With Donald Trump in Scotland, Hillary Clinton Rails Against His ‘Brexit’ Response
Asked about Britain’s plummeting currency in a part of the nation which had voted overwhelmingly to stay in the E.U., Trump noted a money-making opportunity:
You know, when the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly. And the pound has gone down, and let’s see what the impact of that has, but I think places like Scotland and England and different places, in Great Britain, I think you’re going to see a lot of — a lot of activity.
The pound got high, and people weren’t able to do maybe what they wanted to do, but for traveling and for other things, you know, I think it could very well turn out to be a positive.
Clinton’s response? A fusillade: a morning press call with senior policy advisers; a collection of critical Republican responses to Trump’s turn at Turnberry; and less than 24 hours after Trump’s comments, the Clinton campaign had produced and pushed out a video:
Hours after the #BrexitVote, Donald Trump was in the U.K.
Talking about how he, personally, would benefit.https://t.co/YEt5LozDpt
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 24, 2016
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