Posted on 09/10/2016 8:28:42 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
Donald Trump's campaign manager is objecting to Hillary Clinton's depiction of half of his supporters as a "basket of deplorables."
Clinton was speaking at an LGBT fundraiser in New York City Friday night when she described those supporters as "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic — you name it." But she stressed that the rest of the Republican nominee's supporters are people who feel let down by the government and the economy and are "just desperate for change," and said those people need sympathy.
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway quickly responded on Twitter, writing, "One day after promising to be aspirational & uplifting, Hillary insults millions of Americans."
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill tweeted that Clinton was referring to "alt-right" voters who "appear to make up half his crowd."
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I object!
Deplorable is one of those words with no corollary. There is no PLORABLE. So you don’t have a choice. Since one can’t be plorable one can only be DE-plorable.
Totally unfair.
Thanks for the ping, LucyT. OUTSTANDING post in a great thread, David.
HOORAY Mike Pence
Better than Hitlery’s supporters - a handbasket.
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