Angry over what he considered unfair treatment at the debate, Trump told CNN on Friday night that Kelly had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”.
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But Trump has gone on to target his fellow GOP competitor Jeb Bush’s lucrative Super PAC fundraising efforts – totaling more than $103 million in the second quarter.
After being blasted by Democrats and Republicans, Trump said that when he used the word “wherever”, he was referring to Kelly’s ears or nose. “If you think a question is tough, imagine the pressure of actually being in the Oval Office”, she said.
At first, Fiorina attempted to dismiss the topic, saying repeatedly, “You’ll have to ask Donald Trump”.
NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell challenged Clinton’s talking point, noting that she and Rubio have a genuine policy difference, while Trump’s comments have been roundly condemned as offensive. After denouncing his remarks, Clinton quickly sought to tie in the rest of Republican field and in particular Marco Rubio.
“Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina declared that ‘Hillary Clinton has lied” about multiple issues, and said of Donald Trump, “I’m critical of anyone that tends to paint with a broad brush, and insult when it’s not necessary” on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Frustration with politics transcends party these days, though in the case of Mr. Trumps campaign, the nerves, feelings and chords in question belong to the much-aggrieved Republican Party base. Its angry, we are told, because it sent a GOP majority to Washington which promptly betrayed its promise to repeal Obamacare and otherwise turn policy to the right.
The last three GOP presidential candidates – Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush – all campaigned on antiabortion platforms but agreed to those exceptions.
Clinton, who called Biden a friend, said she last spoke to the vice president at his son Beau’s funeral. It’s no different than Catholic politicians like Joe Biden being personally opposed to abortion but abiding by pro-choice federal laws. “Really, I admire you greatly for that”, Clinton said to the New Hampshire voters on Tuesday who admitted to watching both debates.
During the Cleveland debate, moderator Megyn Kelly asked Rubio to clarify whether he supports exceptions on abortion, including for rape or incest. She slammed other Republican “men”, but focused particularly on Florida U.S. Sen. The same comments were made about Obama when he ran for president and he had less experience in elected office than Rubio. “(Trump’s) language may be more colorful and more offensive, but the thinking, the attitude toward women is very much the same. Cherishing a human life and degrading a human being are not one in the same, unless I guess, you’re running for president.
Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon, so his rivals are scrambling to figure out how best to handle the blowback from every new bout of bluster drowning out their campaigns. “I knew him and I happened to be planning to be in Florida and I thought it’d be fun to go to his wedding, because it’s always entertaining”, Clinton said. They should have been confiscated by federal authorities from the start.
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Federal investigators have begun looking into the security of Clintons’ email setup amid concerns from the inspector general for the intelligence community that classified information may have passed through the system.
