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WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton says she’s sympathetic to voters attracted to Donald Trump’s message, who feel left behind on the economic margins of America.
The former secretary of state has told a crowd of young digital content creators at a town hall-style meeting in Hollywood, California, on Tuesday that more must be done to create jobs and improve the economy.
She says she understands why some people are upset or fearful about foreign trade or illegal immigration.
But Clinton says she’s looking for solutions and warns about “misleading promises” and a Trump agenda that she says would take the country backward.
She says she is not sympathetic with Islamophobia, xenophobia, homophobia, misogyny and other “sort of dog whistle’s that Trump uses to create that fervor among a lot of his supporters.”
“That is contrary to our values,” she says.
Istanbul bombing: Clinton says ‘the United States cannot retreat’
Hillary Clinton says the bombings at Istanbul Ataturk Airport are “a reminder that the United States cannot retreat.”
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says in a statement that the U.S. must deepen its cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe “to take on this threat.”
Clinton says: “Such cooperation is essential to protecting the homeland and keeping our country safe.”
Clinton says that Americans stand united with the people of Turkey against this campaign of hatred and violence.
She says “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the Turkish people. … Today’s attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world.”
Trump says Clinton is part of rigged system
Donald Trump says in Pennsylvania that the “people who rigged the system are supporting Hillary Clinton,” arguing in a speech that his Democratic rival wants the status quo.
The Republican presidential candidate says in an economic speech that if Clinton is elected, “inner cities will remain poor,” factories will be closed and borders will remain open.
The presumptive GOP nominee says under Clinton, “the special interests will remain firmly in control.”
Trump says Clinton wants to “scare the American people” out of voting for a better economy in the future.
Clinton on Benghazi report: Time to ‘move on’
DENVER — Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the nation should move on after Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee released a report critical of the slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya.
The former secretary of state said at a campaign event in Denver that the report involved more than two years and $7 million but “found nothing, nothing to contradict” the findings of earlier investigations.
“I’ll leave it to others to characterize this report but I think it’s pretty clear it’s time to move on,” Clinton told reporters.
The committee’s 800-page report, released by Republican members, offered no “smoking gun” about Clinton’s role as secretary of state. The Sept. 11, 2012, attacks, which killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, have been pointed to by Republicans as a major failure by the Obama administration and by Clinton during her tenure leading the State Department.
Republican Donald Trump, Clinton’s likely opponent, has repeatedly blamed her for the deaths in Benghazi, falsely contending in a speech last week that she “slept” through the attack. Trump has also slammed her for the initial response from the Obama administration saying the attack was inspired by an anti-Muslim video on YouTube rather than a planned assault.
Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, noted her lengthy testimony before the panel last year, adding: “We owe it to those brave Americans to make sure we learn the right lessons from this tragedy.”
She said the “best way to honor the commitment and sacrifices” of the four Americans is to “redouble our efforts to provide the resources and support that our diplomats and our development experts deserve.”
Clinton proposes student loan deferment for entrepreneurs
Hillary Clinton will propose allowing entrepreneurs to defer making student loan payments, as part of a technology agenda she plans to introduce on Tuesday.
Clinton’s campaign says she would permit start-up founders and early employees to forgo payments on their federal student loans for up to three years. Those who launch businesses that provide social benefits would also be permitted to apply for forgiveness of up to $17,500 of their debt after five years.
She’ll also propose connecting every household in America to high-speed internet by 2020 and training 50,000 new computer science teachers over the next decade.
Clinton will present her agenda during a campaign stop at a small business incubator in Denver. She is working to woo young voters attracted to primary rival Bernie Sanders.
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