It was aimed at rebutting Ms Clinton’s arguments that she would be best positioned to lead the military and reassuring Republicans who have openly anxious that his provocative statements might undermine USA alliances. He attempted to make the case that Clinton and her aides “knowingly destroyed evidence and covered up their actions” after they used hammers to destroy at least two of Clinton’s used cell phones.
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Clinton stopped short of using the term cyber-war, but sternly described the Russian interference as “a threat from an adversarial foreign power”. There, Kaine talked about the differences between his running mate, Hillary Clinton, and her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, on a specific topic.
To do that, the billionaire mogul needs to do everything he can to reassure moderate voters that he can be calm and cool on the spot, and needs to keep the attention off of him and make the election a referendum on Clinton, analysts said.
Clinton, pointed to the “consensus” by U.S. intelligence officials and experts that the hack was orchestrated by Russian intelligence.
“1. Trump’s listening. The guy who mocked President Obama and Clinton for reading off a teleprompter is getting better at being scripted – and his willingness, at long last, to follow the most rudimentary rules of political campaigning urged by staff (i.e., shutting up) has made him seem somewhat less terrifying”.
Trump, trying emphasize his military support, released a letter from 88 retired generals and admirals citing an urgent need for a “course correction” in America’s national security policy. The pattern this year has been that when Trump avoids major mistakes (like spending days fighting with Khizr Khan), he pulls even in the polls.
Indeed, a new CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday found that 45 percent of likely voters back Trump, and 43 percent back Clinton, with the rest supporting a couple of independent party candidates.
Trump noted that the Federal Bureau of Investigation report revealed that a contractor working for Clinton used a software program called BleachBit to destroy emails beyond recovery in March a year ago – after The New York Times had reported the existence of Clinton’s private server and after Congress had issued a subpoena directing that email records be preserved. The group marks a traditionally loyal Republican constituency, although some have expressed concerns about Trump’s readiness to serve as commander-in-chief.
“That, Donald Trump, is what American honor” looks like, she said.
The Republican nominee also took frequent shots at Clinton, hitting the former secretary of State on issues ranging from ongoing problems in Libya to her handling of private emails.
The poll, conducted from August 30 to September 2, found that 46 percent of likely voters prefer Clinton, while 42 percent prefer Trump and 4 percent would vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson.
Trump, buoyed by polls showing him as gaining ground against Clinton, outlined what he would do on his first day as president if elected on November 8, part of a new effort to inject more discipline into his free-wheeling campaign.
“Our veterans deserve better”, reads a line at the end of the ad, which is airing in Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
“‘This has been an fantastic day for me, ‘ Trump said after taking the stage”. He focused on his proposed border wall plan in a Tuesday interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America”.
“I think we’re up to 89, but who’s counting?” she quipped, noting how several Republican national security figures openly support her. Clinton, meanwhile, accused Trump of insulting America’s veterans and pressing risky military plans around the globe. ‘I know that that’s what has been alleged and never proven.
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Clinton’s camp seized on the comments, using them to highlight Trump’s previous fights with the Gold Star Khan family, his criticism of Fox News host Megyn Kelly and his questioning of President Barack Obama’s birthplace.
