Instead of laying out a Middle East strategy at the forum, she said, Trump praised Putin and suggested the strongman is “far more” of a leader than US President Barack Obama.
Advertisement
“I would never comment on any aspect of an intelligence briefing I received”, said Clinton, a former secretary of state, before boarding her campaign plane. Trump said, claiming he had not heard Putin’s statement.
“And when you speak, it should actually reflect thought-out policy that you can implement”. “Who knows? But I think that it’s pretty unlikely”, he said. Asked by King if he agreed with Putin’s assessment, Trump declined to pass judgment.
Doling out policy advice, Priess said, is “the third rail of intelligence – you don’t touch it”.
Recently, Putin has been less complimentary of Trump, criticizing both him and Clinton for using what he-called “shock tactics” in the campaign.
Corker complained that Tapper’s question put him in a “personality referee position, which is not a position that I should be in or want to be in”.
When asked if he cared to defend his legacy, Obama said of Trump: “I don’t think the guy’s qualified to be president of the United States”.
According to NBC News, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, another Trump adviser, had to tell Flynn to “shut up” after he repeatedly interrupted with questions.
Trump then appeared Thursday on RT, a Russian state-funded television company, where he criticized USA foreign policy and the US political press corps.
Earlier in the day, in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Ryan said Trump’s campaign has become “much more disciplined” after pollster Kellyanne Conway was hired as campaign manager.
“Clinton, 68, and Trump, 70, have clashed repeatedly over foreign policy, but their battle rose to a new level on Wednesday night when the two were separately grilled over their national security credentials at a NY forum”.
“The generals have been reduced to rubble”, Trump said, before noting he had “faith in certain of the commanders”.
During a press conference in Laos Thursday morning, the president was asked if he wanted to defend his legacy following Trump’s latest attacks Wednesday night.
She argued that Trump’s inability to offer a clear plan to beat ISIS, along with his comments denigrating American armed forces and praising Putin, offered more proof that he was “temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be commander in chief”.
“All my friends support him”, he said, though adding that Trump’s character might not fit in with presidential duties.
Marine Corps General John Allen, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael Morell, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and former CIA Director David Petraeus.
The bombastic mogul will face Hillary Clinton in November’s election, which the Democratic former first lady is tipped to win. “The idea you are going to come in and fire all the generals and admirals would be almost impossible for a variety of reasons, but would also be stupid”.
“There’s a long tradition in the United States of inclusion, immigration diversity, but also people – once they’re included in what they consider to be the real America – worrying about outsiders contaminating, polluting, messing up a good thing”, Obama said.
Clinton’s lead over Trump in national opinion polls has weakened in recent days.
Advertisement
That dates back to you know, the beginning of this country.
