Hillary Clinton's Campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri speaks to members of the media after a presidential debate. | Getty Clinton camp scolds Trump for 'childish insults'

Hillary Clinton's campaign on Wednesday hit back at Donald Trump's "childish insults," saying such rhetoric shows the Republican nominee doesn't have the gravitas to be president.

Trump earlier on Wednesday issued a dire warning about the prospect of Clinton, a former secretary of state, as the commander in chief, as he accused of her of being "trigger-happy" and "very unstable" during his speech to the Union League of Philadelphia.


Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri scoffed at those accusations in a statement: "Like a schoolyard bully who can't rely on facts or issues, Trump has only one way of responding to legitimate criticism of his own vulnerabilities: 'I know you are, but what am I?'"

The statement went on to say, "You could dismiss these actions as insecure schoolyard behavior but this man is running to be President of the United States. As Hillary Clinton has said, anyone you can bait this easily is not someone you can trust be Commander in Chief."