Obama hits campaign trail for Clinton amid rough patch, calls her 'fit’ to lead

Date:

9/13/2016

Time:

15:21:00

Source:

Foxnews

Content:

President Obama returned Tuesday to the campaign trail to help fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton through arguably the rockiest stretch of her White House campaign, brushing aside the controversies that have dogged her candidacy and assuring voters shes “fit” for office -- as she spends a second day off the trail on doctors orders.  “You want to debate who is more fit to be our president?” Obama asked the crowd at a rally in Philadelphia. “One candidate [has] traveled to more countries than any secretary of state ever has. ... And the other … isn’t fit in any way, shape or form to represent this country.”  Obama spoke two days after Clinton appeared ill at 9/11 memorial event in New York City, which was followed by her campaign revealing she has pneumonia and will be off the trail at least through Wednesday. The incident Sunday, in which Clinton could be seen stumbling as she abruptly left the event, fueled questions from Republicans and others about the 68-year-old Clinton’s health. It also increased calls for her and Donald Trump, her 70-year-old Republican rival, to promptly release more medical records, which each has vowed to do.    But aside from the glancing reference to Clinton being "fit," Obama tried to refocus voters Tuesday on her qualifications and the risk he argues is posed by Trumps candidacy. He sought to portray Trump’s campaign and vision for America as “dark” and “pessimistic” and where people “turn against each other.”  “She treats everyone with respect,” Obama said. “She knows that love trumps hate.” He also referred to her as “a mother and grandmother who will do anything to help our children do better.”  The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Coverage → Obama also downplayed the controversy over the Clinton Foundation, saying it has saved countless lives. At the same time, Obama made no reference to another controversy that has hung over her campaign in recent days -- comments Friday that half of Trump’s supporters belong in a "basket of deplorables.”  While Clinton has voiced regret for those remarks, Trump hammered her for them on Monday and called on her to retract them.  For its part, the Trump campaign put out a statement Tuesday on Obamas visit saying, "Shouldnt you be at work?" accusing him of preferring to campaign for Clinton rather than solve "major problems facing the country."  While Obama never spoke directly about Clinton’s health or Trump’s controversial remarks about women, Muslims and Mexican immigrants, he suggested several times in his roughly 20-minute speech that Clinton has in her political career -- including her tenure as secretary of state -- repeatedly demonstrated her stamina and that she would swiftly return to the campaign. He called her "steady" and "true."  “She never quits,” Obama said, also arguing that Clinton, as the country’s top diplomat, circled the globe countless times to try to work with other world leaders. “Hillary Clinton is tough.”  

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9/13/2016 1:29:40 PM