WASHINGTON-The tone of the U.S. presidential campaign turned darker on Thursday, with Hillary Clinton skewering Donald Trump as a man who flirts with racism and paranoid ideas, while he in turn labeled her a racist whose family foundation was a “criminal enterprise”.
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“Don’t be fooled” by Trump’s efforts to rebrand, she told voters Thursday, saying the United States faced a “moment of reckoning”.
Clinton’s remarks were part of an address about the Republican nominee’s relationship with the “alt-right”, a movement she characterized as “an emerging racist ideology”.
Clinton is eager to capitalize on Trump’s slipping poll numbers, particularly among moderate Republican women turned off by his controversial campaign. He has polled poorly with minorities and has been heavily criticised for proposals including suspending Muslim immigration to protect national security.
Among Clinton voters, 92 percent said Donald Trump is risky, 85 percent said he is insane, and 77 percent said he is corrupt.
“Donald J. Trump can’t help who embraces his campaign but Hillary Clinton could’ve helped who she embraced”, the duo said in a statement to CNN. “When Democratic policies fail, they are left with only this one exhausted argument: You’re racist, you’re racist, you’re racist”.
Trump tried to turn the tables on Clinton, suggesting she was trying to distract from questions swirling around donations to The Clinton Foundation and her use of her private email servers. The video shows a Ku Klux Klan member praising Trump and plays a recording of former leader Klan leader David Duke calling on white people to vote for Trump.
“He hasn’t changed his position on immigration”, Trump Campaign Spokesperson Katrina Pierson said. The speech was meant to highlight the strong ties between Donald Trump and this group of nationalists, and paint the picture of a bleak future of a Trump presidency. I want you to remember these three words: “Shame On You”, he said in New Hampshire.
Trump has rejected Clinton’s allegations, labeling her a bigot. Voters also say 47 – 23 percent that former President Bill Clinton would have a positive effect on his wife’s presidency, while 65 percent say Melania Trump would have no impact on a Trump presidency.
“I don’t know what Steve said”, Trump said in response.
They post zany memes on Twitter and Reddit, hate “political correctness” and love the word “cuck” (short for “cuckold”), their sick burn for establishment Republicans. He backed away from the comments on Saturday, telling reporters in Florida that Trump has some supporters “connected” with the KKK who are “claiming him”.
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“We’re going to secure the border like it’s never been secured before”, Trump told Fox News.
