Clinton: Anti-Muslim Rhetoric More Evidence That Trump Is Unfit to Lead; He Led Birther Movement

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday attacked Donald Trump for stirring up anti-Muslim rhetoric and being responsible for the 'birther movement.' "Americans, we don't need conspiracy theories and pathological self-congratulations. We need leadership, common sense, and concrete plans because we are facing a brutal en enemy," Clinton said in her address in Pittsburgh. <blockquote>CLINTON: I have to ask, will responsible Republican leaders stand up to their presumptive nominee or will they stand by his accusation about our president? I am sure they'd rather avoid that question all together. But history will remember what we do in this moment. What Donald Trump is saying is shameful. It is disrespectful to the people who were killed and wounded and their families. And it is yet more evidence that he is temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be commander in chief. Of course, he is a leader of the birther movement, which spread the lie that President Obama wasn't born in the United States. I guess he had to be reminded Hawaii is part of the United States. This is a man who claimed a distinguished federal judge born and raised in Indiana can't do his job because of his, quote, 'Mexican heritage.' I guess he has to be reminded Indiana is in the United States. So maybe we shouldn't be surprised. But it was one thing when he was a reality TV personality. Raising his arms and yelling, 'you're fired.' It is another thing altogether when he is the Republican party's presumptive nominee for president. Americans, we don't need conspiracy theories and pathological self-congratulations. We need leadership, common sense, and concrete plans because we are facing a brutal en enemy.</blockquote> Trump immediately responded to Clinton on Twitter: "Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/742771576039460864">June 14, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>