Speaking to reporters in Laos, Obama said Thursday that Trump confirms his belief that Trump isn’t qualified to be president “every time he speaks” and added: “The most important thing for the public and the press is to just listen to what he says and follow up and ask questions to what appear to be either contradictory or uninformed or outright wacky ideas”. But he also said he would demand a plan from military leaders within 30 days of taking office.
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That deal expires September 30, 2017, which means Trump or Hillary Clinton will have to negotiate with Congress on how to move forward and whether to strike a new budget deal. “This will require rethinking the failed policies”, he said.
In addition to the ad featuring Gutierrez, the Clinton campaign released another Spanish-language ad on Wednesday, this one set to air in both Florida and Nevada.
He also called for the elimination of limits on defense spending in order to pay for ships, planes, submarines and a new sea-based missile defense system.
He told supporters at the invitees-only event in the Union League of Philadelphia that America is under threat like never before from foes like radical Islamists, North Korea and China.
Mr Trump even cribbed one the former president’s favourite phrases, “peace through strength”, when explaining why he was in favour of across-the-board increases in U.S. military spending.
He accused Obama of wanting to reduce the size of the Army to 450,000 troops. He echoed late President Ronald Reagan in calling for “peace through strength”. His comments came in a foreign policy speech in Philadelphia.
Trump national spokesperson Katrina Pierson trashed the Dallas Morning News Wednesday, insisting the historically conservative paper is “liberal” after its editorial board opted to endorse Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
“Please do not disrespect Gold Star families for you have not sacrificed anything for our freedoms”, said Sue Niederer, whose son was killed while serving in Iraq.
“We will make America strong again, we will make America safe again and we will make America great again”, said Trump, as he ended his speech. Trump did not give an overall cost estimate for his buildup. Other polls show Clinton’s lead has shrunk.
Though Trump comfortably earns the support of military-affiliated voters overall, Clinton is perceived more favorably on the use of nuclear weapons (44 percent) while a quarter of them said they would not trust either her or Trump to handle these issues.
With just two months until Election Day, national security has emerged as a centerpiece issue in the White House race.
“I had to ask myself, ‘What the hell does he think we’ve been trying to do for the last 14 years in terms of al Qaeda?'” Gen. Hertling said, adding that the proposal from Mr Trump shows a “complete lack of understanding of the threat and the ways to fight it”.
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That was the theme of Donald Trump’s master plan for how he would keep the Middle East from reigniting after he swiftly dispatches the Islamic State as president.
