Hillary Clinton Tees Off on Trump, Toughens Stance on Trade

[riversedge]

Source: nbc



Mar 13 2016, 11:26 pm ET
Hillary Clinton Tees Off on Trump, Toughens Stance on Trade

by Alex Seitz-Wald

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hillary Clinton teed off on Donald Trump and hardened her stance on free trade agreements Sunday night, zeroing in on two issues that have dominated the contest ahead of Ohio's Democratic presidential primary contest Tuesday.

"Donald Trump is running a cynical campaign of hate and fear for one reason, to get votes," Clinton said at a dinner event hosted by the Ohio Democratic Party. "Donald Trump is not who we are."



Image: Hillary Clinton in Columbus, Ohio
Hillary Clinton at a town hall meeting Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Carlos Barria / Reuters



After a weekend marked by violence at Trump rallies across the Midwest, Clinton said the blame lays squarely with the candidate himself. "Trump encourages his supporters to beat up anybody who disagrees with him," she said.

And Clinton used her attacks on Trump to make an implicit contrast with Bernie Sanders, whose supporters have helped organize anti-Trump protests, including the one that shut down a rally in Chicago Friday night.

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Sanders appeared at both the dinner and town hall but stuck almost entirely to his talking points. But when asked to name a Republican he gets along with, Sanders mentioned Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, one of the most conservative members of the Senate who is also its most strident climate change denier. .........

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And a few TWEETS:

Mini Timmaraju ?@mintimm 13h13 hours ago Washington, DC

600K more votes than Trump. Let that sit for a minute #ImWithHer




Anita Finlay ?@AnitaFinlay 8h8 hours ago

#Hillary takes it to #Trump. Makes clear she is the strongest candidate to defeat him. #ImWithHer

[truebluegreen]

1. Saying that TPP needs to be tweaked

instead of dumped is about as tough as sternly-worded letters and "Cut it out."

[malthaussen]

2. Disingenuous.

Under the rules by which the TPP has been fast-tracked, Congress has no authority to "tweak" the TPP: it is a straight up-or-down vote. So her comment can only be interpreted to mean she believes the TPP should not be passed, and negotiations renewed. If so, why not say so?

-- Mal

[Gregorian]

3. She continues to morph into Bernie.

[Roland99]

4. *Now* she toughens up on trade?

[JohnnyRingo]

5. K&R

I'm GM retiree and I voted for her last week here in Ohio. I had to vote early because tomorrow I work all day at a precinct.

[riversedge]

6. Thank you for working and Helping Hillary