Hillary Clinton used the backdrop of Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday to slam Donald Trump and one of his most high-profile surrogates, the state’s governor, Chris Christie.
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The Republican Party has been trying to move in united support for Donald Trump, however reluctantly for some in the establishment. Another $25 million came through 22 fund-raising events throughout the country.
The Trump campaign has steadily pushed out emails about the hearing today, highlighting some of the more intense rounds of questioning between Comey and Republican lawmakers that show the Federal Bureau of Investigation director answering in a way that could be political damaging to the presumptive Democratic nominee.
After the speech, Clinton drove a few blocks to shake hands with dozens of striking workers outside the Trump Taj Mahal, another of the casinos that Trump once owned. Trump’s campaign has aired none.
But tuition isn’t everything when it comes to paying for college.
In addition, Trump personally contributed $3.8 million to the campaign this month.
It will also confirm whether Trump followed through on his promise to reclassify his personal loans to the campaign as donations – blocking his ability to repay himself with donated money.
Four of Atlantic City’s casinos have closed in recent years amid a growing number of gambling halls in neighboring states. The casinos’ struggles have led to job losses and credit downgrades. Bob Corker has withdrawn his name from consideration as a possible running mate for Donald Trump after spending the day with the presumptive GOP nominee. Clinton said. “So it’s fair to ask, since he is applying for a job, what in the world happened here?”
“Not far from here is the old Trump Marina Hotel Casino”. He fired off several tweets including this one: “I made a lot of money in Atlantic City and left 7 years ago, great timing (as all know)”. Earlier Wednesday, he blamed Atlantic City’s troubles on politicians’ “big mistakes”.
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Wednesday proposed a temporary freeze on some student debt and the cutting of college tuition entirely for some families, focusing on an issue important to supporters of her rival Bernie Sanders.
The outcome of the weekend Democratic platform meeting in Orlando will help determine whether Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders appear together in New Hampshire next week, people familiar with the talks say.
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Sanders hailed the news as “a revolutionary step forward for higher education” in an uncharacteristically positive statement about a Clinton initiative. In a positive sign for Democratic unity, Sanders said he hoped to find more areas of agreement with Clinton “sooner rather than later”.
