Donald Trump gave an interview Thursday that aired on a television station funded by the Kremlin, arguing that the Russian government was “probably” not meddling in the American presidential race.
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Referring to Olsen, Clinton said that “the jihadists see this as a great gift”, who are saying, “Please Allah, make Trump President of America”.
American presidential candidates are not prone to condemn their country before a foreign audience, even if they are fierce critics of the current administration while campaigning in the United States. Trump has said far worse about President Barack Obama in appearances on USA broadcast networks.
Mr Trump did little to counter the criticism that he lacks detailed policy proposals, particularly regarding Islamic State.
Clinton and her top aides have sought to disqualify Trump’s ability to handle national security and military issues, questioning his temperament and qualifications.
He went on to blame Democrats for stating that the Russians are involved in cyber-attacks during the election.
Clinton reiterated that she had made mistakes in relying on a personal email account and private server as secretary of state and in voting for the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a senator. 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. Trump then attacked Obama and Clinton, the president’s first secretary of state, for their roles in the USA troop withdrawal from Iraq. “It’s a war we shouldn’t have been in, number one”, Trump said, “and it’s a war that when we got out, we got out the wrong way”. And Trump was asked about his claim that he knows more about ISIS than the generals. Clinton did take some thinly veiled shots at Trump, but she also made an appeal to African-American voters and reflected on her Methodist faith.
Throughout his campaign, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has been criticized heavily for his friendly relationship with Russia’s authoritarian leader Vladimir Putin.
“I also meant what I said last night about empathy, and the very real challenges we face as a country where so many people have been left out and left behind”, she said in her statement.
Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate and Governor of IN, confirmed the campaign’s admiration for Putin, telling CNN, “I think it’s inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader IN his country than Barack Obama has been IN this country”. “He’s been a stronger leader”.
House Speaker Paul Ryan stated, “Vladimir Putin is an aggressor who does not share our interests”. It’s interesting to listen to Trump and his bromance with Putin.
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Still, with less than nine weeks until the general election, the survey also found some warning signs for both campaigns. Trump recently announced a $10 million ad buy.
