He said Clinton is far more transparent than Trump and there’s no contest between them on their respective foundations and qualifications.
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump is hitting the airwaves, demanding an apology from Clinton for calling half of his supporters a “basket of deplorables”.
He also blasted Trump and his fellow Republicans for peddling a “dark, pessimistic vision” of the country during the presidential campaign. Democracy’s not a spectator sport.
“In election season you will often hear insane stuff”, the president said as he campaigned solo for Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
“You want to debate who is more fit to be our president?” he asked.
Obama spoke to a pumped-up crowd of approximately 6,000 supporters for almost 35 minutes, touting Clinton’s years of service as a US senator and a secretary of state as proof that she is “the most qualified man or woman to ever run for president”. “You don’t tweet in your vote”.
“I’m just telling the truth”.
With Trump, “we can’t afford to act as if there’s some equivalence here”, Obama said. “History will look back at his two terms and show someone who achieved a lot”.
The president said the media have let Trump get away with misleading comments that would have led to a candidate’s undoing in past election seasons.
Toomey opposes Obama’s health care plan and the Iran nuclear deal, so “of course” Obama would support his rival, said Ted Kwong, a Toomey spokesman. In Pennsylvania, she is averaging a 6-point lead in polls, a margin that has diminished recently.
The candidate Obama hopes will succeed him left a 9/11 ceremony after about 90 minutes Sunday and struggled to stay on her feet while she was helped into a van. She says Obama restored her trust in America.
Obama will seek to generate momentum for Clinton in a race that has become uncomfortably close for many Democratic supporters.
Pennsylvania promises to be a major battleground for its 20 electoral votes in November, and Philadelphia and its suburbs will play a major role determining who gets them.
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President Obama is stumping for Hillary Clinton this afternoon with a speech in front of the Art Museum.
