oh, Trump’s going to be weak with Putin because Putin is saying nice things about me.’ OK, all right. I’m not sure anything surprises us anymore”.
She then went on to say the rest of the Republican nominee’s supporters were “just desperate for change”.
Polls taken in the past several months have also shown that Clinton and Trump were ranked among the most unpopular presidential candidates in America’s history.
Watch Trump’s phone interview with King below.
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In July, Trump said he “would be looking at” the possibility of lifting sanctions against Russian Federation tied to its illegal annexation of Crimea – which the US government refuses to recognize.
