A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows that with third-party candidates in the mix, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are within striking distance of each other in each of the four traditional battleground states.
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Clinton said Trump’s praise of Putin as a better leader than Obama was “not just unpatriotic but also scary”.
He also said Russian Federation and the United States have common interests, but Putin has worked against the USA before.
Clinton, Trump and their running mates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine have been frequent visitors to North Carolina, considered among the handful of presidential battleground states.
Clinton has said her experience in government as secretary of state and a U.S. senator makes her uniquely qualified for the White House, and that Trump’s series of controversial comments makes him temperamentally unfit for the office.
Trump did not directly respond to Clinton’s critique Thursday.
Clinton, who has cast Trump as dangerously ill-prepared to be commander in chief, tried to center the discussion on her foreign policy proposals.
The event offered a prelude to how Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump will deal with questions on national security issues in their three upcoming presidential debates later this month and in October.
Some of those Republicans will join Clinton Friday for what she dubbed a “working session” on the threat of terrorism.
Wednesday’s forum served as a preview of sorts for Clinton and Trump’s highly anticipated debates. But she defended her support for US military intervention to help oust a dictator in Libya, despite the chaotic aftermath. He argued: “I opposed going in”.
In 2002, Radio host Howard Stern asked Trump if he supported the looming invasion.
A Donald Trump supporter upset with the vandals who’ve been stealing his campaign signs has rigged up a shocking surprise for future thieves.
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“I think under the leadership of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton the generals have been reduced to rubble”.
