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September 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton: Half of Trump Supporters a "Basket of Deplorables"
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Clinton's illness came less than two days after she suggested half of
Donald Trump's supporters are bigoted. Clinton made the comments Friday
during a fundraiser at an LGBTQ event in New York.

Hillary Clinton: "We are living in a volatile political environment. You
know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump
supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The
racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic-you name it."

Donald Trump's campaign seized on Clinton's comment. This is Trump's
running mate, Governor Mike Pence.

Gov. Mike Pence: "I campaign on a regular basis with Donald Trump. I
campaign all across this country for Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton's low
opinion of the people that support this campaign should be denounced in
the strongest possible terms."

Clinton said in a statement on Saturday she regretted calling "half" of
Trump supporters bigots, but added, "What's really 'deplorable' is that
Donald Trump hired a major advocate for the so-called 'alt-right'
movement to run his campaign and that David Duke and other white
supremacists see him as a champion of their values."
Topics:Donald Trump2016 Election

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