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Republican candidate Trump mocks Clinton over debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd before ton. He has repeatedly de-
publican presidential can- addressing supporters at a campaign rally, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Mich. scribed her as lacking the
didate Donald Trump la- strength and stamina to be
beled Democrat Hillary (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) president and invoked the
Clinton “disgusting” for us- image of her putting on a
ing the restroom during a “I know where she went. Trump continues to the start in just over six weeks. pantsuit before heading to
commercial break at the It’s disgusting, I don’t want lead the crowded field of The development has work.
last Democratic debate to talk about it,” he add- candidates vying for the alarmed many Republi- But the latest remarks ap-
and used crude language ed. “No, it’s too disgusting. Republican nomination can Party leaders who fear pear to have hit a new
to describe her primary loss Don’t say it, it’s disgusting.” in primary contests that the billionaire’s incendiary nerve. After declining to
to now-President Barack rhetoric would make him comment Monday eve-
Obama in 2008. unelectable in a general ning, Clinton spokeswom-
“She was favored to win election face-off with Clin- an Jennifer Palmieri took
and she got schlonged, ton, who is widely favored to Twitter to label the lan-
she lost,” he said on Mon- over two rivals for the Dem- guage “degrading.”
day night, using a slang ocratic nomination. “We are not responding to
word for male genitalia. This isn’t the first time Trump Trump, but everyone who
Trump, who has ramped up has used what could be understands the humili-
his criticism of Clinton in re- interpreted as gendered ation this degrading lan-
cent weeks, also mocked language to criticize Clin- guage inflicts on all wom-
the Democratic front-run- en should,” Palmieri said
ner for returning late to on Twitter, concluding with
Saturday’s debate follow- the hashtag “imwithher.”
ing a commercial break The latest rift between
because she’d been using Clinton and Trump began
the bathroom. during Saturday evening’s
“What happened to her? debate. Clinton claimed
I’m watching the debate, the Islamic State group
and she disappeared. had used videos of Trump’s
Where did she go?!” Trump comments about Muslims
said at a rally in Michigan. to recruit militants.
“They are going to people
showing videos of Donald
Trump insulting Islam and
Muslims in order to recruit
more radical jihadists,”
she said. There was no evi-
dence to back the claim,
and Trump quickly called
Clinton a liar and demand-
ed an apology.q
Clinton announces $2 billion effort
to help cure Alzheimer’s disease
LISA LERER The proposal marks the first
Associated Press time a presidential candi-
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. date has made combat-
presidential candidate ing Alzheimer’s a cam-
Hillary Clinton announced paign issue, according to
Tuesday a $2 billion annual advocates, and is part of
effort to cure Alzheimer’s a larger effort by Clinton
disease by 2025, calling for to increasing funding for
doubling federal spending health research.
to combat the illness. “We owe it to the millions
The Democratic front-run- of families who stay up at
ner plans to introduce her night worrying about their
proposal in Iowa during her loved ones afflicted by this
last presidential campaign terrible disease and fac-
swing before the holidays. ing the hard reality of the
The funding is coupled with long goodbye to make re-
proposals to aid the 15 mil- search investments that will
lion Americans caring for prevent, effectively treat
those afflicted by the ill- and make a cure possible
ness. by 2025,”q
