Trump claims Clinton too ill to be president
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters at the James A. Rhodes Arena on August 22, 2016 in Akron, Ohio. Trump currently trails Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Ohio, a state which is critical to his election bid. PHOTO | AFP
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The Internet is awash with conspiracy theories claiming that she may have a brain tumour, Parkinson’s or dementia.
Last week, he told voters in Iowa that Mrs Clinton was “not strong enough to be president.”
NEW YORK, Tuesday
On the skids in the polls and under fire for not releasing his tax returns, Mr Donald Trump’s campaign is sharpening a new attack on Hillary Clinton: claiming she is not healthy enough to serve as president.
The Internet is awash with conspiracy theories claiming that she may have a brain tumour, Parkinson’s or dementia, or complaining that she has “seizure-like facial expressions” or allegedly twitches.
Mr Trump, who at 70 is 16 months older than his Democratic adversary, his spokespeople and surrogates have used innuendo and fabrication to peddle their theories that she is not physically or mentally fit.
“#WheresHillary? Sleeping!!!!!” he tweeted over the weekend.
Last week, he told voters in Iowa that Mrs Clinton was “not strong enough to be president.”
On another occasion, he maintained that she “importantly also lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on ISIS, and all of the many adversaries we face.”
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Trump supporter, stepped up the attack on Monday, telling Fox News that Mrs Clinton was “tired” and “looked sick.”
Over the weekend, he came under fire for telling viewers to google Clinton’s health.
“Go online and put down ‘Hillary Clinton illness,’ take a look at the videos for yourself,” he said on Fox News.
'WACKY STUFF'
Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton has suggested that Mr Trump could be an unpredictable adversary in upcoming presidential debates, saying she is girding for “wacky stuff.”
With the first debate scheduled to take place on September 26 from now near New York, Mrs Clinton joked about what to expect from her unorthodox opponent.
“You’ve got to be prepared for wacky stuff. I’m planning on drawing off my experiences from elementary school,” she said on late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Trump has suggested he might not attend all of the three scheduled debates.
But he is trailing badly in the polls and the highly watched events offer a much-needed chance to break through with undecided voters.
Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton is better than Mr Trump on security for Nato allies, the Czech prime minister said today, echoing leaders of other alliance members in eastern Europe.
“Considering the pre-election statements made by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, from the point of view of guarantees for the allies, I see more security if Clinton is elected,” Mr Bohuslav Sobotka told the Czech financial daily Hospodarskie Noviny (HN).
Mrs Clinton, a former US secretary of state, offers “a greater guarantee of maintaining trans-Atlantic cooperation,” Mr Sobotka added.
Mr Trump sparked ire last month among eastern Nato members who were ruled by Moscow during the Soviet era when he waffled on defending Nato partners, thus questioning a key security guarantee of the alliance.
