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  Hillary, Kaine not presidential: Donald Trump

Hillary, Kaine not presidential: Donald Trump

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Published : Jul 25, 2016, 11:11 am IST
Updated : Jul 25, 2016, 11:11 am IST

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine at a campaign rally in Miami, Florida. (Photo: AFP)

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine at a campaign rally in Miami, Florida. (Photo: AFP)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday hit out at his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine, saying they “do not look presidential” as he claimed that enemies like ISIS are “drooling” over their nomination.

“Just saw crooked Hillary and Tim Kaine together. ISIS and our other enemies are drooling. They don’t look presidential to me!” Mr Trump said on twitter as he posted a series of tweets wherein he described Mr Kaine as a job killer.

“Tim Kaine has been praising the Trans Pacific Partnership and has been pushing hard to get it approved. Job killer!” he said.

“Funny that the Democrats would have their convention in Pennsylvania where her husband and she killed so many jobs. I will bring jobs back!” Mr Trump said.

He also asserted that countries like France that he says are compromised by terrorism may be subjected to the “extreme vetting” he proposes as a deterrent to attacks in the US.

When asked if his proposal might lead to a point when not a lot of people from overseas are allowed into the US, Mr Trump said, “Maybe we get to that point” and added: “We have to be smart and we have to be vigilant and we have to be strong.”

Mr Trump noted “specific problems” in Germany and France, both countries have been rocked by fatal attacks in public places in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, Mr Kaine made his first appearance on the campaign trail as Ms Clinton’s vice-presidential running mate on Saturday, touting an optimistic view of America and leaping to attack the Republican presidential nominee’s record.

Joining Ms Clinton at a rally in the battleground state of Florida, the bilingual Kaine peppered Spanish-language phrases into a speech focused on introducing himself to voters unfamiliar with the low-key US senator from Virginia.

Mr Kaine criticised Mr Trump’s recent suggestion he might not honour US security commitments to Nato in Europe, and the real estate mogul’s history of casino bankruptcies and founding the failed Trump University.

If Mr Trump is often criticised as an egotistical blowhard, Mr Kaine came across as an agile, knowledgeable and self-deprecating speaker.

Location: United States, Florida, Miami