Hillary Clinton’s new ad features Klan members who support Donald Trump for president.
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The latest findings from Quinnipiac University found Clinton claiming the support of 45% of likely voters, with Trump garnering 38%.
In a tweet shortly after Clinton wrapped up her speech in the swing state of Nevada, Trump said she “is pandering to the worst instincts in our society”. It’s often associated with efforts on the far right to preserve “white identity”, oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values”.
“The news reports are that Hillary Clinton is going to try to accuse this campaign and the millions of decent Americans – all of you, this movement … who support this campaign, your campaign, of being racists, which we’re not”, Trump said at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.
“He’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties, ” she said.
In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday night, Hillary Clinton discussed the allegations surrounding the Clinton Foundation and its donors, Donald Trump’s shifting immigration position, and his calling her “a bigot,” but Cooper also got Clinton to talk about her use of a private email server while secretary of state, and whether or not Colin Powell advised her to use a private email account – as she allegedly told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Powell sort of disavowed.
Her campaign cites Trump’s decision to bring on Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon as his new campaign chief as a sign Trump is strengthening his ties to the alternative right movement.
“Hillary Clinton and her campaign went to a disgusting new low today as they released a video tying the Trump Campaign with horrific racial images”.
The spot – which is already airing in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida – says Trump wears his hat “like a crown” but doesn’t link up to its message, according to Kantar Media/CMAG records. He added that Trump refused the group’s invitation to speak at its convention.
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“We’ll have to do more than when she was secretary of state, because if you make a mistake, there’s always appeal to the White House if you’re secretary of state”, Clinton said. They were quickly escorted out by security as they railed against Trump for “trying to pander to black and Latino leaders”.
