Trump calls Clinton ‘most corrupt’ person to run for president
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Hillary Clinton's record and character, slamming his presidential rival as a "world class liar" who “gets rich making you poor."
The billionaire businessman on Wednesday called Clinton the "most corrupt" person to ever run for president and accused her of spreading "death, destruction and terrorism" while serving as US secretary of state.
He also condemned her use of a private email server as the nation's top diplomat and her role in responding to the attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
Several of Trump’s claims were exaggerated or inaccurate, including wrongly saying Clinton wants to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to resettle Syrian refugees in the US.
Trump's onslaught marked the beginning of his barrage in a general election confrontation with Clinton that has already turned deeply personal and bruising.
Clinton, who was campaigning in the state of North Carolina, called Trump's accusations "outlandish lies."
"He's going after me personally because he has no answers on the substance," Clinton said. "All he can try to do is try to distract us."
Even as Trump blasted Clinton, he returned to some of the core theme, including railing against the American political establishment and urging Americans to shake up a "rigged" political system.
"This election will decide whether we're ruled by the people or the politicians," the real estate mogul said at his hotel in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood.
Trump did make a direct appeal to supporters of Clinton's party rival Bernie Sanders, reminding voters that the US senator from Vermont has also raised questions about her judgment.
Like Trump, Sanders generated huge enthusiasm among voters frustrated with politicians in Washington.
An Associated Press review of State Department documents shows that Clinton opened her office to dozens of influential Democratic Party fundraisers, Clinton loyalists and corporate donors to the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit corporation established by her husband, former president Bill Clinton.
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