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Hillary Clinton

Washington – Hillary Clinton is calling Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “un-American.”

She says Trump trafficks in “prejudice and paranoia” and says voters can draw their own conclusions about him. She tries to turn Trump’s campaign slogan on its head, saying, “You don’t make America great again by getting rid of everything that made America great.”

Bernie Sanders says voters will “never elect” someone like Trump, pointing out that he has insulted many kinds of people, including African Americans, women and Muslims. He is reminding voters that Trump was part of the “birther” movement to tag President Barack Obama as not American.

Clinton also dismissed questions about whether she’d drop out of the presidential race should her use of a private server while secretary of state result in a federal indictment.

“Oh for goodness and it’s not going to happen,” she says, responding to a question from moderator Jorge Ramos. “I’m not even answering that question.”

Clinton insists she broke no rules by running her State Department email account from a private server located in her New York home, though she now calls the decision “a mistake.” The messages were classified by government agencies years after she sent them, she says.

“I didn’t send or receive any emails marked classified at the time,” says Clinton. “What you’re talking about retroactive classification.”

Meanwhile, Clinton admits that she is not a “natural politician”, but says she tries to do the “best I can”.

During a Democratic debate in Miami on Wednesday, Clinton was asked about polling that shows many voters think she is not trustworthy.

“Obviously it’s painful for me to hear that,” Clinton said, adding that she said she takes “responsibility”.

Clinton said she has committed herself to helping people and tries to show people that they can count on her. She said she was not a “natural politician,” like her husband or President Barack Obama, but she hoped people can “see that I’m fighting for them.”

Hillary Clinton got some laughs by saying Trump wants to build “a beautiful, tall wall” that will “magically” be paid for by the Mexican government.

Her comments came in response to a question at on Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Miami on whether her vote as a New York senator to build a wall on the Southern border differs from Trump’s plan, which she has called ridiculous.

Clinton says responsible legislators chose to improve border security with more agents and some fencing when needed, and as a result the country has lower rates of illegal immigration. – AFP