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| Hillary Clinton looks to put Trump on the spot over debates – campaign live | Hillary Clinton looks to put Trump on the spot over debates – campaign live |
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| When Donald Trump visited Detroit on Monday to unveil his economic vision for the US, the Republican presidential nominee held the Rust Belt city up as a bastion of failed Democratic party policies, calling it a “living, breathing example of my opponent’s failed economic agenda”. | |
| “Detroit is still waiting for Hillary Clinton’s apology,” Trump said in a nearly hourlong speech before the business-friendly Detroit Economic Club. | |
| But in a town that has consistently voted for the Democrats, Trump will be hard-pressed to find support, warned residents and business owners. | |
| “If he really knew, like, the politics of Detroit, for example, a lot of the failed policies were Republican, like the schools,” said Alyson Turner, of Source Booksellers, a nonfiction bookstore located outside of downtown Detroit. Turner said the appointment by Republican governor Rick Snyder of several emergency managers to take over operations of the Detroit public school system has led to disastrous effects. Teachers this year, for example, have staged large-scale protests in light of the possibility they might work without pay. | |
| Turner’s mother and Source owner, Janet Webster Jones, pointed to the expansion of US highways under President Eisenhower as another Republican policy with a major impact on the city. Among the litany of problems that led Detroit into fiscal uncertainty and, eventually, a massive municipal bankruptcy, the highway system in metro Detroit is viewed by researchers as having helped accelerate white flight – in turn, decimating the city’s tax base. | |
| The highway act “tore up the city of Detroit”, Jones said. | |
| Trump may have delivered his remarks before a welcoming crowd on Monday. But the candidate was interrupted by protesters more than a dozen times, a notable reminder of the multiple derailments along the way of his unconventional campaign. | |
| Related: Trump tells a tale of Democrats' failure in Detroit, but locals aren't buying it | |
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| Hillary Clinton will seize on criticism of Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the so-called “death tax”, which only benefits families with multi-million dollar estates like his own. Clinton will dismiss Trump’s proposal as further proof of the charge that he is only interested in policies that benefit himself, labeling it the “friends and family discount”, according to a Clinton campaign official. | |
| Trump, who has put himself forward as the champion of the American workers, laid out his economic agenda, which included a roster of proposals that align with Republican orthodoxy, including slashing tax rates,reducing the corporate tax rate and eliminating the so-called “death tax”. | |
| Trump presented his pledge to repeal the estate tax, worth an estimated $25 billion a year, as a boon for the working class, but it only applies applies to estates larger than $5.45m for individuals, or $10.9m for married couples – effectively, people like himself and his children. | |
| “American workers have paid taxes their whole life, they shouldn’t be taxed again when they die,”he said Monday. | |
| Clinton will explain how this applies only to people in and around Trump’s tax bracket. | |
| If Trump is truly worth “in excess of ten billion dollars” as he’s claimed, she will say, then he wold pay 40% for the estate tax, or approximately $3.996 billion when he passes his estate along to his heirs. | |
| Clinton will also make the case that it’s “no coincidence” Trump is pushing tax reforms that largely benefit his own family. Clinton has said she will push for a tax system that ensures the wealthiest Americans and large corporations pay higher rates than middle class households. | |
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| Parents of men killed in Benghazi attack sue Hillary Clinton | Parents of men killed in Benghazi attack sue Hillary Clinton |
| The families of two Americans killed in the 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, accusing the former secretary of state of “extreme carelessness in handling confidential and classified information,” which they say contributed to the death of their sons. | The families of two Americans killed in the 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, accusing the former secretary of state of “extreme carelessness in handling confidential and classified information,” which they say contributed to the death of their sons. |
| Patricia Smith, mother of Foreign Service information management officer Sean Smith, and Charles Woods, father of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, accuse the former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate of making “false and defamatory statements negligently, recklessly, purposefully, and/or intentionally with actual malice… by stating that Plaintiffs were lying about Clinton having told them that the Benghazi Attack was caused by an anti-Muslim YouTube video.” | Patricia Smith, mother of Foreign Service information management officer Sean Smith, and Charles Woods, father of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, accuse the former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate of making “false and defamatory statements negligently, recklessly, purposefully, and/or intentionally with actual malice… by stating that Plaintiffs were lying about Clinton having told them that the Benghazi Attack was caused by an anti-Muslim YouTube video.” |
| The lawsuit, filed on Monday in the US District Court of DC, asserts that “as a direct result” of Clinton’s use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state, “Islamic terrorists were able to obtain the whereabouts of Ambassador Christopher Stevens ... and subsequently orchestrate, plan, and execute the now infamous September 11, 2012 attack.” | The lawsuit, filed on Monday in the US District Court of DC, asserts that “as a direct result” of Clinton’s use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state, “Islamic terrorists were able to obtain the whereabouts of Ambassador Christopher Stevens ... and subsequently orchestrate, plan, and execute the now infamous September 11, 2012 attack.” |
| Nick Merrill, the Clinton campaign’s traveling press secretary, issued a statement in response, saying that “while no one can imagine the pain of the families of the brave Americans we lost at Benghazi, there have been nine different investigations into this attack and none found any evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing on the part of Hillary Clinton.” | Nick Merrill, the Clinton campaign’s traveling press secretary, issued a statement in response, saying that “while no one can imagine the pain of the families of the brave Americans we lost at Benghazi, there have been nine different investigations into this attack and none found any evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing on the part of Hillary Clinton.” |
| In the 2012 attack, Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in the port city of Benghazi, killing four Americans, including Smith and ambassador Chris Stevens. A second assault a few hours later targeted another compound, during which Woods was killed. and Glen Doherty. | In the 2012 attack, Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in the port city of Benghazi, killing four Americans, including Smith and ambassador Chris Stevens. A second assault a few hours later targeted another compound, during which Woods was killed. and Glen Doherty. |
| The State Department was criticized in the aftermath of the attacks for not providing adequate security for the facilities, and for initially reporting that the attack was the outgrowth of a spontaneous protest over an anti-Muslim film made by an American preacher. Later investigations revealed that the attack was premeditated, and had been joined by rioters who were protesting the video. | The State Department was criticized in the aftermath of the attacks for not providing adequate security for the facilities, and for initially reporting that the attack was the outgrowth of a spontaneous protest over an anti-Muslim film made by an American preacher. Later investigations revealed that the attack was premeditated, and had been joined by rioters who were protesting the video. |
| Smith and Woods have been vocally critical of Clinton as a presidential candidate, accusing her of fabricating the narrative that riots sparked the attack. At the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last month, Smith told the audience that she blamed “Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son.” | Smith and Woods have been vocally critical of Clinton as a presidential candidate, accusing her of fabricating the narrative that riots sparked the attack. At the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last month, Smith told the audience that she blamed “Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son.” |
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| Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s campaign live blog, as we continue our minute-by-minute coverage from the US presidential campaign trail. | Good morning, and welcome to the Guardian’s campaign live blog, as we continue our minute-by-minute coverage from the US presidential campaign trail. |
| Republican nominee Donald Trump’s address to the business-friendly Detroit Economic Club yesterday was intended to reset his campaign after a calamitous post-convention week, but Democratic rival Hillary Clinton doesn’t appear ready to let him shift gears quite yet. | Republican nominee Donald Trump’s address to the business-friendly Detroit Economic Club yesterday was intended to reset his campaign after a calamitous post-convention week, but Democratic rival Hillary Clinton doesn’t appear ready to let him shift gears quite yet. |
| Late last night, the former secretary of state’s campaign announced that she has accepted the Commission on Presidential Debates’ invitation to three presidential debates this fall – in an apparent bid to force Trump, who has expressed concerns about the dates of the debates, to agree to meet with her. | Late last night, the former secretary of state’s campaign announced that she has accepted the Commission on Presidential Debates’ invitation to three presidential debates this fall – in an apparent bid to force Trump, who has expressed concerns about the dates of the debates, to agree to meet with her. |
| Campaign chair John Podesta said in a statement: | Campaign chair John Podesta said in a statement: |
| Secretary Clinton looks forward to participating in all three presidential debates scheduled by the independent debate commission. It is concerning that the Trump campaign is already engaged in shenanigans around these debates. It is not clear if he is trying to avoid debates, or merely toying with the press to create more drama. | Secretary Clinton looks forward to participating in all three presidential debates scheduled by the independent debate commission. It is concerning that the Trump campaign is already engaged in shenanigans around these debates. It is not clear if he is trying to avoid debates, or merely toying with the press to create more drama. |
| Either way, our campaign is not interested in playing along with a debate about debates or bargaining around them.The only issue now is whether Donald Trump is going to show up to debate at the date, times, places and formats set by the commission last year through a bipartisan process. We will accept the commission’s invitation and expect Donald Trump to do the same. | Either way, our campaign is not interested in playing along with a debate about debates or bargaining around them.The only issue now is whether Donald Trump is going to show up to debate at the date, times, places and formats set by the commission last year through a bipartisan process. We will accept the commission’s invitation and expect Donald Trump to do the same. |
| The dates for this year’s debates have been set since before Trump was a candidate, but that hasn’t kept the Republican nominee from accusing Clinton of scheduling misbehavior. | The dates for this year’s debates have been set since before Trump was a candidate, but that hasn’t kept the Republican nominee from accusing Clinton of scheduling misbehavior. |
| “Well, I tell you what I don’t like. It’s against two NFL games,” Trump told ABC’s This Week on 31 July of the debates. “I got a letter from the NFL saying this is ridiculous … because the NFL doesn’t want to go against the debates because the debates are going to be pretty massive, from what I understand.” | “Well, I tell you what I don’t like. It’s against two NFL games,” Trump told ABC’s This Week on 31 July of the debates. “I got a letter from the NFL saying this is ridiculous … because the NFL doesn’t want to go against the debates because the debates are going to be pretty massive, from what I understand.” |
| (The NFL, for what it’s worth, says it did not send Trump any kind of letter.) | (The NFL, for what it’s worth, says it did not send Trump any kind of letter.) |
| The presidential debates were set some time ago by the Commission on Presidential Debates for Monday 26 September and Sunday 9 October, with the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday 4 October. | The presidential debates were set some time ago by the Commission on Presidential Debates for Monday 26 September and Sunday 9 October, with the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday 4 October. |
| We’ve put in word to the Trump campaign inquiring whether their candidate plans to attend the debates. We’ll let you know what they say. | We’ve put in word to the Trump campaign inquiring whether their candidate plans to attend the debates. We’ll let you know what they say. |
| Here’s today’s events schedule: | Here’s today’s events schedule: |
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