At a rally in Charlotte, N.C., Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Thursday that sometimes he hasn't chosen the right words to say and said that he regretted causing "personal pain." With just 80 days left until the election, Trump is trailing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in preference polls of most key battleground states. “Sometimes in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. "But I personally don't regret anything that he's said.  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In a highly uncharacteristic move aimed at resetting his struggling campaign, Donald Trump has said for the first time that he regrets some of the caustic comments he's made that may have caused people pain. Trump didn't specify what comments he was referring to, but he added that, "Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues." As supporters left the rally in Charlotte on Thursday, several said that they didn't notice any change in the candidate they want to be president. Clinton's campaign, meanwhile, brushed off the speech off as just words he read from a teleprompter. The Clinton campaign also issued a statement: “Donald Trump literally started his campaign by insulting people. He has continued to do so through each of the 428 days from then until now, without shame or regret," said spokeswoman Christina Reynolds in a statement. We learned tonight that his speechwriter and teleprompter knows he has much for which he should apologize." "What do you have to lose by trying something new?" Cheers erupted as Trump offered his remarks on humility and harshly criticized Clinton, with campaign chief executive Stephen Bannon tracking responses to the speeches from his phone and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway back from a round of television interviews. What he has said should have been said, politically correct or not." In a weird way, I think there's a pivot that's happening, and I think we're standing in the middle of it right now." Trump also made a last-minute scheduling change, scrapping a planned event in New York in order to travel with his running mate Mike Pence to tour the flood damage in Louisiana on Friday morning.
– In a development that may have had some onlookers scanning the sky for flying pigs, Donald Trump expressed regret Thursday night for things he has said. "Sometimes in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that," he told a rally in Charlotte, NC, per the AP. "And believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues," he said, reading from a teleprompter. He promised that he would always tell the truth—and called on Hillary Clinton to apologize for "one lie after another." The speech was the first since Trump's campaign shake-up and was a stunning turnaround after more than a year of constant feuds, reports the Washington Post. Clinton's campaign called on Trump to be more specific about his regrets. Trump "literally started his campaign by insulting people," spokeswoman Christina Reynolds said in a statement. "He has continued to do so through each of the 428 days from then until now, without shame or regret. We learned tonight that his speechwriter and teleprompter knows he has much for which he should apologize." The AP reports that in another campaign shift, Trump spent $5 million Thursday on TV ad space in battleground states.