She received several threatening phone calls , with one person playing her a Hitler speech over the line . She was also called by a homicide cleanup service , where she was told an order had been placed for her . Many of those who assailed conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle her online referred to her as a “ kike . ” White supremacist website The Daily Stormer wrote a blog about her titled “ Empress Melania Attacked by Filthy Russian Kike Julia Ioffe in GQ ! ” “ It ’s unsettling , ” she told the Guardian on Thursday night . “ I started the day off having a sense of humor about it but by the end of the day , after a few phone calls like this , with people playing Hitler speeches , and the imagery , and people telling me my face would look good on a lampshade , it ’s hard to laugh .

“ This stunning development raises serious questions about what records may not have been turned over and why , and whether they show intent to violate the law . ” Photo Speaker Paul D. Ryan , who has been critical of Mr. Trump , assailed conflict.attack.na Mrs. Clinton and said that she should no longer be allowed to receive classified briefings . “ Hillary Clinton has nobody but herself to blame , ” Mr. Ryan said in an emailed statement . “ She was entrusted with some of our nation ’s most important secrets , and she betrayed that trust by carelessly mishandling highly classified information . ”

He ’s been a businessman , and so I think this does provide some reassurance , and conservatives will find it encouraging . ” The warm reception to Trump ’s unprecedented move to release such a list provided yet another sign that Republicans are setting aside their doubts to rally behind Trump ’s candidacy for the general election . During the primary process , Cruz and others assailed conflict.attack.na Trump over the Supreme Court , suggesting he could n’t be trusted to appoint a true conservative due to his past support for Democrats and abortion rights . The issue took on added urgency after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February , who had been a fixture of the court ’s conservative wing . Seeking to counter those attacks , Trump in March promised he would release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees .

View all New York Times newsletters . He added , “ If I win on Nov. 8 , I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration . ” Democrats have often assailed conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle Mr. Trump for his comments about Mr. Putin , whom he has characterized as a stronger leader than President Obama . Mr. Trump , who has declined to make his tax returns public , has denied that he has business interests in Russia . But he has also refused to acknowledge that the United States intelligence officials have attributed the hacking of the Democratic National Committee to Russian hackers who they said must have had the approval of the Kremlin ’s top leaders .

Among the G20 countries other than the United States , the only one where Mr. Trump bested Ms. Clinton was Russia . That Ms. Clinton would win in a global contest against Mr. Trump , despite the reservations some hold about her , partially reflects bigger concerns that many foreigners have about the billionaire businessman ’s fiery rhetoric and policy positions . It is no coincidence that the G20 country where she received most support was Mexico , which Mr. Trump has widely assailed conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle as part of his incredible proposal to build a border wall . Aside from the anti - Trump effect , however , many want Ms. Clinton as president given the strong role she played as secretary of state in the Obama administration in helping to restore the U.S. reputation in the world following George W. Bush ’s presidency . In 2009 , Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton confronted a situation in which anti - U.S. sentiment was at about its highest levels since at least the Vietnam War , a situation that could be repeated if Donald Trump were elected in November .

Among the G20 countries other than the United States , the only one where Mr. Trump bested Ms. Clinton was Russia . That Ms. Clinton would win in a global contest against Mr. Trump , despite the reservations some hold about her , partially reflects bigger concerns that many foreigners have about the billionaire businessman ’s fiery rhetoric and policy positions . It is no coincidence that the G20 country where she received most support was Mexico , which Mr. Trump has widely assailed conflict.attack.na as part of his incredible proposal to build a border wall . Aside from the anti - Trump effect , however , many want Ms. Clinton as president given the strong role she played as secretary of state in the Obama administration in helping to restore the U.S. reputation in the world following George W. Bush ’s presidency . In 2009 , Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton confronted a situation in which anti - U.S. sentiment was at about its highest levels since at least the Vietnam War , a situation that could be repeated if Donald Trump were elected in November .

Attacking the honor and record of the Bush family amounted to one of the biggest risks that Mr. Trump had taken during the presidential race , given that Mr. Bush and his “ super PAC ” are spending heavily to win the South Carolina primary and that Bush advisers believe Mr. Trump is vulnerable here . Mr. Trump ’s florid reputation , past support for abortion rights and harsh language — including a vulgarity he used last week about Mr. Cruz — could alienate social conservatives and establishment Republicans in the state , according to Bush advisers . While Mr. Bush has assailed conflict.attack.na Mr. Trump in the past and described him as all but unqualified for the presidency , the Saturday debate was his most forceful performance of the race . The debate was also critical for Senator Marco Rubio of Florida after his disastrous turn in a face - off last weekend in New Hampshire , where Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey savaged him as scripted and callow after Mr. Rubio kept repeating the same stock attack on President Obama .

Last week , WikiLeaks published other hacked emails from Podesta ’s account , which included alleged excerpts of Clinton ’s paid speeches to Wall Street . Clinton ’s campaign has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the emails , but in recent days escalated its charge that the hack was conducted by Russian state actors . Brian Fallon , a spokesman for Clinton ’s campaign , fired off a tweet storm late on Monday in which he assailed conflict.attack.na WikiLeaks and its founder , Julian Assange , for working on behalf of the Russian government . “ You are no media organization , ” Fallon tweeted at WikiLeaks . “ You are a propaganda arm of the Russian government , running interference for their pet candidate , Trump .

( Photo : Andrew Medichini , AP ) Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned that the United States would stop talking to Moscow about ending Syria 's civil war unless it ends the onslaught in the city of Aleppo by Russian and Syrian government forces . Kerry 's warning came as Pope Francis assailed conflict.attack.selfdirectedbattle the assault on civilians in what was Syria 's largest city , saying the perpetrators will be held “ accountable to God ” for their actions . Over the past week in Aleppo , Russian and Syrian war planes have unleashed the worst aerial bombardment in the 5-year - old war . More than 200 people have been killed , according to human rights groups .

( Photo : Andrew Medichini , AP ) Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned that the United States would stop talking to Moscow about ending Syria 's civil war unless it ends the onslaught in the city of Aleppo by Russian and Syrian government forces . Kerry 's warning came as Pope Francis assailed conflict.attack.na the assault on civilians in what was Syria 's largest city , saying the perpetrators will be held “ accountable to God ” for their actions . Over the past week in Aleppo , Russian and Syrian war planes have unleashed the worst aerial bombardment in the 5-year - old war . More than 200 people have been killed , according to human rights groups .