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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has broken the genteel calm of this presidential campaign by saying something controversial , and the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is taking Hillary to task for this breach of decorum. At a fundraiser Friday night, Secretary Clinton told the crowd that half of Trump's supporters are part of a "basket of deplorables" that includes "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic" individuals, like those that Trump has repeatedly retweeted .
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's website appeared to be blocked on campus, according to students from UM College Republicans. The student organization tweeted a picture Friday night showing Trump's website was blocked while using SecureCanes, the university's secure Wi-Fi.
Hillary Clinton said Friday night in New York that half of Donald Trump's supporters are racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic and/or Islamophobic. At an "LGBT for Hillary" fundraiser, where Barbra Streisand performed, Clinton expanded on previous comments about many Trump supporters falling into a "basket of deplorables" that includes the groups listed above.
Hillary Clinton verbally banished half of Donald Trump's backers to a "basket of deplorables," and the Republican presidential nominee quickly pounced, saying Saturday she had smeared many Americans and would pay a heavy political price. "Wow, Hillary Clinton was SO INSULTING to my supporters, millions of amazing, hard-working people.
Donald Trump's running mate is firing back at comments by Hillary Clinton in which she described Trump supporters as a "basket of deplorables." Mike Pence said Saturday at the Values Voters Summit in Washington that Clinton's comments should be "denounced in the strongest possible terms."
Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week, and Candice and I posed a new question to our Politics & Policy Daily readers: What book should be required reading for every senator and representative? We got an overwhelming number of responses, but here are a few of our favorites: Martha Allen was the first of many to suggest Just Mercy , Bryan Stevenson's widely acclaimed memoir detailing his career as a young lawyer, fighting against injustice in America's criminal-justice system. Another popular submission was The Prince , Niccolo Machiavelli's 16th-century manual on manipulating your way to power.
Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with reporters following a National Security Working Session at the New York Historical Society Library on September 9, 2016 in New York City.
US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to remain united in the face of terrorist attacks, in a barely-veiled jab at Republican White House nominee Donald Trump 15 years after 9/11. "In the face of terrorism, how we respond matters," Mr Obama said in his weekly radio and online address, delivered on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 8, 2016. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed over national security again on Friday, with Trump calling his Democratic rival "trigger-happy" and Clinton arguing his proposals would make the world a more dangerous place.
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., August 31, 2016. Donald Trump's Republican presidential campaign, widely criticized for refusing to release the candidate's tax returns, released 10 years of returns on Friday for vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
Hillary Clinton received mixed reactions on Friday night over some remarks she made at a campaign event in New York City. At the LGBT for Hillary gala, the Democratic presidential nominee said "you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables ... The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic - you name it."
Frank Guinta knew his well-documented violations of federal campaign finance law would come up last night. And he came prepared, so much so that he raised the issue himself, just seconds into the debate.
Hillary Clinton told an audience of donors that half of Donald Trump's supporters fall into "the basket of deplorables". The Democrat hopeful said: "To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables.
For months, Americans wondered whether the FBI, led by Director James Comey, would take down the most corrupt woman in the history of American politics, Hillary Clinton. According to new documents from the FBI's investigation of Clinton, the agency was fully aware Clinton lied when she said she set up a private server in order to utilize one Blackberry device - she used 13 mobile devices and two phone numbers.
NEW YORK: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Friday that half the supporters of her Republican rival Donald Trump belonged in a "basket of deplorables" of people who were racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, or Islamophobic. Speaking at an evening fundraiser in New York, the former U.S. secretary of state said Trump had given voice to hateful rhetoric from such individuals through his behavior as a candidate for the White House.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, never known for holding his tongue, made clear Friday morning that his disdain for Hillary Clinton runs deep. The Texas Republican called the Democratic nominee for president "mentally impaired," a line that drew approving laughter Friday at a gathering of religious conservatives.
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At an LGBT fundraiser for Hillary Clinton Friday, the singer performed a parody of the Stephen Sondheim song "Send in the Clowns" with lyrics about the Republican nominee. "Is he that rich, maybe he's poor, 'til he reveals his returns, who can be sure?" Streisand sang to an applauding crowd of about 1,000.
The test -- Pyongyang's fifth and most powerful -- had enough force to "rip the heart out of a city," one expert said. It marks one more step in North Korea's efforts to develop the missiles and miniaturized warheads needed to reach its perceived enemies.