Trump tries to play down Americans’ fear of Brexit fallout

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump in a head-to-head match-up by 5 points.

When Britain voted on Thursday to leave the European Union in the Brexit vote, there is no question that it should have given a boost to the candidacy of presumptive Democratic nominee Donald TrumpDonald TrumpAnalysis: Trump, Clinton plans not in line with balancing national debt Trump blows response to Brexit vote Clinton in first post-Brexit appearance: “We are resilient” MORE. It¿s a feeling Trump has also tapped into in the U.S.as he campaigns to put “America first” and “make America great again”.

Clinton’s campaign amplified its message this weekend with web videos and ads lampooning Trump’s visit to his golf courses in Scotland, created to convince voters he sorely lacks the mental capacity to be President.

In the United States, Clinton cast the economic uncertainty as a reason America needs “calm, steady, experienced leadership” in the Oval Office – a knock on her often unpredictable and politically inexperienced Republican rival.

Paul Manafort, campaign manager for Trump, rejected what he called a “phony” charge by Clinton and said Trump was more in sync with the global economic frustration exemplified by the Brexit vote. Trump recognized the previous owners of the resort, “friends of mine from Dubai” who he said “didn’t understand this golf thing”. In the middle of a chaotic presidential campaign, Trump took time out for a business trip.

A clip from Trump’s press conference at the luxury property follows, where he says, “When the pound goes down, more people are going to Turnberry”.

Their voices echo the millions of American voters who have flocked to support Trump.

It was a fact that people brutally pointed out to Trump. “They want to have independence, in a sense…”

“Brexit is clearly a cautionary tale for the Clinton campaign not to get too complacent about a potential victory”, said Professor David Cohen, who teaches political science at the University of Akron.

Still, Trump’s challenging few weeks have left him trailing in the polls – an unusual position for a candidate who dominated the Republican primary for more than a year.

Hicks wasn’t alone. Other staffers appeared to want to spin it into a non-news story, saying that’s what Trump has been advocating for weeks.

“The differences between Secretary Clinton and Donald Trump in terms of temperament, in terms of judgment, in terms of values couldn’t be more stark”.

Mrs Clinton’s advisers said they were confident that the referendum in Britain did not mirror the presidential election in the US. After a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Trump called for a complete immigration ban from countries with a history of terrorism against the United States. I want people that have bad thoughts out.

“When it comes to the presidency, I will not vote for Donald Trump”, Mr Paulson, who was chief executive of Goldman Sachs before becoming Treasury chief under Republican President George W Bush, wrote in an opinion piece in the Washington Post.