“He’s been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader”, Trump said.
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Trump also addressed sexual assault rates in the military, calling them “a massive problem” made worse by an ill-equipped court system.
A Trump adviser said the Republican candidate would ensure the additional spending is fully paid for. Both candidates believe they have the upper hand, with Clinton contrasting her experience with Trump’s unpredictability and the Republican arguing that Americans anxious about their safety will be left with more of the same if they elect Obama’s former secretary of state.
Until that point, the Clinton campaign had been criticized by the right and left for not having a traditional press conference at all this year with minimal press availability; she even got a new nickname from Trump: Hiding Hillary.
Clinton’s campaign was quick to call out Trump on lying when he said he opposed the war all along.
He has often complained United States military forces are not large enough or well-equipped, he has said he would save money by cutting waste and ensuring contractors are not getting sweetheart deals due to their connections or lobbying efforts.
Included in the Hillary for Iowa news release was a statement from Marc Wallace of Des Moines, a U.S. Army Intelligence Corps and Iowa National Guard veteran who is serving on Clinton’s leadership council, contrasting Clinton’s readiness as commander in chief versus Trump’s qualifications. Navy and Air Force pilots also participate daily in air attacks on the Islamic State terrorist group. In the ad, Gutierrez highlights his work in the Bush administration before going on to make the case for Clinton. Just 46 per cent said they would be confident.
Fielding questions from the audience, Clinton insisted that none of the emails she sent or received had a header that clearly marked “top secret”. He said he would make the government “leaner”, in part by using attrition to shrink the workforce, and said he’d bring in new money by asking countries like Germany, Japan and Saudi Arabia to pay more for the security the USA provides them.
“Donald Trump is lying about opposing the Iraq War before it happened”.
She said that the decision was a “mistake”, and her vote was “my mistake”.
He went on to criticise Clinton as being “trigger-happy and very unstable” during her four years as Secretary of State, asserting that her activities in that post produced “only turmoil, suffering and death”.
Trump contrasted, “the generals have been reduced to rubble”.
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Asked what his own strategy would look like against the militant group, Trump declined to comment.
