Wanted to hit Democrats who mocked me: Trump

Washington/ Philadelphia, July 29: Never one to pull his punches, a combative Donald Trump on Friday said he wanted to “hit” several Democrats who spoke against him “so hard, their heads would spin”.

The Republican presidential nominee often uses the term “hit” to mean verbally attack, rather than physical contact.

After hearing speeches at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week, Mr Trump said he wanted to “hit a number of those speakers so hard, their heads would spin. They’d never recover”. The real estate tycoon zoomed in on one speaker especially, though he did not mention his name, CNN reported.

“I was going to hit one guy in particular, a very little guy,” Mr Trump said to laughs at a campaign rally in Iowa. “I was going to hit this guy so hard his head would spin, he wouldn’t know what the hell happened,” he reiterated.

Meanwhile, he said Hillary Clinton’s vision is a “borderless world” where people will have “no jobs and safety”. Mr Trump slammed her for not mentioning “radical Islam” in her nomination acceptance speech.

“Hillary’s refusal to mention Radical Islam, as she pushes a 550 per cent increase in refugees, is more proof that she is unfit to lead the country,” Mr Trump said in a series of tweets blasting Ms Clinton on her speech as the presidential nominee of the Democratic party. — PTI

Demonstrators gather at Thomas Paine Plaza, near Philadelphia City Hall, on Thursday, the last day of the Democratic National Convention. Hillary Clinton was booed by a small group of protesters as she delivered her speech formally accepting the party’s nomination for President. Her supporters responded with chants of “Hillary”. —