US President Donald Trump has asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run against him in the 2020 presidential elections. Trump registered a shocking win over Clinton who was the Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential elections.

Hillary Clinton in recent months have been attributing external factors for her defeat, whereas Trump claims that she was a weak candidate.

&quot;I hope Hillary runs. Is she going to run? I hope. Hillary, please run again. Go ahead,&quot; Trump told reporters at an impromptu news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Trump said there a number of reasons for the defeat of Clinton in the presidential elections.

&quot;There are a lot of reasons she didn&#39;t win, including the fact that she was not good at what she did,&quot; Trump said.

He also slammed Clinton for defending NFL players who kneel during national anthem.

&quot;I think that her statement, in itself, is very disrespectful to our country,&quot; he said.

&quot;It is very disrespectful to our country when they take a knee during the national anthem, number one. Number two, the people of our country are very angry at the NFL. All you have to do is look at their ratings and look at their stadiums. You see empty seats where you never saw them before. A lot of people are very angry at it,&quot; he said.

&quot;It is highly disrespectful, they shouldn&#39;t do it, Trump said in response to a question.

Trump also said that Clinton blaming Russia for her defeat is an excuse.

&quot;The whole Russian thing was an excuse for the Democrats losing the election, and it turns out to be just one excuse. I mean, today, Hillary blamed Nigel Farage. That one came out of nowhere,&quot; he charged.

The Democrats, he argued, have a big advantage in the electoral college and they should never lose an election.

&quot;They should always be able to win in the Electoral College, but they were unable to do it. So there has been absolutely no collusion. It&#39;s been stated that they have no collusion. They ought to get to the end of it, because I think the American public is sick of it,&quot; Trump said.

Hillary Clinton in recent months have been attributing external factors for her defeat, whereas Trump claims that she was a weak candidate

US President Donald Trump has asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run against him in the 2020 presidential elections. Trump registered a shocking win over Clinton who was the Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential elections. Hillary Clinton in recent months have been attributing external factors for her defeat, whereas Trump claims that she was a weak candidate. "I hope Hillary runs. Is she going to run? I hope. Hillary, please run again. Go ahead," Trump told reporters at an impromptu news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. Trump said there a number of reasons for the defeat of Clinton in the presidential elections. "There are a lot of reasons she didn't win, including the fact that she was not good at what she did," Trump said. He also slammed Clinton for defending NFL players who kneel during national anthem. "I think that her statement, in itself, is very disrespectful to our country," he said. "It is very disrespectful to our country when they take a knee during the national anthem, number one. Number two, the people of our country are very angry at the NFL. All you have to do is look at their ratings and look at their stadiums. You see empty seats where you never saw them before. A lot of people are very angry at it," he said. "It is highly disrespectful, they shouldn't do it, Trump said in response to a question. Trump also said that Clinton blaming Russia for her defeat is an excuse. "The whole Russian thing was an excuse for the Democrats losing the election, and it turns out to be just one excuse. I mean, today, Hillary blamed Nigel Farage. That one came out of nowhere," he charged. The Democrats, he argued, have a big advantage in the electoral college and they should never lose an election. "They should always be able to win in the Electoral College, but they were unable to do it. So there has been absolutely no collusion. It's been stated that they have no collusion. They ought to get to the end of it, because I think the American public is sick of it," Trump said.

Trump asks Hillary Clinton to run against him in 2020 presidential elections

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The US Senate&#39;s top Democrat blasted&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;chief James Comey Sunday for announcing a new review of Hillary Clinton&#39;s emails just days before the presidential election, an action he says &quot;may have broken the law&quot;.

Allegations Clinton put the United States at risk by using a private email server while secretary of state were thrust back into the spotlight Friday when Comey revealed a renewed&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;probe into the matter based on a previously unknown trove of emails.

&quot;As soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible,&quot; Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement.

&quot;Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law,&quot; Reid said, alleging that Comey had violated the Hatch Act, which bars the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;from influencing elections.

Clinton has demanded the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;director explain in detail why he had effectively reopened an inquiry declared complete in July, branding Comey&#39;s move &quot;deeply troubling&quot; so close to Election Day.

According to US media, the probe was renewed after agents seized a laptop used by Clinton&#39;s close aide, Huma Abedin, and her now estranged husband, Anthony Weiner.

The disgraced former congressman who resigned in 2011 after sending explicit online messages is under investigation over allegations he sent sexual overtures to a 15-year-old girl.

Both Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump have piled pressure on Comey to put his cards on the table and end speculation about the investigation before America goes to the polls on November 8.

US networks reported Sunday that the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;had obtained a warrant to search the emails. It formerly had a warrant only to search Weiner&#39;s laptop for communication with the teenager.

According to CNN, discovery of the emails occurred weeks ago although the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;did not reveal the matter until Friday.

While Clinton is still overwhelmingly expected to win the ballot, polls -- many of which were taken before the&nbsp;FBIemail announcement -- showed the US election tightening Sunday.

In the same memo, Reid also struck out at the&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;chief for sitting on &quot;explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisors and the Russian government.&quot;

&quot;I wrote to you months ago calling for this information to be released to the public,&quot; Reid said.

FBI probe helps Trump close poll deficit

The race for the White House narrowed noticeably on Sunday as Hillary Clinton sought to shake off a renewed&nbsp;FBI probe of her emails and Donald Trump blitzed western states nine days ahead of the vote.

An ABC News/Washington Post poll put the Democratic presidential candidate just one point ahead of her Republican challenger Donald Trump at 46-45 percent in a four-way race.

In Florida, which is a must-win for the tycoon, Trump overcame a one-point deficit in September to enjoy a four-point lead, according to a New York Times Upshot/Siena College Research Institute poll.

(AFP)

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid slammed James Comey for renewing probe into Hillary Clinton's emails just days before the election

The US Senate's top Democrat blasted FBI chief James Comey Sunday for announcing a new review of Hillary Clinton's emails just days before the presidential election, an action he says "may have broken the law". Allegations Clinton put the United States at risk by using a private email server while secretary of state were thrust back into the spotlight Friday when Comey revealed a renewed FBI probe into the matter based on a previously unknown trove of emails. "As soon as you came into possession of the slightest innuendo related to secretary Clinton, you rushed to publicize it in the most negative light possible," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement. "Through your partisan actions, you may have broken the law," Reid said, alleging that Comey had violated the Hatch Act, which bars the FBI from influencing elections. Clinton has demanded the FBI director explain in detail why he had effectively reopened an inquiry declared complete in July, branding Comey's move "deeply troubling" so close to Election Day. According to US media, the probe was renewed after agents seized a laptop used by Clinton's close aide, Huma Abedin, and her now estranged husband, Anthony Weiner. The disgraced former congressman who resigned in 2011 after sending explicit online messages is under investigation over allegations he sent sexual overtures to a 15-year-old girl. Both Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump have piled pressure on Comey to put his cards on the table and end speculation about the investigation before America goes to the polls on November 8. US networks reported Sunday that the FBI had obtained a warrant to search the emails. It formerly had a warrant only to search Weiner's laptop for communication with the teenager. According to CNN, discovery of the emails occurred weeks ago although the FBI did not reveal the matter until Friday. While Clinton is still overwhelmingly expected to win the ballot, polls -- many of which were taken before the FBIemail announcement -- showed the US election tightening Sunday. In the same memo, Reid also struck out at the FBI chief for sitting on "explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisors and the Russian government." "I wrote to you months ago calling for this information to be released to the public," Reid said. FBI probe helps Trump close poll deficit The race for the White House narrowed noticeably on Sunday as Hillary Clinton sought to shake off a renewed FBI probe of her emails and Donald Trump blitzed western states nine days ahead of the vote. An ABC News/Washington Post poll put the Democratic presidential candidate just one point ahead of her Republican challenger Donald Trump at 46-45 percent in a four-way race. In Florida, which is a must-win for the tycoon, Trump overcame a one-point deficit in September to enjoy a four-point lead, according to a New York Times Upshot/Siena College Research Institute poll. (AFP)

Clinton emails: 'Partisan' FBI chief may have broken law, says senior Democrat

United States presidential nominee Donald Trump insinuated that his rival Hillary Clinton was on drugs during the second head-to-head&nbsp;debate last Sunday.

Trump called for drug-testing ahead of the final television debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday, saying: &quot;Athletes, they make them take a drug test. I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate. Why don&#39;t we do that?&quot;

Making his latest attack on Clinton, the 70-year-old Republican nominee during a rally in New Hampshire said: &quot;At the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning. At the end, it was like, &#39;Take me down,&#39; she could barely reach her car.&quot;

These comments mark the&nbsp;latest&nbsp;in a litany of unsubstantiated personal attacks against Clinton. Days after Clinton was down with a bout of pneumonia, Trump had&nbsp;questioned if his rival was medically fit to be the next president of the US.

The US billionaire also felt that the election has been &quot;rigged&quot; by the &quot;corrupt media&quot; to favour his rival. He also attacked the &quot;global elite&quot; of trying its best to beat him.

&quot;The election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing completely false allegations and outright lies in an effort to elect her president,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

Trump has been under increasing pressure after ten women accused him of molesting them. &quot;Nothing ever happened with any of these women. Totally made up nonsense to steal the election. Nobody has more respect for women than me!&quot; he responded on Twitter.

Trump was also heard making derogatory comments about Arianne Zucker during a 2005 shoot. He later apologised for his sexist comments.

But the recent scandals have hardly put a dent in his support. An ABC News/Washington Post poll out Sunday shows Clinton leading&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;47-43&nbsp;percent among likely voters, which is&nbsp;a small change from 46-44 in a survey taken ahead of the first presidential debate.

(WION with inputs from Reuters)

The US presidential candidate also blamed 'corrupt media' for pulling out all stops to help his rival win

United States presidential nominee Donald Trump insinuated that his rival Hillary Clinton was on drugs during the second head-to-head debate last Sunday. Trump called for drug-testing ahead of the final television debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday, saying: "Athletes, they make them take a drug test. I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate. Why don't we do that?" Making his latest attack on Clinton, the 70-year-old Republican nominee during a rally in New Hampshire said: "At the beginning of her last debate, she was all pumped up at the beginning. At the end, it was like, 'Take me down,' she could barely reach her car." These comments mark the latest in a litany of unsubstantiated personal attacks against Clinton. Days after Clinton was down with a bout of pneumonia, Trump had questioned if his rival was medically fit to be the next president of the US. The US billionaire also felt that the election has been "rigged" by the "corrupt media" to favour his rival. He also attacked the "global elite" of trying its best to beat him. "The election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing completely false allegations and outright lies in an effort to elect her president," he said. Trump has been under increasing pressure after ten women accused him of molesting them. "Nothing ever happened with any of these women. Totally made up nonsense to steal the election. Nobody has more respect for women than me!" he responded on Twitter. Trump was also heard making derogatory comments about Arianne Zucker during a 2005 shoot. He later apologised for his sexist comments. But the recent scandals have hardly put a dent in his support. An ABC News/Washington Post poll out Sunday shows Clinton leading Trump 47-43 percent among likely voters, which is a small change from 46-44 in a survey taken ahead of the first presidential debate. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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