Donald Trump floats theory of Huma’s terrorist links

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has suggested that Huma Abedin may have ties to terrorism even as he expressed sympathy for the top Hillary Clinton aide after she filed for separation from her husband.

“Huma is making a very wise decision,” Mr Trump said after Ms Huma in a statement said that she is separating from his husband Anthony Weiner, former New York congressman who had been involved in yet another sexting scandal. “I know Anthony Weiner well, and she will be far better off without him,” the 70-year-old said.

“I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information. Who knows what he learned and who he told It’s just another example of Hillary Clinton’s bad judgment. It is possible that our country and its security have been greatly compromised by this,” Mr Trump alleged.

“Terribly. I said a long time ago that she’s married to a guy who is a disaster. I’ve known him for a long time. Here’s a guy who, what he’s done over the internet is disgusting and he’s a pervert and just a very sick guy and she is married to him,” Mr Trump said.

During the course of the interview, Mr Trump suggested to allege that 40-year-old Huma, whose father is from India and mother Pakistan, may have ties to terrorism.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has opened up a significant lead of seven percentage points over her Republican rival Donald Trump, a latest poll has said, even as other surveys indicated a tightening race in the key states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Monmouth University poll, conducted from last Thursday to Sunday, shows Ms Clinton leading Mr Trump by 46 to 39 per cent.

As per the poll, Ms Clinton is winning 85 per cent of self-identified Democrats, while Mr Trump has the support of fewer Republicans at 78 per cent. Ms Clinton also has a slight advantage among those who identify as independents, leading by 37 to 32 per cent.

However, a new poll released by the Three Emerson College showed that Ms Clinton and Mr Trump each have 43 per cent support in Ohio.

In Michigan, Ms Clinton leads Mr Trump by five points, (45 to 40 per cent) and by three points in Pennsylvania, (46 to 43 per cent).

The Republican nominee is doing better among independents in all three States.

According to RealClearPolitics, which keeps track of all major polls, Ms Clinton is leading Mr Trump by 6.1 percentage points in the average of all these polls.

Meanwhile, in another poll conducted by HuffPost/YouGov, as many as 54 per cent of Republican and party-leaning voters believe Mr Trump isn’t the best choice as the party’s nominee.

On the other hand, 56 per cent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters are content with Hillary Clinton as their party’s nominee.