Donald Trump brushed off the barrage of attacks he’s faced since last week’s presidential debate on Monday, claiming his Democratic opponent has become consumed with “petty things” while he is focused on the issues Americans face.
Speaking to a record-breaking crowd in Loveland, Colo., the Republican presidential nominee said Hillary Clinton has ignored what voters care about and run an increasingly negative campaign.
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“While my opponent focuses on small petty things, we are discussing the vital issues facing our country and our people,” Trump said. “We are going to talk borders. We are going to talk trade, jobs and refugees. We are going to talk about crime and failing schools and how to turn our country around.”
He continued, “Hillary can’t discuss the issues because she’s one of the ones who helped create the problems in the first place.”
“All she can accuse the country of … is racism and attack Trump voters and Bernie voters,” Trump told the massive audience. “She’ll do everything she can to distract from the issues and her enormous corruption and criminal conduct.”
The Clinton campaign launched a coordinated attack against Trump last week after he refused to dismiss criticism from Alicia Machado, a former Miss Universe contestant who alleged she was called “Miss Piggy” and “Mrs. Housekeeping” by the real estate mogul in the 1990s.
Trump was against targeted by the former secretary of state and her surrogates on Monday after the New York Times published a copy of Trump’s 1995 tax returns, on which he declared a $916 million loss which some experts believe may have allowed him to avoid paying personal income taxes for nearly two decades.
While acknowledging that he “legally used the tax laws to [his] benefit,” Trump told the Colorado crowd, “I work for you now. I’m not working for Trump.”
“People like my opponent, Crooked Hillary Clinton, whose only method of making money is by selling government favors and granting access to special interests, know nothing about how businesses succeed and grow,” he added.
