SOUTH HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton plans to stress her support for American exceptionalism during a speech in the battleground state of Ohio, while arguing that Donald Trump has rejected the concept.
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Clinton’s midday address at the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump ponders a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of a long-awaited speech on immigration.
A campaign official said the Democratic nominee plans to use her first public event in days to portray her Republican opponent as a questionable leader who would “walk away from our allies, undermine our values, insult our military — and has explicitly rejected the idea of American exceptionalism.”
In contrast, the official said Clinton “will make the case for American exceptionalism and call for maintaining America’s military and diplomatic leadership in the world.”
Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks tomorrow and attends a rally in Wilmington on Thursday.
Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine will bring their campaign to Cleveland on Labor Day.
Clinton’s campaign confirmed in a statement released Tuesday night that the Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates will attend the 11th Congressional District picnic and parade in Luke Easter Park in Cleveland. The annual Labor Day event was started by the late Democratic Congressman Louis Stokes decades ago.