Secret service agents stepped on stage next to Hillary Clinton after protesters interrupted a Thursday campaign rally in Las Vegas.
The protesters were animal rights activists.
“Apparently these people are here to protest Trump because Trump and his kids have killed a lot of animals,” Clinton said.
Trump has said his sons “love to hunt.” They’ve been pictured with dead exotic game animals, including a leopard and elephant.
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Clinton was touring a Las Vegas electric manufacturing company when she made the comments. She also took the opportunity to hit Trump for manufacturing his branded products, including ties and clothing, at overseas factories.
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“Everything he’s made he’s made somewhere else. He’s not put Americans to work.”
She also said: “I’ve met people who were destroyed by Donald Trump, so take a look at what he’s done, not what he says.”
Clinton aides see the attacks as a way to undercut Trump’s business credentials, which have formed the core of his campaign message.
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