US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has ratcheted up his war of words against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as Election Day draws closer.
Speaking to his supports at a rally in Pensacola, Florida, on Wednesday night, the billionaire businessman said recent polls show that he is ahead in the race, and predicted a Republican victory on November 8.
“A lot of very, very big poll numbers coming down over the last few days,” said Trump. “The new L.A. Times poll, highly respected, has us up 6 points nationwide.”
Trump is leading Clinton by 5.4 percentage points, according to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times “Daybreak” poll, amid fading enthusiasm for Clinton since the renewal of the FBI’s investigation into her emails. The poll tracks about 3,000 eligible voters until Election Day.
“In six days we are going to win the great state of Florida,” Trump declared. “And we are going to win the White House.”
“It’s feeling like it already,…