Trump unleashed radical fringe within party: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump has unleashed the “radical fringe” within the Republican Party, including anti-Semites and white supremacists, dubbing the billionaire businessman’s campaign as one that will “make America hate again”.

Mr Trump is rejecting Ms Clinton’s allegations, defending his hard-line approach to immigration while trying to make the case to minority voters that Democrats have abandoned them.

In a tweet after Ms Clinton wrapped up her speech in the swing state of Nevada, Mr Trump said she “is pandering to the worst instincts in our society. She should be ashamed of herself”.

Ms Clinton is eager to capitalise on Mr Trump’s slipping poll numbers, particularly among moderate Republican women turned off by his controversial campaign. “Don’t be fooled” by Mr Trump’s efforts to rebrand, she told voters during a speech in Reno.

“He’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties,” she said. Mr Trump tried to get ahead of the Democratic nominee, addressing a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire just minutes before Ms Clinton. “Hillary Clinton is going to try to accuse this campaign, and the millions of decent Americans who support this campaign, of being racists,” Mr Trump predicted.

Mr Trump tried to turn the tables on Ms Clinton, suggesting she was trying to distract from questions swirling around donations to The Clinton Foundation and her use of her private email servers.

Ms Clinton did not address any of the accusations about her family foundation in her remarks. Instead, she offered a strident denouncement of Mr Trump’s campaign and the so-called alt-right movement, which is often associated with efforts on the far right to preserve “white identity,” oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.” Ms Clinton’s campaign also released an online video that compiles footage of prominent white supremacist leaders praising Mr Trump.