Donald Trump seeks disarming of Clinton bodyguards
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Washington
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has reignited another controversy by seeking to disarm the secret service body guards of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to "see what happens to her."
"I think her bodyguards should drop all weapons. Disarm immediately. Take their guns away, let's see what happens to her," Trump said at an election rally in Miami, Florida.
"Take their guns away, OK? It'll be very dangerous," Trump said, stocking another controversy. While this is not for the first time that Trump has said this, but it is for the first time he said that such a move would be dangerous for Clinton.
Trump's remarks came when he was criticising the gun policy of the Democratic presidential nominee.
Trump alleged that Clinton wants to destroy the Second Amendment, referring to the US Constitution's clause that enshrines the rights of Americans to bear arms.
The Clinton campaign slammed Trump for such a remark, saying the real estate tycoon has a pattern of inciting people to violence.
"Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, has a pattern of inciting people to violence," said Robby Mook, campaign manager Hillary for America.
"Whether this is done to provoke protesters at a rally or casually or even as a joke, it is an unacceptable quality in anyone seeking the job of Commander in Chief," he said.
"This kind of talk should be out of bounds for a presidential candidate, just like it should be out of bounds for a presidential candidate to peddle a conspiracy theory about the President of the United States for five years," Mook said.
"But we've seen again and again that no amount of failed resets can change who Donald Trump is. He is unfit to be President and it is time Republican leaders stand up to denounce this disturbing behavior in their nominee," said the Hillary Campaign manager.
Trump also alleged that Clinton's campaign relies on the tired tactic of smearing opponents who question her policies as racists.
"Clinton's campaign relies on the tired tactic of smearing opponents who question her policies as racists," Trump said at an election rally in Miami, Florida.
"It's the oldest play in the Democratic play book and Americans have had enough. They want solutions, and they want better lives not more petty attacks from failed and discredited politicians," he said.
Trump told his supporters that while his opponent slanders you as deplorable and irredeemable, he calls them hardworking American patriots who love their family and country.
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Michelle makes campaign trail debut for Hillary
FAIRFAX: Stepping deeper into the political fray, Michelle Obama on Saturday warned young voters against being "tired or turned off" in the 2016 election. She urged them to rally behind Hillary Clinton, "particularly given the alternative."
Michelle is emerging as one of Clinton's most effective advocates, especially with voters who backed President Barack Obama but are less enthusiastic about his potential Democratic successor. The Clinton team's biggest challenge regarding Michelle is getting the reluctant campaigner to commit to more events.
Saturday's rally in Virginia was Michelle's first solo campaign event for Clinton and comes nearly two months after her star turn at the Democratic convention.
Speaking to mostly students at George Mason University, she repeatedly jabbed Trump without mentioning him by name, declaring that being president "isn't anything like reality TV."
The first lady pointedly called out those who continue to question the president's citizenship "up to this very day." Drawing on a frequently quoted line from her convention speech, Michelle said her husband had responded to those questions by "''going high when they go low."
Hours earlier, Trump stated for the first time that the president was born in the United States, though he did not apologize for devoting years to promoting false allegations that Obama was not an American citizen.
Beyond her ability to take on Trump with a smile, Michelle's real value to Clinton is her wild popularity with Democratic voters, particularly young people and blacks.
She vouched repeatedly for Clinton's resume and character, urging voters motivated by her husband's history-making campaigns to feel the same way about the first woman
nominated for president by a major US party.
"When I hear folks saying that they don't feel inspired in this election, well let me tell you, I disagree, I am inspired," Michelle said.
Clinton aides want Michelle in battleground states as much as possible between now and Election Day. Saturday's rally in northern Virginia, less than an hour drive fromthe White House, is the only event she's publicly committed to, though the Clinton campaign expects her to make additional appearances.
Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton's communications director and a former Obama adviser, called the first lady "an advocate without peer."
"There is no other surrogate with the reach, credibility and respect she has," Palmieri said. Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download it for your device
