In the data breach, some much-needed attention for Sanders

Clinton, at a debate with rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, repeatedly zeroed in on Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, at one point accusing him of helping Islamic State militants recruit new members with his vow to ban Muslims from entering the United States. “They are… showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists”. However, on Sunday Trump dismissed Clinton’s assertion that IS was using his videos as a recruitment tool saying she “made up” the claim.

“I would just ask that when this nomination is wrapped up that they come and join with us to make sure that we don’t turn the White House back over to the Republicans”, she added. “She’s a liar and everybody knows that”, Trump said.

Clinton has moved quickly to capitalize on the new focus of the race, touting her experience as secretary of state and casting herself as an experienced hand in a risky world – an argument her aides believe will play well against both Sanders and non-establishment GOP contenders like Trump.

Campaign spokesman Michael Briggs confirmed the latest suspensions following the Democratic debate on Saturday night.

Clinton was quick to jump on Trump’s anti-Muslim backlash, and strongly condemned any Islamophobic rhetoric. “I think it’s a reflection of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s beliefs that our foreign policy gets set by others”, Carly Fiorina, also far behind in the Republican polls, said on Fox News on Sunday. But she said Trump is being used by ISIS in social-media propaganda.

Clinton, Sanders and a third candidate, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, also debated the best way to defeat Islamic State militants and prevent “lone wolf” attacks like the one carried out by a radicalized Muslim couple who killed 14 people in a December 2 shooting spree in California.

Sanders said he anxious that Clinton is “too much into regime change and a little bit too aggressive without knowing what the unintended consequences might be”.

When Clinton finally returned, moderator David Muir was already asking another candidate a question.

While most women Democratic primary voters (55%) prefer Clinton, men are evenly split between her and Sanders. “To hear presidential candidates address drug addiction at a rehab center for recovering drug addicts was very special”, event co-host Christine Pelosi said.

“I have no sympathy for those who would then decide that they’re going to pass after they’ve expressed themselves because whoever the alternative is, is not pure enough, is not able to fulfill the hopes that we all have”, Clinton said.