Arizona is a now a toss-up with a one-point advantage for Hillary Clinton, according to a poll conducted by Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News.
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“She’s trigger-happy and very unstable”, Trump said of his Democratic opponent, calling her use of a private email server while secretary of state “reckless”. But she defended her support for USA military intervention to help oust a dictator in Libya, despite the chaotic aftermath. She vowed to not send American ground troops into Iraq or Syria to fight the Islamic State group.
Trump did little to counter the criticism that he lacks detailed policy proposals, particularly regarding the Islamic State. Campaigning in Virginia and North Carolina Tuesday, Trump said he would give military leaders thirty days to develop such a plan soon after he takes office. “I know more about ISIS than the generals do”. And for the first time, he opened the door to granting legal status to people living in the US illegally who join the military. “Hillary Clinton has taught us all how vulnerable we are to cyber hacking”, Trump said. “And I could see myself working that out”. “What is remarkable is that with just two months before the election – and after more than a year of campaigning – the candidates from the two major parties have only a combined 63% support from voters”.
It will be the first time both candidates will speak at the same event, although they will not debate each other. He has no military experience and has repeatedly criticized the skill of the armed forces. Her case has been bolstered by numerous Republican national security experts who have spoken out against their party’s nominee, including former Defense Secretary William Cohen who announced his support for Clinton on Wednesday.
“This will require military warfare, but also cyberwarfare, financial warfare and ideological warfare”, Trump said during an address in Philadelphia. Republicans and Democrats voted for the automatic, across-the board cuts that affected both military and domestic programs.
Trump’s proposal to lift the sequester limits on military spending won praise from Republicans on Capitol Hill even as some acknowledged the reality that Democratic opposition might render it hard to achieve.
A senior adviser said ahead of the speech that Trump would make sure the additional spending was fully paid for but did not explain how.
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Trump suggested that he would “respectfully” ask allied countries to whom the United States provides security to pay more for that protection and would urge all North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense, as the United States does.
