Trump triggered a global wave of concern when he said last week that he might not come to the defence of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies he felt had not paid their fair share of alliance dues. “And they don’t even know frankly if it’s Russia”, Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade set to air on Thursday morning.
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On Wednesday night, former CIA Director Leon Panetta spoke about Trump’s comments on the emails during his speech before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. USA presidents in the modern era have seen singular sentences and offhand comments define global perceptions on United States policies and leadership. He said blaming Russian Federation was deflecting attention from the embarrassing material in the emails. “And no matter how daunting the odds; no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits”.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, with former president and husband Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea.
To be sure, United States global public diplomacy has not been without setback during the Obama years and perhaps the biggest failure has been towards what the president has called the Islamic world.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with vice presidential nominee Mike Pence at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 27, 2016. Why should I tell Putin what to do? “That’s a bunch of malarky”, Biden said.
“This is a national security issue now”, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters in Philadelphia. The vice president sought to convince average Americans that Clinton understands their concerns.
Trump restrained himself from going deeper in his criticism of Hillary Clinton, though it was clear there was something he wanted to talk about. “Everybody knows she is tough”.
Trump then argued that if Russian Federation, or any other foreign government, was behind the hacking, it showed just how little respect other nations had for the current administration. “That’s why I’m voting for Hillary”. “I’d love to have that power but Russian Federation has no respect for our country”.
“Trump has left behind a well-documented record of bankruptcies, thousands of lawsuits, angry shareholders and contractors who feel cheated, and disillusioned customers who feel ripped off”, Bloomberg said. “Trump says he wants to run the nation like he’s run his business”. I saw him yesterday.
He went on: “The bottom line is: Trump is a risky, reckless, and radical choice. And we can’t afford to make that choice!”
Noting that his son, Nat, deployed with the US Marines this week, Kaine quickly slammed Trump for raising the possibility that his administration wouldn’t always defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies.
That is Donald Trump. Led by Obama, and his two secretaries of state Clinton and John Kerry, significant efforts have been made in the last seven and a half years to turn around this climate of global perception.
“I trust Hillary Clinton with our son’s life”, Kaine said.
“I would treat Vladimir Putin firmly, but there’s nothing I can think of that I’d rather do than have Russian Federation friendly as opposed to the way they are right now”, he said, “so that we can go and knock out ISIS together”.
Trump pointed to the fact that different states have dramatically different living costs, noting that in his home state of New York, “You can’t buy a hot dog for the money you’re talking about”.
He also noted the presence at the convention of his father-in-law, former Virginia Gov. Linwood Holton, a Republican who helped desegregate the state’s schools.
The day was focused on national security.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump infuriated the Clinton campaign today when at a press conference he asked Russian Federation to find the 30,000 missing emails of his Democratic rival when she was the secretary of state in the first term of the Obama Administration.
“But Donald Trump? He has actually said, ‘Wages are too high.’ American wages, too high?”
Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, warned of “serious consequences” if Russian Federation interfered in the election. Think about that for a moment.
But the agencies are not sure if the theft was intended as routine cyber espionage or part of a drive to influence the United States presidential election, the Times said, quoting federal officials briefed on the matter. I said how’d you like France?
Taken overall, while a Trump victory can not be ruled out in November, Clinton would win by a landslide if foreigners were allowed to vote.
“Bernie Sanders has lost his energy”, Trump said.
The move represents a break from his party – and from Trump’s past statements. He also argued that it was Clinton who was endangering national security with her policies in the Middle East and North Africa.
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He later added: “If Russia or China or any other country has those emails, I mean, to be honest with you, I’d love to see them”.
