After the Q&A with Tapper, Christie rejected the notion that his calls to convict Clinton was a switch for him.
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New Hampshire state representative Al Baldasaro, a Trump delegate who reportedly advises the candidate on veterans issues, took pillorying Clinton to a disturbing new level on Tuesday in a radio interview with Boston’s WRKO radio.
Baldasaro did not immediately return a request from ABC News for comment.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation”, Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback said in a statement on Wednesday. Trump had previously said he had raised $6 million at the nationally broadcast fund-raiser he attended instead of the debate and that he would donate it all to veterans groups. “Lots of sound and fury – even a fog machine”, Clinton told 6,000 people at the convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Las Vegas. “She lied about Benghazi”, McConnell said.
“The country needs constant reminders of her disregard for the law”, said delegate Jim Geldreich, chairman of the Washington County GOP.
Instead, he promised to “present the case” against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, claiming that she was “guilty” of possessing “awful judgment” while defining USA foreign policy as secretary of state.
It’s no surprise that Republicans are emphasizing Clinton’s weaknesses more than Trump’s strengths.
The previous poll, in which Trump trailed Clinton by 15 percentage points, covered the five-day period that ended July 14. Slightly more, 63 percent overall, viewed Trump unfavorably; 62 percent of independents.
“We didn’t disqualify Hillary Clinton to be President of the United States-the facts of her life and career disqualify her”, Christie said while wrapping up.
Still, the criticism has triggered a backlash from some Republicans who say it’s beyond the pale.
Watch out, “Make America Great Again”, the delegates at the Republican National Convention are warming up to a new favorite slogan: “Lock her up”. And Bill Pickle, a SC delegate and talk radio host, said those doing the name-calling “sound and act like demons”. I was told by Mrs. Trump and I believe Mrs. Trump and I don’t think – Mrs. Trump still believes she personally put those words in that speech.
“We’re not leaving anything to chance”, she said.
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Clinton later rallied supporters in North Las Vegas, where she picked up the endorsement of the 270,000-member UNITE HERE union that represents workers in the hotel, gaming and food service industries. Fonda has in recent years expressed regret for her trip to Hanoi in 1972 – telling Vanity Fair it was a “huge, huge mistake” – a political act that won her the label, “Hanoi Jane” and condemnation as a betrayer of American soldiers.
