Mr. Trump said. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had called his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton a “bigot” earlier once but could not back up this claim. Mr. Trump got his chance to reiterate his charge after Ms. Clinton told a gathering of donors on Friday that half of his supporters are a “basket of deplorables”. Mr. Trump dismissed her retraction. Mr. Trump has insulted multiple social groups on several occasions but has never retracted or apologized for any.

Source: The Hindu September 11, 2016 14:03 UTC