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| Hillary Clinton lays out economic plan in contrast to Trump – campaign live | |
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| Hillary Clinton’s social-media squad is following closely: | |
| One positive thing Trump could do to make America great again?Actually make great things in America: https://t.co/lg8Xqwblam | |
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| Hillary Clinton launches into a section on free and fair trade, vowing to stand up to currency manipulators and theft of American intellectual property - before making a detour to talk about the Olympics as a metaphor for international economic competition. | |
| “As president, I will stand up to China and anyone else who tries to take advantage of American workers and companies, and I’m going to ramp up enforcement by appointing, for the first time, a chief trade prosecutor,” Clinton says. “And when other companies break the rules, we won’t hesitate to impose targeted tariffs” | |
| “Mr. Trump may talk a big game on trade, but his approach is based on fear, not strength,” Clinton says. “Fear that our country has no choice but to hide behind walls. If Team USA was as fearful as Donald Trump, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles would be cowering in the locker room, afraid to come out and compete! Instead, they’re winning gold medals.” | |
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| Dominic Rushe | |
| It’s nice to hear Hillary Clinton talk about infrastructure - Donald Trump has mentioned it too - but the scale of the problem is massive. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers after years of neglect the US needs to spend $3.6t on its roads, ports, bridges, airports and other essential infrastructure by 2020 just to fix what’s broken or breaking. | |
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| Speaking in Warren, Michigan, on the outskirts of Detroit, Hillary Clinton announces that she will “dramatically simplify tax filing for small businesses,” part of a line of argument that opponent Donald Trump does not care about small businesses, as evidenced by his history of not paying contractors. | |
| “Right now, the smallest businesses - the kind that my dad had - spend twenty times more per employee to prepare their taxes compared to larger companies. It should be as easy as printing out a bank statement,” Clinton proposes. | |
| “Now, Donald Trump has a different views - he’s made a career out of stiffing small business,” Clinton says. “There are companies that were left hanging because he refused to pay their bills.” | |
| “Some of them ended up taking bankruptcy. It wasn’t because Trump couldn’t pay them - it was because Trump wouldn’t pay them. And that’s why I take it personally.” | |
| “I can’t imagine what would have happened to my father and his business if he had gotten a contract from Trump,” Clinton says. “My father never could have sued a big organization like that! I just don’t understand it. I’ve met all kinds of workers... all of whom were denied payment and after going back time and again, being told ‘okay, maybe we’ll pay you 30 cents on the dollar, or 50 cents on the dollar’ - that’s just not how we do business in America.” | |
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| Hillary Clinton tells the audience in Warren, Michigan, that she will push for reinvestment in American infrastructure that will include the largest injection of human capital into the workforce since World War II. | |
| “We will put Americans to work building and modernizing our roads, our bridges, our tunnels, our railways, our ports, our airports,” Clinton says. “We are way overdue for this, my friends. We are living off the investments made by our parents’ and grandparents’ generations.” | |
| “Let’s build a cleaner, more resilient power grid with enough renewable energy to power every home in our country, as well,” Clinton continues. “Some country is going to be the clean-energy superpower of the 21st century and create millions of new jobs and businesses … I want it to be us. We invent the technology - we should make it, and use it, and export it!” | |
| “A big part of our plan will be unleashing the power of the private sector to create more jobs at higher pay and that means, for us, creating an infrastructure bank to get private funds off the sidelines and compliment” our infrastructure plans, Clinton says. “We’re going to invest $10b in … partnerships to support American manufacturing.” | |
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| Hillary Clinton casts the importance of the middle class in a personal light, telling the audience in Michigan that she is “a product of the American middle class.” | |
| “My mission in the White House will be to make the economy work for everyone, not just the people at the top,” Clinton says. “This is personal for me - I am a product of the American middle class.” | |
| Speaking of her grandfather, a factory worker at a plant that manufactured lace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Clinton emphasizes the importance of the ability of workers to build wealth so that they and their families may advance economically. | |
| “Because he worked hard, my dad was able to go to college and eventually start his own business, and eventually send me out into the world to start on my own dreams,” Clinton says. | |
| “I am the daughter of a small business owner, and the granddaughter of a factory worker, and proud of both.” | |
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| Speaking in Michigan, Hillary Clinton makes a bid for the home team after Donald Trump’s address in Detroit earlier this week cast the city in a poor light. | |
| “He talked only of failure, poverty and crime,” Clinton says. “He is missing so much about what makes Michigan great!” | |
| “And the same is true when it comes to our country he describes america as an embarrassment,” Clinton continues. “Look around you, my friends. Go visit with the workers building rockets! That doesn’t happen in third-world countries.” | |
| In his speech, Trump called Detroit a “living, breathing example of my opponent’s failed economic agenda”. | |
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| Hillary Clinton has begun her speech about economics in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Watch it here: | |
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| Hillary Clinton: 'No, Barack Obama is not the founder of Isis' | Hillary Clinton: 'No, Barack Obama is not the founder of Isis' |
| Hillary Clinton delivered scathing remarks in response to opponent Donald Trump’s continued defense of a statement made at a campaign rally in Florida in which he called President Barack Obama “the founder of Isis.” | Hillary Clinton delivered scathing remarks in response to opponent Donald Trump’s continued defense of a statement made at a campaign rally in Florida in which he called President Barack Obama “the founder of Isis.” |
| It can be difficult to muster outrage as frequently as Donald Trump should cause it, but his smear against President Obama requires it. | It can be difficult to muster outrage as frequently as Donald Trump should cause it, but his smear against President Obama requires it. |
| No, Barack Obama is not the founder of ISIS. | No, Barack Obama is not the founder of ISIS. |
| Anyone willing to sink so low, so often should never be allowed to serve as our Commander-in-Chief. | Anyone willing to sink so low, so often should never be allowed to serve as our Commander-in-Chief. |
| The Republican presidential nominee’s comments, made at a rally in Sunrise, Florida, directly stated - rather than implied, the usual delivery method for similar statements - that Obama founded the terrorist organization | The Republican presidential nominee’s comments, made at a rally in Sunrise, Florida, directly stated - rather than implied, the usual delivery method for similar statements - that Obama founded the terrorist organization |
| “Isis is honoring President Obama,” Trump said. “He is the founder of Isis. He founded Isis. And, I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton.” | “Isis is honoring President Obama,” Trump said. “He is the founder of Isis. He founded Isis. And, I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton.” |
| During a radio interview today with Hugh Hewitt, Trump doubled down on his remarks. | During a radio interview today with Hugh Hewitt, Trump doubled down on his remarks. |
| “I meant that he’s the founder of Isis, I do,” Trump said. “He was the most valuable player - I gave him the most valuable player award. I give her too, by the way.” | “I meant that he’s the founder of Isis, I do,” Trump said. “He was the most valuable player - I gave him the most valuable player award. I give her too, by the way.” |
| Hewitt disagreed, pointing out that Obama is “not sympathetic to them. He hates them - he’s trying to kill them.” | Hewitt disagreed, pointing out that Obama is “not sympathetic to them. He hates them - he’s trying to kill them.” |
| Trump continued: “He was the founder, his - the way he got out of Iraq was the founding of Isis.” | Trump continued: “He was the founder, his - the way he got out of Iraq was the founding of Isis.” |
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| Our thoughts on Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in Fairfield, Connecticut this weekend: | Our thoughts on Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in Fairfield, Connecticut this weekend: |
| Donald Trump is:– Down in every swing state– Falling in Arizona, Utah and South Carolina– Holding a rally in Connecticut this weekend | Donald Trump is:– Down in every swing state– Falling in Arizona, Utah and South Carolina– Holding a rally in Connecticut this weekend |
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| Tom Kutsch | Tom Kutsch |
| During a speech to the National Association of Home Builders in Florida on Thursday, Trump reiterated his earlier attacks on Hillary Clinton’s purported weakness on ISIS. | During a speech to the National Association of Home Builders in Florida on Thursday, Trump reiterated his earlier attacks on Hillary Clinton’s purported weakness on ISIS. |
| “Oh boy is ISIS hoping for her,” he said, before saying other power would relish her election as well. “If you were a foreign power looking to weaken America you couldn’t ask for anything better than Hillary Clinton as America’s president.” | “Oh boy is ISIS hoping for her,” he said, before saying other power would relish her election as well. “If you were a foreign power looking to weaken America you couldn’t ask for anything better than Hillary Clinton as America’s president.” |
| He went on to criticize the Middle East policies of the Obama and Bush administrations, something he says Clinton supported and will continue. | He went on to criticize the Middle East policies of the Obama and Bush administrations, something he says Clinton supported and will continue. |
| “The greatest deal of all time is that we gave Iraq to Iran,” noting Tehran’s power in the country since the U.S. invasion in 2003, before railing against a 2015 nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration.“We made Iran a very powerful country,” he said. “We gave them a path to nuclear weapons, which they’ll have much sooner than people think.” | “The greatest deal of all time is that we gave Iraq to Iran,” noting Tehran’s power in the country since the U.S. invasion in 2003, before railing against a 2015 nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration.“We made Iran a very powerful country,” he said. “We gave them a path to nuclear weapons, which they’ll have much sooner than people think.” |
| He went on to express fatigue for not putting “America first.” | He went on to express fatigue for not putting “America first.” |
| “I get tired of paying everyone’s military,” he said. “We pay for the military of many countries,” he added, explicitly saying it was not just the militaries of NATO countries, whose purported free-riding on American largesse he has complained about for months. | “I get tired of paying everyone’s military,” he said. “We pay for the military of many countries,” he added, explicitly saying it was not just the militaries of NATO countries, whose purported free-riding on American largesse he has complained about for months. |
| On the domestic front, Trump sought to preempt a scheduled Clinton speech in Michigan later Thursday about the economy. | On the domestic front, Trump sought to preempt a scheduled Clinton speech in Michigan later Thursday about the economy. |
| Touting his recent tax plan, which he said would lower taxes across the board while it simplified the tax code to three income brackets, Trump warned that Clinton had supported tax increases her entire career. “Hillary Clinton wants to tax and regulate our economy to death,” he said. “Now she’s planning another $1.3 trillion tax increase. Enjoy your tax increases, folks.” | Touting his recent tax plan, which he said would lower taxes across the board while it simplified the tax code to three income brackets, Trump warned that Clinton had supported tax increases her entire career. “Hillary Clinton wants to tax and regulate our economy to death,” he said. “Now she’s planning another $1.3 trillion tax increase. Enjoy your tax increases, folks.” |
| “We have stupid leaders, and we can’t take it anymore,” he said. | “We have stupid leaders, and we can’t take it anymore,” he said. |
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| Steve King: I could work with Hillary Clinton | Steve King: I could work with Hillary Clinton |
| One of the most outspoken conservatives in Congress told a crowd at the Iowa State Fair today that he could work with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton if she were elected president. | One of the most outspoken conservatives in Congress told a crowd at the Iowa State Fair today that he could work with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton if she were elected president. |
| Iowa congressman Steve King, who is so conservative that he displays a Confederate battle flag in his congressional offices despite Iowa being a Union state, told the Des Moines Register that he could find a way to work with Clinton in the White House. | Iowa congressman Steve King, who is so conservative that he displays a Confederate battle flag in his congressional offices despite Iowa being a Union state, told the Des Moines Register that he could find a way to work with Clinton in the White House. |
| “If it’s Hillary Clinton, we don’t agree on very much,” King said, according to the Des Moines Register. “So you’ll probably see me become a vocal member of Congress if you should elect me to go back to Washington after November. So I’ll try to break out of my shell if I have to do battle with an agenda I reject. | “If it’s Hillary Clinton, we don’t agree on very much,” King said, according to the Des Moines Register. “So you’ll probably see me become a vocal member of Congress if you should elect me to go back to Washington after November. So I’ll try to break out of my shell if I have to do battle with an agenda I reject. |
| But, King continued, “I also know that I’ve sat across the table with Hillary Clinton eye-to-eye and when you’re working outside of staff and outside of the press she is somebody I can work with.” | But, King continued, “I also know that I’ve sat across the table with Hillary Clinton eye-to-eye and when you’re working outside of staff and outside of the press she is somebody I can work with.” |
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| Every day, President Barack Obama reads ten letters sent to the White House by ordinary Americans - and now, for the first time, you can send those letters via the White House Facebook page. | Every day, President Barack Obama reads ten letters sent to the White House by ordinary Americans - and now, for the first time, you can send those letters via the White House Facebook page. |
| “For the first time ever, you will be able to send a note to President Obama simply by messaging the White House on Facebook, the same way you message your friends,” wrote Jason Goldman, the White House’s chief digital officer. “Our goal is to meet people where they are. It’s why the President launched his own Twitter account and the First Lady is on Snapchat. It’s about creating opportunities for people to engage with their government in new and accessible ways, using the same technologies we already rely on in our daily lives.” | “For the first time ever, you will be able to send a note to President Obama simply by messaging the White House on Facebook, the same way you message your friends,” wrote Jason Goldman, the White House’s chief digital officer. “Our goal is to meet people where they are. It’s why the President launched his own Twitter account and the First Lady is on Snapchat. It’s about creating opportunities for people to engage with their government in new and accessible ways, using the same technologies we already rely on in our daily lives.” |
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| Adam Gabbatt | Adam Gabbatt |
| All is not well at Trump Tower this week. | All is not well at Trump Tower this week. |
| There was all that second amendment business. Then there were all those swing state people deciding they were going to vote for Hillary Clinton. The ultimate indignity came on Wednesday, when some guy attempted to clamber up Trump’s extravagant erection. | There was all that second amendment business. Then there were all those swing state people deciding they were going to vote for Hillary Clinton. The ultimate indignity came on Wednesday, when some guy attempted to clamber up Trump’s extravagant erection. |
| One can only imagine what is going through the mind of the notoriously sensitive 70-year-old builder. Hunkered down in his 89th floor penthouse, Melania looking on helplessly as Trump rocks back and forth on a gold chair, he has been in need of a boost.Happily, his campaign staff appear to have found a perfect way of cheering him up: by sending out a new Trump v Clinton survey. Exclusively to Trump supporters. | One can only imagine what is going through the mind of the notoriously sensitive 70-year-old builder. Hunkered down in his 89th floor penthouse, Melania looking on helplessly as Trump rocks back and forth on a gold chair, he has been in need of a boost.Happily, his campaign staff appear to have found a perfect way of cheering him up: by sending out a new Trump v Clinton survey. Exclusively to Trump supporters. |
| The Trump campaign sent the Q&A outon Thursdaymorning. It appears to have been sent to people who signed up to receive Trump emails. | The Trump campaign sent the Q&A outon Thursdaymorning. It appears to have been sent to people who signed up to receive Trump emails. |
| “As an identified Trump supporter from your zip code, your input is missing from our Official Campaign Trump vs. Hillary approval poll,” the email says. A link sends the reader to the poll, which consists of two questions. | “As an identified Trump supporter from your zip code, your input is missing from our Official Campaign Trump vs. Hillary approval poll,” the email says. A link sends the reader to the poll, which consists of two questions. |
| “Will you vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton this November?” and: “Which issue is most important to you?” | “Will you vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton this November?” and: “Which issue is most important to you?” |
| Fingers crossed the results at least show Trump to be competitive. It would make Trump tower a much happier place. | Fingers crossed the results at least show Trump to be competitive. It would make Trump tower a much happier place. |
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| Clinton campaign on Trump's Isis statement: Another example of Trump trash-talking US | Clinton campaign on Trump's Isis statement: Another example of Trump trash-talking US |
| Hillary for America senior policy adviser Jake Sullivan has released a following statement in response to Donald Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama founded Isis: | Hillary for America senior policy adviser Jake Sullivan has released a following statement in response to Donald Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama founded Isis: |
| This is another example of Donald Trump trash-talking the United States. It goes without saying that this is a false claim from a presidential candidate with an aversion to the truth and an unprecedented lack of knowledge. What’s remarkable about Trump’s comments is that once again, he’s echoing the talking points of Putin and our adversaries to attack American leaders and American interests, while failing to offer any serious plans to confront terrorism or make this country more secure. | This is another example of Donald Trump trash-talking the United States. It goes without saying that this is a false claim from a presidential candidate with an aversion to the truth and an unprecedented lack of knowledge. What’s remarkable about Trump’s comments is that once again, he’s echoing the talking points of Putin and our adversaries to attack American leaders and American interests, while failing to offer any serious plans to confront terrorism or make this country more secure. |
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| A former staffer for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has filed a lawsuit claiming that its former North Carolina state director pulled a gun on him, and that senior campaign officials refused to act on the incident when he reported it. | A former staffer for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has filed a lawsuit claiming that its former North Carolina state director pulled a gun on him, and that senior campaign officials refused to act on the incident when he reported it. |
| The lawsuit, filed by former staffer Vincent Bordini, named Trump’s campaign and former state director Earl Phillip, accusing them of assault, battery and intention infliction of emotional distress, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress. The suit demands unspecified compensatory damages. | The lawsuit, filed by former staffer Vincent Bordini, named Trump’s campaign and former state director Earl Phillip, accusing them of assault, battery and intention infliction of emotional distress, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress. The suit demands unspecified compensatory damages. |
| According to the complaint, Phillip “produced a pistol, put his right index finger on the trigger, and drove the barrel into Vincent’s knee cap” during a car trip to check on volunteers in Greenville, South Carolina in February: | According to the complaint, Phillip “produced a pistol, put his right index finger on the trigger, and drove the barrel into Vincent’s knee cap” during a car trip to check on volunteers in Greenville, South Carolina in February: |
| Phillip pushed the barrel into Vincent’s knee. The barrel’s pressure crinkled Vincent’s blue jeans. Phillip ominously stared sidewise at Vincent while driving the Jeep down the road and the barrel into Vincent. Vincent froze. Phillip’s gun was loaded and the safety was off. A bump in the road would likely result in a bullet hole, and worse, in Vincent’s knee. | Phillip pushed the barrel into Vincent’s knee. The barrel’s pressure crinkled Vincent’s blue jeans. Phillip ominously stared sidewise at Vincent while driving the Jeep down the road and the barrel into Vincent. Vincent froze. Phillip’s gun was loaded and the safety was off. A bump in the road would likely result in a bullet hole, and worse, in Vincent’s knee. |
| Bordini’s suit said that he reported the incident to the campaign’s western North Carolina regional director, who said that the same thing had happened to him. Next, Bordini said, he informed the Trump campaign’s national field director, and later had a phone conversation with then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski - neither of whom, Bordini said, did anything. | Bordini’s suit said that he reported the incident to the campaign’s western North Carolina regional director, who said that the same thing had happened to him. Next, Bordini said, he informed the Trump campaign’s national field director, and later had a phone conversation with then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski - neither of whom, Bordini said, did anything. |
| Phillip left the campaign last week. | Phillip left the campaign last week. |