Trump blames Clinton for woes of the Middle East

He later defended the campaign finance report – measly in comparison to the $42.5 million rival Hillary Clinton had in cash at the end of the month – in an interview with NBC News earlier this week.

By comparison, Trump and groups supporting his candidacy had raised $67.1 million – with less than $2 million on hand. The nation, she said, needs an economy that, “works for everyone – not just for the rich or the well-connected”. “We both voted for Republican candidates in the presidential primary this year, but neither of us believed we would see Donald Trump become the nominee of our party”.

“He’s going after me personally because he has no answers on the substance”, Clinton said.

In his first major address relating specifically to his Democratic rival, Mr Trump labelled Mrs Clinton a “world-class liar” and lambasted her long political record. “All he can do is try to distract us”, she said.

Democrats said there was little discussion of Sanders or Trump in the meeting, which was more like a pep rally for Clinton’s campaign.

Despite saying he had self-funded his primary campaign, the money Trump gave was in the form of loans, which meant he could ultimately repay himself using donations from regular contributors.

Embodied in the ad-lib is Clinton’s hands-off approach to Trump’s sustained personal attacks, even as she intensifies her critique of his plans, rhetoric, and qualifications to be president. He was “attacking a philanthropic foundation that saves and improves lives around the world”, she said, and “it’s no surprise he doesn’t understand these things”.

While Clinton had an eight-point lead over Trump in Florida, a poll published Tuesday by Quinnipiac University put the two rivals each on 40 percent in OH and Clinton on 42 percent and Trump on 41 percent in Pennsylvania.

Still, Mnuchin told CNBC that Trump does not need as much money as Clinton’s campaign does because he has something better: social media engagement.

Clinton announced the support of over 40 prominent business leaders, a strategic move for a candidate trying to woo economically savvy liberals into her camp as well as conservatives wary of a Trump presidency.

“I can’t help but think what would have happened if a divisive character such as Trump were president during the 2008 financial crisis, at a time when leadership, compromise and careful analysis were critical”, Paulson wrote.