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| Donald Trump gets day wrong twice while implying Clinton lacks mental stamina | Donald Trump gets day wrong twice while implying Clinton lacks mental stamina |
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| Donald Trump insinuated that Hillary Clinton lacks mental stamina at a rally where he twice couldn’t tell what day of the week it was. | Donald Trump insinuated that Hillary Clinton lacks mental stamina at a rally where he twice couldn’t tell what day of the week it was. |
| “Now, Hillary Clinton, commonly referred to as ‘Crooked Hillary’,” he told a crowd in Kissimmee, Florida. “Hillary Clinton gave a speech today having to do with economic development, having to do with a lot of different things. Short speech, always very short. You know? | “Now, Hillary Clinton, commonly referred to as ‘Crooked Hillary’,” he told a crowd in Kissimmee, Florida. “Hillary Clinton gave a speech today having to do with economic development, having to do with a lot of different things. Short speech, always very short. You know? |
| “She makes the speech, she turns off the teleprompter. Look, what happens, she gives a short speech then she goes home, goes to sleep, she shows up two days later. Remember, short circuit. Remember that, right? Short circuit.” | “She makes the speech, she turns off the teleprompter. Look, what happens, she gives a short speech then she goes home, goes to sleep, she shows up two days later. Remember, short circuit. Remember that, right? Short circuit.” |
| Last week the Democratic nominee said that she “may have short-circuited” her answer in a TV interview about the FBI investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state. Trump has pounced on the comment. Previously on the campaign trail he has also raised questions over Clinton’s mental and physical condition. | Last week the Democratic nominee said that she “may have short-circuited” her answer in a TV interview about the FBI investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state. Trump has pounced on the comment. Previously on the campaign trail he has also raised questions over Clinton’s mental and physical condition. |
| Addressing a rambunctious crowd in Florida, a crucial swing state, he added: “I watched Hillary today, which was really boring. It’s hard to watch. I have an obligation to watch. Fortunately she never goes on very long because she wants to go home.” | Addressing a rambunctious crowd in Florida, a crucial swing state, he added: “I watched Hillary today, which was really boring. It’s hard to watch. I have an obligation to watch. Fortunately she never goes on very long because she wants to go home.” |
| But Trump himself, locked in a grueling campaign, twice made a slip of the tongue. “By the way, is there any place to be that’s better than a Friday night in Florida at a Trump rally? No place.” | But Trump himself, locked in a grueling campaign, twice made a slip of the tongue. “By the way, is there any place to be that’s better than a Friday night in Florida at a Trump rally? No place.” |
| A few supporters shouted: “It’s Thursday!” | |
| Later he said: “We joke. It’s Friday night and we’re having fun.” More supporters yelled: “It’s Thursday!” but he appeared to assume it was more cheering. | |
| In another, perhaps more deliberate lapse, Trump claimed: “This place is incredible. We’ve got 2,000 people outside trying to get in.” In fact there were still hundreds of empty places in the 8,000-seat arena in Kissimmee, near Orlando. | In another, perhaps more deliberate lapse, Trump claimed: “This place is incredible. We’ve got 2,000 people outside trying to get in.” In fact there were still hundreds of empty places in the 8,000-seat arena in Kissimmee, near Orlando. |
| During the event he launched a series of attacks on Clinton and Barack Obama that were greeted with rowdy cheers and whistles by fans, many wearing Trump regalia and “make America great again” hats. | During the event he launched a series of attacks on Clinton and Barack Obama that were greeted with rowdy cheers and whistles by fans, many wearing Trump regalia and “make America great again” hats. |
| He held up a series of placards, including one claiming Clinton has received $48.5m in hedge fund contributions. “I received $19,000,” he said. “I don’t even know who it is!” He argued that Clinton would do the bidding of Wall Street. | He held up a series of placards, including one claiming Clinton has received $48.5m in hedge fund contributions. “I received $19,000,” he said. “I don’t even know who it is!” He argued that Clinton would do the bidding of Wall Street. |
| At another point, he made reference to the US national debt. Trump, whose companies have declared bankruptcy six times according to research by the Politifact website, said: “I’ve always loved debt. I must be honest with you. I don’t love it for countries but I’ve loved it individually. OK? Things work out good, that’s great. If it don’t, you go renegotiate.” | At another point, he made reference to the US national debt. Trump, whose companies have declared bankruptcy six times according to research by the Politifact website, said: “I’ve always loved debt. I must be honest with you. I don’t love it for countries but I’ve loved it individually. OK? Things work out good, that’s great. If it don’t, you go renegotiate.” |
| Trump repeated yet again his claim that Obama is the “founder” of Isis, explaining that if the president had maintained a small force in Iraq, he could have prevented the militant group’s rise. He also reiterated his promise to build a wall on the Mexican border, adding: “We’re going to build a wall and, when someone tries to fight us, that wall gets 10ft higher.” | |
| Unfazed by recent poll numbers and negative headlines, Trump described his support as a movement without precedent and insisted: “I’m a messenger for common sense.” | Unfazed by recent poll numbers and negative headlines, Trump described his support as a movement without precedent and insisted: “I’m a messenger for common sense.” |
| The rally featured crowd chants of “Lock her up!” and the ejection of two protesters. One fan held up a Confederate flag labelled “Trump 2016” but was ordered to remove it before the businessman’s entrance. |