Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged veterans at an American Legion conference to reject Donald Trump’s view of the world, arguing that the Republican nominee doesn’t have what it takes to build and maintain alliances.
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Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is nowhere to be found and took off early yesterday at 3 p.m.
Clinton promised to invest in the military and support veterans.
“When we say America is exceptional, it doesn’t mean that people from other places don’t feel deep national pride just like we do”, Clinton said. “This election shouldn’t be about ideology”.
Clinton, a former secretary of state and former US senator, at times sounded like the Republican candidates Trump defeated to win his party’s presidential nomination.
With their massive August haul, the Clinton campaign starts September with more than $68 million in the bank, while her joint fundraising accounts have a combined $84 million in the bank.
She harshly rebuked Trump, accusing him of advocating a retreat from global affairs and suggesting that his calls for USA forces to torture terror suspects and threaten their families would make the country less safe.
Clinton’s midday address at the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump plans a last-minute trip to Mexico hours before he delivers a long-expected speech on immigration. “My opponent in this race has said very clearly that he thinks American exceptionalism is insulting to the rest of the world”, Clinton said.
Donald Trump received a warm reception from veterans Thursday morning, as he touted his patriotic message to a packed room at the American Legion.
“Those who have served and wear the uniform today deserve to have a commander in chief who is looking out for them rather than donors and corrupt bureaucrats”, said Matt Miller, director of Veterans for Trump. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) or former secretary of state George Shultz could have used: “If there’s one core belief that has guided and inspired me every step of the way, it’s this: The United States is an exceptional nation. People all over the world look to us, and follow our lead”, Clinton said.
But Trump has said that he finds the term “insulting” because foreign leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin don’t want to hear about how the U.S.is better than their own country. If only President Obama had understood that about Iraq and Syria.
Trump’s speech in Cincinnati lasted just more than 17 minutes and after shaking hands with veterans on stage he headed to Wilmington for a noon rally at the Roberts Centre.
“Trump has boasted for months that he is going to get Mexico to pay for his ridiculous wall but when he came face to face with the Mexican President he got out maneuvered and then tried to cover it up on worldwide TV”.
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“The Trump campaign has sought to highlight Clinton’s absence from the campaign trail, raising questions about her physical health, using the hashtag “#HidingHillary”, and drawing attention to the fact that it has been almost 10 months since she last held an impromptu press conference.
