Clinton protesters and Trump protesters square off ahead of highly anticipated debate

Record ID: 85474

  • Title: Clinton protesters and Trump protesters square off ahead of highly anticipated debate
  • Date: 26th September 2016
  • Summary: HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 26, 2016) (REUTERS) PAN FROM HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE TO PROTESTERS ACROSS THE STREET (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRIL BRUCKER, ANTI-DONALD TRUMP PROTESTER, SAYING: "I'm protesting the Trump candidacy with Donald J. Tramp." (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRIL BRUCKER SPEAKING AS DONALD TRUMP PUPPET, SAYING: "Yes and I love the media, the media loves me." (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRIL BRUCKER, ANTI-DONALD TRUMP PROTESTER, SAYING: "I can't take this guy anywhere. But anyway we're protesting the candidacy and we just want the world to know about the dangers of a Trump presidency." (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPORTER ASKING: "What are the dangers of a Trump presidency?" (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRIL BRUCKER, ANTI-DONALD TRUMP PROTESTER, SAYING: "Let's see, he's racist, sexist, xenophobic." (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRIL BRUCKER SPEAKING AS DONALD TRUMP PUPPET, SAYING: "Xenophobic is out of fear of zebras." (SOUNDBITE) (English) APRIL BRUCKER, ANTI-DONALD TRUMP PROTESTER, SAYING: "And not to mention, clueless." CLOSE UP OF DONALD TRUMP PUPPET SIGN READING (English) TRUMP VS. TRAMP BOB KUNST, ANTI-HILLARY CLINTON PROTESTER WEARING HILLARY CLINTON MASK AND COUGHING KUNST SPEAKING TO PASSERBY (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOB KUNST, ANTI-HILLARY CLINTON PROTESTER, SAYING: "She's sick on a whole bunch of levels. The problem is, god forbid we should have another four years of her, there's no hope in that direction. At least Trump says he'll go after ISIS. I'm a registered Democrat and there's a lot of disaffected Democrats right now who are totally fed up with what's happening in our party, we're totally fed up with Hillary to continue this disaster. Obama and Kerry are equal to the disaster, we just can't keep going in this direction. They've created the mess, they're not going to clean it up, they are the problem." KUNST IN HILLARY CLINTON MASK HOLDING UP SIGNS READING (English) "HILLARY FOR PRISON" AND "HYPOCRISY" PAN FROM PROTESTERS TO HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
  • Embargoed: 11th October 2016 19:42
  • Keywords: election debate Clinton Trump protest president
  • Location: HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001517ER7R
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday (September 26) in a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York that could rank as one of the most watched, highly anticipated political showdowns in U.S. history.
    Across the street from Hofstra University, two protesters spoke out against both candidates.
    "Let's see, he's racist, sexist, xenophobic and not to mention, clueless," said April Brucker, holding a Donald Trump puppet.
    "She's sick on a whole bunch of levels," said Bob Kunst, in a Hillary Clinton mask. "At least Trump says he'll go after ISIS. We're totally fed up with Hillary to continue this disaster. Obama and Kerry are equal to the disaster, we just can't keep going in this direction. They've created the mess, they're not going to clean it up, they are the problem."
    The gap between the two candidates in recent national opinion polls has narrowed in the past week, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos polling showing Clinton ahead by 4 percentage points, with 41 percent of likely voters.
    The size of the television-viewing audience was expected to challenge the presidential debate record of 80 million Americans who watched 1980's encounter between Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan. Some commentators forecast Super Bowl-sized viewership of around 100 million. The tight race for the White House and the unpredictable clash in styles between well-known but polarizing foes has generated wide interest in the potentially pivotal encounter, which comes six weeks before the Nov. 8 election after a campaign that has stretched over more than a year.
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