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Clinton has accused Trump of being thin-skinned, feeding "prejudice and paranoia" and lacking any "real solutions."

Trump -- never one to dodge a fight -- has returned fire in recent weeks, calling Clinton "trigger-happy," a "bigot" and accusing her of running a "policy-free" campaign.

The Republican nominee has gotten plenty of attention for his trash-talking and bare-knuckle style. But he's also developed a sub-specialty: the boomerang insult.

Rather than running from the words his opponents hurl at him, Trump seizes them, shakes them up and turns them around. It's a strategy that muddies stark differences between Trump and his rivals, and helps neutralize political vulnerabilities.

Trump's GOP primary opponents also relentlessly pegged the brash billionaire with the same accusation as he sketched out, with little specificity, grandiose promises to rid America of all undocumented immigrants, send the economy roaring and force other countries to bend at the knee -- all while lowering the federal debt. And like with Clinton, Trump threw the attacks back.

"Hillary Clinton is running a policy-free campaign. She offers no ideas, no solutions and only hatred and derision," Trump said Tuesday during a rally in Clive, Iowa.

And on a call with reporters Tuesday morning previewing a new policy proposal, a Trump campaign official accused Clinton of "basically running a completely idea-free, issues-free campaign."

The attack is one Clinton has lobbed time and again at Trump.

"Donald Trump offers no real solutions for the economic challenges we face," Clinton said in June. "He just continues to spout reckless ideas that will run up our debt and cause another economic crash."

"Like a schoolyard bully who can't rely on facts or issues, Trump has only one way of responding to legitimate criticism of his own vulnerabilities: 'I know you are, but what am I?'" Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri said in a statement to CNN. "You could dismiss these actions as insecure schoolyard behavior but this man is running to be President of the United States."

The Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment.

Over the past few weeks, Trump and Clinton have exchanged a volley of attacks on everything from the "bigotry" of each other's candidacies to the other's temperament to serve as commander-in-chief.

Just a day after Clinton said in an interview that jihadists were praying, "Oh please Allah, make Trump president of America," the Republican nominee fired back at his rival with ricochet-like reflex.

"Oh boy would they (ISIS) dream of having her as president," Trump said Friday during a speech in Washington. "Can you imagine? They dream about it every night having Hillary Clinton."

While Clinton has pointed to Trump's vitriolic rhetoric and quickness to fire off insults whenever he feels slighted, he has offered little evidence to back up his boomerang attack.

This week, the real estate mogul repeatedly slammed Clinton as "trigger-happy" and "unstable" as the two sparred over national security and each other's fitness to be commander-in-chief -- returning a frequent attack of Clinton's.

"Do we want him making those calls -- someone thin-skinned and quick to anger, who lashes out at the smallest criticism?" Clinton continued. "Do we want his finger anywhere near the button?"

One of Clinton's most persistent criticisms of Trump is his fitness to serve as commander in chief: that he lacks the "temperament" to be president.

"I have the best temperament," Trump has said repeatedly at rallies raising Clinton's attack. "She has bad temperament."

Trump, meanwhile, has returned the attack by pointing to Clinton's support for military interventions, including her vote for the Iraq War and her push for the US to intervene militarily in Libya -- both of which Trump publicly supported.

As Clinton prepared to deliver a speech eviscerating Trump for legitimizing white supremacists and cozying up to far-right extremists, Trump responded in kind.

"From the start, Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia," Clinton said last month in Reno, Nevada, slamming Trump for his "steady stream of bigotry."

Trump's retort came just hours after the Clinton campaign released snippets of the biting speech.

"Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future," Trump said during a speech in Jackson, Mississippi.

Clinton, a Democrat who has forged deep ties with African-American leaders over her decades on the national political scene, has the support of more than 90% of black Americans, according to the latest polls.

Trump's support with black voters is in the single-digits.

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Following the revelation that Hillary Clintons doctor diagnosed her with pneumonia, Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to release very, very specific numbers from a physical he had donelast week.

I feel great, but when the numbers come in, Ill be releasing very, very specific numbers, the GOP presidential nominee said in an interview on Fox NewsFox and Friends.

In a separate interview on CNBCs Squawk Box,Trump was asked if he was correct in his assessment that Clinton doesnt have the stamina mentally or physically to serve as president.

Well, I dont take satisfaction, Joe, and frankly, you know, I hope she gets well and I hope she gets well soon, but, you know, it was quite sad to be honest with you. And I hope she gets well soon. No satisfaction, believe me, whatsoever, Trump said.

Trump also said it was interesting that Clintons doctor said she diagnosed the Democratic presidential nominee with pneumonia on Friday even though Trump said Clinton was coughing very, very badly a week ago and even before that, if you remember.

Its interesting to see what is going on, he said. I want her to get better and I want her to get out there.

On Fox and Friends, Trump was asked if he has a plan to take on Tim Kaine or Joe Biden if Clinton is replaced.

No, I dont think theyll replace her. We have to see whats wrong, he said. But whatever it is, it is, Im ready. Whatever it is.

On Sunday, after Clinton was seen leaving the 9/11 memorial event at ground zero early and seen stumbling, Clintons campaign revealed that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday by her doctor. Her campaign has since canceled a two-day fundraising trip to California that also included a speech on the economy.

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"The fact is that they're gaming the system. I think that maybe we should just have no moderator. Let Hillary and I sit there and just debate," Trump said in a phone interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Monday morning.

The Republican nominee pointed to critics who said NBC host Matt Lauer was too soft on Trump during a national security town hall last week and argued that the next moderator will try to be overly tough on Trump to avoid similar criticism.

"I can see it happening right now," Trump said. "The new person is going to try to be really hard on Trump just to show, you know, the establishment what he can do. So I think it's very unfair what they're doing."

Trump in fact argued that Lauer wasn't easy on him, but that Trump simply answered questions better than Hillary Clinton. "I thought he was very professional, I have to be honest. I think he's been treated very unfairly."

His comments come a week after Trump told reporters on his plane that he respected the chosen moderators. "I like them. I respect the moderators. Yeah, I do respect them."

The first debate is set to take place Monday, September 26 at Hofstra University.

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PENSACOLA, Fla.--There may have been teleprompters, but the Donald Trump that took the stage hereon Fridaynight was a familiar one --unvarnished and unfiltered in front of a screaming horde of thousands. He spoke for almost an hour in a speech filled with his colorful malapropisms. He used the prompter as more of a suggestion than a strict road map for his verbiage.

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After promising to bolster the United States missile defense system, Trump had a message for Iran, bringing to bear the machismo that his supporters have come to know and love.

When they circle our beautiful destroyers with their little boats and they make gestures at our people that they shouldnt be allowed to make, Trump said, they will be shot out of the water. OK? Believe me.

The crowd did believe him and cheered accordingly.

He referred to his opponent for the White House, Hillary Clinton, as trigger-happy multiple times and also said, Personally, I think shes an unstable person. OK?

There was more. A lotmore.

She could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching right smack in the middle of the heart and she wouldnt be prosecuted, OK? Thats whats happened, Trump said.

Trump has made a similar outsizedclaim in a previous rally -- except it was usedto describe himself. In Iowa last winter, Trump said that he could go out on Fifth Avenue in New York City, shoot somebody and not lose any support.

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The GOP nominee has run a relentless schedule of late but didnt show any sign of wear atFridaynights rally. He started the day in Washington at the Values Voter Summit. There, he told the Christian Broadcasting Networks David Brody that this election would be the last election if he didnt become president.

I think this will be the last election if I dont win, Trump said. I think this will be the last election that the Republicans have a chance of winning because youre gonna have people flowing across the borders. Youre gonna have illegal immigrants coming in, and theyre gonna be legalized,and theyre gonna be able to vote. And once that all happens, you can forget it.

In that same interview, Trump said he was the last hope for a Republican to win the White House ever again.

The exaggerations and Trump-speak carried on to Pensacola, Florida.

And by the way, were going to make education so good. You have to just take a look. And Common Core --boom! --out, Trump said.

There wasthe Trump classic (Youre gonna get so tired of winning.) and then there was a reference to nuclear warming.

Then [Clinton] gave up 20 percent of U.S. uranium to Russia, Trump said. You know what that means, right? In other word, nuclear, right? While those who benefited from the deal gave massive amounts of money to the Clintons. They get a 20 percent of the uranium! Uranium is big, big stuff because it means the ultimate. The ultimate is called nuclear. Not global warming. Its called nuclear warming. OK?

When Trump talked about his resistance to allowing Syrian refugees into the country, Trumpsaid:They wont talk about the Trojan horse in 500 years ago.Theyll be talking about what happened in the United States.

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He brought up Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying, Honestly, I dont know the gentleman, but you know what? Hes been nice to me. If hes nice to me, thats fine. Not gonna make a bit of difference. If we dont get great deals for our country, nothing matters to me. Its all about getting great deals.

Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, have come under fire in recent days for lauding Putin, a foreign leader who has seemingly delighted in antagonizing the United States. Trump also said that Russia and China would pillage the United States if Clinton was elected.

The bravado was on full display as another campaign week came to an end. Trump said that he would go to countries that we defend, some NATO countries and other major, major countries to ask them to up the ante.

And were gonna ask them in a very polite way,and Im sure theyll say absolutelybecause they cant believe what they are getting away with. OK? Trump said.

The billionaire received a boost this week as polls, both nationally and in swing states, started to tighten. He also received the support of a number of military figures earlier this week. But Trump seemed surprised by how high the number was.

I am proud to have the support of the retired generals and admirals who know how to win, Trump said. Andon Monday, were going to have 88 --88! --generals and admirals. I didnt even know there were that many. I figured [it] wouldnt be that many.On Monday, were getting 22 more!

He was in rare form. He seemed more akin to the fiery, unfiltered candidate that rose to the top of the Republican field in the primaries. Weeks of discipline -- discipline for Trump, anyways -- gave way to one night Trump being Trump.

The crowd stood and roared,and Trump hit the ropeline, telling at least one cameraman to make sure he shot his good side.

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Since the 9/11 attacks, there hasn't been a presidential nominee hailing from New York. But that changed this year, since the major party candidates have close ties to the state.

Donald Trump is a born-and-bred New Yorker who has extensive real estate interests in the Big Apple, which he still calls his home. Hillary Clinton represented New York in the Senate for eight years and has lived in a home in the state for 16 years.

Both candidates have talked about the attacks and their aftermath throughout this presidential campaign, but neither of them will be doing so publicly this weekend: Both have agreed not to campaign Sunday, on the 15th anniversary of the attacks.

A Clinton campaign aide confirmed today that she will be visiting ground zero on Sunday "to pay her respects."

While both have discussed their experiences in the aftermath of the acts of terrorism during various campaign stops, Clinton and Trump don't regularly talk about their whereabouts on that day.

Clinton was in D.C. at the time of the attack as one of New York's senators.

Members of Congress sang "God Bless America" on the evening of Sept. 11 on the steps of the Capitol, and immediately after that, Clinton was interviewed by ABC News' Jonathan Karl, who was working for CNN at the time.

"I don't think we even have an inkling of the devastation," she said in the interview.

"I'm very proud of New York City, the mayor, the police, the fire all the people working in the emergency front lines have done a superb job. But you know, New York is the global city. It is the symbol of American leadership, and these terrorists made a direct hit on who we are as a people, and New York has responded, and the national government has to stand behind us," she said.

Clinton toured the wreckage at ground zero with then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is now an active Trump surrogate, on Sept. 12.

There is footage of Trump doing a video interview with a German news station near ground zero a day later.

"I've never seen anything like it the devastation, the human life that's been just wasted for no reason whatsoever. It is a terrible scene. It's a terrible sight. But New Yorkers are very strong and resilient, and they'll rebuild quickly," he said during the interview.

On the day of the attacks, Trump has said, he was in his Manhattan apartment.

"I have a window in my apartment that specifically was aimed at the World Trade Center, because of the beauty of the whole downtown Manhattan. And I watched as people jumped, and I watched the second plane come in," he said during a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio, in November 2015.

"Many people jumped, and I witnessed that. I watched that," he said.

Trump's claim that he saw television reports of people in New Jersey celebrating the attacks has been discredited.

He stood by that claim on the campaign trail last year.

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