Even as she's hurled criticism after criticism at Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has avoided slamming his fans. During brief remarks at the LGBT for Hillary Gala in lower Manhattan, Clinton called "half" of those supporting the Republican nominee a "basket of deplorables." Clinton assailed Trump for emboldening such individuals through social media and his own rhetoric. In a deluge of television advertisements in battleground states, Clinton and her Democratic allies have cast Trump as divisive and lacking the even temperament required of a president. Trump tweeted Saturday that Clinton was "insulting" and his campaign manager called for her to apologize.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 10, 2016 15:08 UTC