ON POLITICS
The political world spent much of last week trying to discern whether, and to what extent, Donald Trump was changing his immigration plan. Hillary Clinton offered her toughest words yet against the GOP presidential nominee, blasting him for advancing the “alt- right” movement.
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CLINTON UNLEASHES AGAINST TRUMP
Clinton’s speech Thursday in Reno was unlike any we’ve seen from a major- party presidential nominee in modern memory. The Democratic presidential nominee made the case that Trump was advancing the “alt- right” movement, which she blasted as “an emerging racist ideology.”
Clinton cited everything from Trump’s controversial statements on Muslims and Hispanics to his recent hiring of Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon as CEO of his campaign. Here’s just a sampling: “From the start, Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He is taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party.”
Trump, who blasted Clinton as a “bigot,” took to Twitter, saying the Democratic nominee “should be ashamed of herself!”
MICHIGAN POLL: CLINTON GAINING
Republicans have targeted Michigan, but a Suffolk University survey released Thursday showed Clinton ahead of Trump 44% to 37%, which David Paleologos, director of the college’s Political Research Center, called “a solid lead.”
And it’s due largely to Clinton’s overwhelming advantage among women. The poll found the Democratic nominee has a 54%- 32% edge among female voters, while Trump leads among men, 43%- 33%.
Michigan has not voted for the GOP presidential ticket since 1988.
CLINTON’S CELEBS? NOT IMPRESSED
Clinton has no shortage of celebrity fans. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel hosted a recent fundraiser. But if you think Trump is impressed, think again.
The real estate mogul offered his assessment of Clinton’s backers at a Tampa rally Wednesday, saying: “The only people enthusiastic about her campaign are Hollywood celebrities, in many cases celebrities that aren’t very hot anymore.”
It’s not clear exactly which of Clinton’s famous supporters Trump was referring to, though given Timberlake’s and Biel’s A- list status, we’ll assume it wasn’t them.
Trump course, had has some celeb support as well. Actors Scott Baio and Antonio Sabato Jr. spoke on his behalf at last month’s GOP convention, though A- list probably wouldn’t be the term you’d use to describe the two.