Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence refused on Tuesday to say whether he thinks white supremacist David Duke is deplorable, repeating that he’s “not in the name-calling business”, as he tried to brush off the issue as a distraction.
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“We are pleased to disclose all of the test results which show that Mr. Trump is in excellent health, and has the stamina to endure – uninterrupted – the rigors of a punishing and unprecedented presidential campaign and, more importantly, the singularly demanding job of President of the United States”, the campaign said in a statement accompanying the report.
Speaking at a NY fundraiser, Clinton had said that “to just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables'”. Earlier today, while discussing her “deplorables” quip, he said, “You can’t lead this nation if you have such a low opinion of its citizens”.
Trump says that he remains opposed to abortion rights. There are what I call the “deplorables” – the racists, the haters, the people who are drawn [to him] because they somehow think he will restore an America that no longer exists.
Of course, there are plenty of Trump supporters who are using Hillary’s comment for their own personal brand, some of which are truly proving their deplorableness by drawing #BlackLivesMatter comparisons. And the way she said it was just plain odd.
Donald Trump is suggesting that, if he’s elected president, he would sell some foreign assets to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
Clinton said the email leak underscores efforts by the Russians to try to interfere with US elections.
However, before all of that, maybe Mrs. Clinton – who hugged Yasser Arafat – can release some of the emails between herself and her top aide, Huma Abedin.
He added that Clinton “produced so much more” health information than Donald Trump. It is also the case that the implicitly racist/sexist/xenophobic part of Trump’s base is larger than Clinton’s.
The visit to Flint, where most residents are African-American, comes as Trump has increased his outreach to minorities.
Trump discussed the results of his physical ahead of the airing Wednesday of a taped interview with TV personality “Dr. Oz”.
Later in the day, Clinton’s campaign announced that the Democratic candidate has pneumonia. “Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic-you name it”.
In keeping with Trump’s unusual approach to transparency, he gave a one-page summary of his recent exam to Dr. Mehmet Oz while taping an episode of Oz’s television show.
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Followers of TIME on Twitter seem to get an endless stream of pro-Hillary and anti-Donald headlines – including this one on Monday: “What the Founding Fathers Would Have Thought of Donald Trump – He’s more like George III than the American patriots”.
