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U.S. NEWSSaturday 19 September
Clinton ‘appalled’ by Muslim comment at Trump campaign event
KEN THOMAS ing the White House should
Associated Press “start behaving like a presi-
DURHAM, New Hampshire dent, to show respect and
(AP) — Democratic presi- to stand up for truth.”
dential front-runner Hillary “He knew or he should
Rodham Clinton said Friday have known that what that
she was “appalled” that man was asking was not
Republican rival Donald only way out of bounds, it
Trump declined to correct was untrue, and he should
a questioner at a recent have from the beginning
town hall meeting who in- repudiated that kind of
correctly claimed President rhetoric,” Clinton said fol-
Barack Obama is Muslim. lowing a town hall meet-
Clinton told reporters that ing at the University of New
Trump and anyone seek- Hampshire.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a campaign organizing
meeting, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Portland, Maine.
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Clinton has repeatedly stage supported “defund- while she served as secre-
sought to contrast her ing Planned Parenthood tary of state.
leadership style with the and I vigorously disagree Clinton spoke at a town hall
Republican billionaire, who with that position.” meeting at the University of
has built a lead in Repub- Later, in Portland, Maine, New Hampshire to outline
lican primary polls and at- Clinton confronted a small her campaign’s $350 billion
tracted large crowds to his group of environmental plan to make college more
rallies. Trump, the billionaire activists who stood up dur- affordable and reduce the
businessman, did not dis- ing her organizing event burden of student debt. It
pute the man’s comments and held signs that read, aims to reduce the cost of
at the Thursday night town “I’m Ready for Hillary to four-year public schools,
hall meeting in New Hamp- say no KXL,” demanding make two-year community
shire and said he had she oppose the Keystone colleges tuition-free based
heard others raise the issue XL pipeline. Clinton has de- on a similar proposal by
previously. clined to take a position President Barack Obama,
“If that person had been and expressed impatience and cut student loan rates.
at my event, I would have with the Obama admin- She made no mention of
called him out on it,” Clin- istration’s deliberations her Democratic rivals like
ton said. “Not only is it out over whether to approve Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand-
of place and wrong, it is the pipeline, which would ers but said Republicans
totally factually untrue and transport oil from Canada’s had “taken aim” at higher
quit impugning the integrity tar sands to refineries on education and sought to
of the president.” the Gulf of Mexico. cut aid that makes school
The Democratic presiden- “What I have said is you’ll more affordable.
tial candidate declined to hear from me shortly and Clinton also signaled plans
speak specifically about you will, but you’re not go- to confront the “for-prof-
the debate performance ing to hear from me today,” it” college industry, “who
of Republican Carly Fiori- Clinton said. “So don’t in- have been preying on our
na, who confronted Trump terfere with other people young veterans. It’s outra-
during the televised event being able to participate.” geous what some of these
over comments he had In declining to take a stand places have done — they
made about Fiorina’s ap- on the pipeline, Clinton has entice young veterans to
pearance. But she said said she doesn’t want to in- join and then it’s a fraud.
all of the top Republican terfere with a decision that We’re going to crack down
candidates on the debate was under consideration on that.”q