Hillary Clinton says she knows that she has work to do to win over Americans’ trust.
The Democrat presidential nominee has some of the highest unfavourable ratings of any presidential candidate in modern history. In many polls, a majority of Americans say they don’t trust her.
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“I take it seriously,” Clinton said Friday to a meeting of black and Latino journalists in Washington.
“It doesn’t make me feel good when people say those things.”
Clinton blames some of her low approval rating on Republican attacks, saying she gets higher marks from Americans when she is serving in public office.
“Just maybe when I’m actually running for a job there is a real benefit from those on the other side with trying to stir up as much trouble as possible,” she said.