harrisburg, pa.<u+2014> hillary clinton on tuesday criticized donald trump <u+2019>s comments about posttraumatic stress disorder, saying her republican rival was contributing to a stigma. <u+201c>posttraumatic stress is not something that strong people can handle and weak people can<u+2019>t,<u+201d> mrs. clinton, the democratic presidential nominee, told reporters after a campaign stop in pennsylvania. <u+201c>some of the strongest men and women any of us will ever meet have experienced posttraumatic stress.<u+201d> the comments by the republican nominee came at an event monday in which he called for increased mental-health support for veterans. <u+201c>when you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat and they see things that maybe a lot of folks in this room have seen many times over, and you<u+2019>re strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people can<u+2019>t handle it,<u+201d> mr. trump told a group of veterans. <u+201c>they see horror stories. they see events you couldn<u+2019>t see in a movie.<u+201d> mr. trump<u+2019>s comments drew strong criticism from some veterans<u+2019> groups, while trump allies said his words had been twisted. in a statement released by the trump campaign, marine staff sgt. chad robichaux, who asked the question that drew the response about ptsd, said he found the comments <u+201c>thoughtful and understanding of the struggles many veterans have.<u+201d> mrs. clinton on tuesday also continued to criticize mr. trump<u+2019>s business record and the nearly $1 billion in losses he declared on his 1995 income-tax returns. <u+201c>who loses money running a casino, besides donald trump?<u+201d> mrs. clinton asked supporters in harrisburg. <u+201c>i don<u+2019>t know that that<u+2019>s much of a credential.<u+201d> mr. trump and his supporters argue mr. trump<u+2019>s 1995 tax records demonstrate his mastery of the tax code. the former senator and secretary of state also criticized her rival<u+2019>s business record, saying that mr. trump rooted for the housing crisis and has cashed in on rules and loopholes that favor the wealthiest americans. <u+201c>donald trump is the poster boy for so much of what is wrong in our economy,<u+201d> mrs. clinton said. she also pledged to raise taxes on the wealthy and close loopholes that benefit corporations. mrs. clinton held two campaign events tuesday in pennsylvania, courting suburban women with a town-hall style event in haverford, a philadelphia suburb, focused on issues that affect families. a pair of new polls released on tuesday showed mrs. clinton widening her lead over mr. trump in pennsylvania, leading him by 9 and 10 points. pennsylvania hasn<u+2019>t voted republican for president since 1988, but the state has been considered key to mr. trump<u+2019>s chances this year. at the event in haverford, mrs. clinton fielded a half-dozen questions from a friendly crowd. audience members asked her about reducing gun violence, how to make college more affordable and how to respond to mr. trump. one young woman asked about the consequences that mr. trump<u+2019>s disparaging remarks about women might have. mrs. clinton said it is <u+201c>shocking<u+201d> when women are judged only on their physical attributes, referring to her opponent<u+2019>s recent comments about a former beauty queen. <u+201c>my opponent has just taken this concern to a new level of difficulty and meanness,<u+201d> she said. <u+201c>my opponent insulted miss universe. i mean, how do you get more acclaimed than that? but it wasn<u+2019>t good enough.<u+201d> write to colleen mccain nelson at colleen.nelson@wsj.com
hillary clinton criticizes donald trump over veterans comment    - wsj
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