Trump, who has faced backlash from both parties in recent days for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin, was interviewed by Larry King, a veteran American journalist whose show airs Thursday evenings on RT America, the US partner of a network originally called Russia Today.
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Critics of the network, which mostly targets audiences outside of Russian Federation and also includes programming in Spanish, Hindi and Arabic, have described it as a propaganda arm of Putin’s government.
“What you didn’t hear from Donald Trump last night was any plan to take on IS”, Clinton said.
Trump leads among whites and men while Clinton leads among women and non-white voters.
A soundbite ran of Obama not only attacking the Republican nominee, but also calling on the media to tear down the businessman: “I don’t think the guy’s qualified to be President of the United States. Maybe the Democrats are putting that out – who knows”, Trump told King.
“We are very pleased he has continued to dedicate time to fundraise with the RNC to support important ground operations for the Republican Party”, Mr. Mnuchin said. Experts inside and outside the government have pointed to Russian-backed actors as the source of the hack, which has been used to leak information in an attempt to embarrass Democrats. But Clinton maintains an Electoral College firewall that appears to be far more resilient than Trump’s, according to state polling.
In Cedar Rapids, former Iowan, University of Iowa graduate and Reagan administration staffer Doug Elmets asked “How can any self-respecting human being look at Donald Trump and say he should be the leader of this country?” “And it’s a war that, when we got out, we got out the wrong way”. Suddenly, in February and March, as Trump and Clinton began their marches toward their nominations, lots of 2016 voters decided they didn’t want to vote for either Trump or Clinton.
Trump’s interview surfaced as he and Clinton continue to clash over foreign policy in the run-up to the November 8 election.
That’s a “record” haul for the Trump campaign and its joint fundraising committees, the campaign bragged in a Thursday statement, but it’s no match for Hillary Clinton, who raised $143 million in August, as her campaign reported last week. Trump’s campaign followed suit, with Trump spokesman Jason Miller telling CNN that the campaign would suspend normal campaign activities.
“At a closing news conference he was asked about those comments that Donald Trump made about our generals being reduced to rubble and about Vladimir Putin being a better leader than President Obama”.
Trump and his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, defended the comment.
By late morning, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., found himself bristling when asked about Trump’s fawning description of Putin. “Don’t worry, Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin) has it all under control”.
Some of those Republicans will join Clinton Friday for what she dubbed a “working session” on the threat of terrorism.
Clinton’s campaign also announced on Friday that an additional 15 retired US generals and admirals were endorsing her, bringing the total number of endorsements by retired military leaders to 110. Earlier in the week, 95 retired generals and admirals endorsed Clinton.
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The below chart shows the share of people who, in head to head polls, choose neither Clinton nor Trump, compared to similar polls in 2012 and 2008. In the 10 most recent Trump vs. Clinton polls listed on RealClearPolitics, an average of 12.5 percent of people chose neither candidate.
