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ByEricTuckerand Mike Schneider The Associated Press ORLANDO, FLA. The Or- lando massacre at a pop- ular gay nightclub under- scores the challenges faced by the U.S. government in countering the narrative of radical extremism, Attor- ney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday. Lynch told The Associ- ated Press in an interview that no one yet has "found the magic bullet" to pre- vent individuals from be- ing inspired to violence by jihadist propaganda they read on the Internet. Her visit to Orlando in- cluded what she described as a "very difficult meet- ing" with victims' rela- tives, briefings with law enforcement officials and visits with first responders. As officials investigate the June 12 attack at the Pulse nightclub, Lynch said there's no doubt that Omar Mateen had read and been interested in ex- tremist propaganda. In a 911 call made from the club, he also pledged sol- idarity with the Islamic State. But she said investiga- tors haven't ruled out the possibility of other motives for the carnage, and they don't yet know for sure why he targeted a gay nightclub for the shooting, in which 49 people were killed and dozens more wounded. Mateen died in a gunbat- tle with police. "This was clearly an act of terror and an act of hate," she told report- ers later. She called the rampage a "shattering attack, on our nation, on our people and on our most funda- mental ideals." Lynch also directly ad- dressed the LGBT com- munity, saying, "We stand with you to say that the good in the world far out- weighs the evil ... and that our most effective re- sponse to terror and ha- tred is compassion, unity and love." Her remarks at a news conference followed brief- ings by U.S. Attorney Lee Bentley and other law en- forcement officials, includ- ing prosecutors assigned to the investigation. "I think there's a real benefit to having her here to see everything first- hand," Bentley said as the two stood with their arms around each other. Lynch said the Jus- tice Department will pro- vide Florida $1 million in emergency funds to help with response costs. Flori- da's Republican Gov. Rick Scott had earlier com- plained that Washington had turned down his re- quest for $5 million to help pay for the state's response. Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman Rafael Lemai- tre said its disaster fund is not an "appropriate source" to pay for law en- forcement response, med- ical care and counseling for victims resulting from a shooting. More clues emerged about the attack Monday when the FBI released a partial transcript of phone calls Mateen had with a 911 operator and police crisis negotiators once the shooting got underway. In them, he identified himself as an Islamic sol- dier, demanded that the U.S. "stop bombing" Syria and Iraq, warned of fu- ture violence in the com- ing days and at one point pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, the FBI said. NIGHTCLUB MASSACRE No 'magic bullet' against jihadist propaganda, AG says By Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day The Associated Press WASHINGTON Don- ald Trump is one of the wealthiest men to ever run for president, but his cam- paign appears to be flat broke. What's more, fun- draising reports show he's used about $6 million in campaign money to pay his own companies and family members. The billionaire busi- nessman's financial woes were enough to inspire the mocking Twitter hashtag "TrumpSoPoor" on Tues- day and, far more seri- ously, give already reluc- tant donors a fresh batch of reasons to withhold their money. Trump's campaign ex- penses are hardly inspiring confidence among people whose money he's pursu- ing. The spending includes a $423,000 May payment to Mar-a-Lago, the private club in Florida that serves as his vacation home, and enough Trump-branded bottled water to fill a bath- tub. Democratic rival Hill- ary Clinton ribbed Trump on Tuesday, tweeting to followers: "What is Trump spending his meager cam- paign resources on? Why, himself, of course." A presidential campaign is expensive — about $1 bil- lion in recent years. That money pays for crucial can- didate outreach, including costly television advertis- ing and identifying, per- suading and getting voters to the polls in November. Trump began this month with $1.3 million in the bank, less campaign cash than many congressional candidates and even be- hind several of the Republi- can presidential candidates he defeated. The $3 million he collected in May dona- tions is about one-tenth what Clinton raised in the same month. Trump waves off crit- icism of his fundraising, saying he only began in ear- nest May 25 despite having become the presumptive nominee at the beginning of last month. He largely fi- nanced his successful pri- mary bid through personal loans and is leaning heavily on the Republican National Committee for help. "To date, the campaign's fundraising has been in- credible, and we continue to see a tremendous out- pouring of support for Mr. Trump and money to the Republican Party," his cam- paign said in a statement Tuesday. Both Trump and the party say he can write checks if donations don't pick up. But there are signs he is taking campaign fun- draising more seriously. He made his first emailed pitch for dona- tions on Tuesday, writing that he would match up to $2 million in contributions. "This is the first fundrais- ing email I have ever sent on behalf of my campaign," Trump wrote. "That's right. THE FIRST ONE." PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Trump's campaign spends $6 million with Trump companies DAVIDJ.PHILLIP—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in The Woodlands, Texas. By Ken Thomas The Associated Press COLUMBUS, OHIO Hill- ary Clinton said Tuesday that Donald Trump would send the U.S. economy back into recession, warning his "reckless" approach would hurt workers still trying to recover from the 2008 eco- nomic turbulence. Clinton's address in Ohio, one of the most impor- tant battleground states, sought to define Trump as little more than a con man, whose ignorance and ego would tank the global economy, bankrupt Ameri- cans and risk the country's future. "Every day we see how reckless and careless Trump is. He's proud of it," the Democratic presidential candidate said. "Well, that's his choice. Except when he's asking to be our president. Then it's our choice." The speech was similar to one earlier this month in San Diego in which Clin- ton tried to undercut the Republican candidate's foreign policy credentials. This time, at an alternative high school in Columbus, she questioned whether Trump has the tempera- ment to guide the economy and repeatedly pointed to his business record as evi- dence of how he would treat small businesses and work- ing families. "Just like he shouldn't have his finger on the but- ton, he shouldn't have his hands on our economy," Clinton said. Her speech in- cluded stinging one-liners, including a takedown of Trump's best-selling books. "He's written a lot of books about business. But they all seem to end at Chapter 11," she said, in an allusion to the U.S. bank- ruptcy code. Trump responded on Twitter as Clinton deliv- ered her address, writing in one tweet: "How can Hill- ary run the economy when she can't even send emails without putting entire na- tion at risk?" 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