It was also strategic: Donald Trump was out on the campaign trail drawing negative headlines almost every day, and there was no reason to risk a gaffe or controversial remark that might get in the way of that. “So, can I say I was surprised?”
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He said that because of Lauer running out of time, he wasn’t able to push back on Clinton saying she wouldn’t put ground troops in Iraq or Syria “ever again”. A Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll Tuesday showed 36 percent of Hispanic voters supporting the NY billionaire, an increase of 6 percent compared with a survey in July.
Trump did not directly respond to Clinton’s critique Thursday. “I do want to win for the evangelicals because they have been so supportive of me”.
Trump’s support among black voters has almost doubled in two months, but, again, they remain relatively low.
In his conversation with Mr King, the Republican nominee also cast doubt on speculation that the Kremlin has been trying to influence the U.S. election and was possibly behind a hack into the emails of the Democratic National Committee in July.
“I say to African-American parents, I say to Hispanic-American parents – and I say it with great respect – our inner cities are a disaster”, Trump said. What do you have to lose?
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republican opponent Donald Trump.
He was criticized for allegedly lobbing softball questions at Trump, while grilling Hillary Clinton on her use of a private email server, reported Business Insider’s Mark Abadi.
Clinton said Republicans holding or seeking office across the country should be pressed on whether they agree with Trump’s comments, including his views on Putin and US generals that surfaced during the forum. Clinton attacked Trump for praising Putin on Wednesday evening at the “Commander in Chief Forum” as a stronger leader than President Barack Obama, and her campaign has for weeks pointed out the alleged ties between Trump’s associates and Russian interests.
“And, frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5% of the vote”. I’m not sure. You tell me. “But I was certainly disappointed”.
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He joked that the Today show host was the obvious choice for moderating a forum about national security. He said that since the forum wasn’t a debate, there were no real winners but that many have “declared a loser – Matt Lauer”.
