Donald Trump and his team used "psychological warfare tactics" to triumph over Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and a whole host of other Republican contenders — and now the presumptive Republican nominee is gearing up for his biggest battle yet, likely against Hillary Clinton. Speaking with The New York Times, Trump and his advisers say they plan to publicly humiliate Clinton, banking on the fact that 57 percent of Trump's supporters are reportedly not casting a vote for Trump, but against Clinton:
Donald J. Trump plans to throw Bill Clinton's infidelities in Hillary Clinton's face on live television during the presidential debates this fall, questioning whether she enabled his behavior and sought to discredit the women involved.Mr. Trump will try to hold her accountable for security lapses at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and for the death of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens there.And he intends to portray Mrs. Clinton as fundamentally corrupt, invoking everything from her cattle futures trades in the late 1970s to the federal investigation into her email practices as secretary of state. [The New York Times]
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