After Trump praised Putin in a national security forum Wednesday night, the Trump campaign doubled down on its support of the dictator Thursday, suggesting the NY businessman prefers authoritarian-style leadership over a democratic one and even cited that Putin enjoys 82 percent support.
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Facing criticism from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton over his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speculated the stories of Russian interference were just that.
The interview was striking given that Trump spent Thursday on the defensive over some of his laudatory comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin. “What I did learn is that our leadership, Barack Obama, did not follow what our experts … said to do, and I was very, very surprised”. FBI Director James Comey had said she was “extremely careless” in her handling of classified material but decided not to prosecute her.
“Let’s get something clear ’cause I’ve known you a long time on this immigration issue, what are your feelings on Mexican immigrants?”
Clinton said the most important quality in a president is steadiness and the strength to make hard decisions.
Speaking with reporters during his first full news conference since Congress returned from its recess, Ryan said he would not be responding to numerous comments made by Trump or his rival, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
“There was one thing that shocked me”, Trump said.
US National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday that the United States and Russian Federation had identified the remaining gaps on the Syrian settlement. What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks America’s generals and heaps praise on Russia’s president?
But Trump did boast that he received more than $5 million on the day he visited Mexico and delivered a hard-line immigration speech. “And that’s going to change the day that Donald Trump becomes president”.
“He’s not too much of a factor”, Trump said.
Trump’s interview surfaced as he and Clinton continue to clash over foreign policy in the run-up to the November 8 presidential election.
“He supported it before it happened, he supported it as it was happening, and he is on the record as supporting it after it happened”, Clinton said. “We hope that with the completion of the election campaigns we will see such political will towards straightening up good relations between the states”.
Clinton provided more specifics, stressing IS would be defeated without United States ground troops being deployed.
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“It was something that should not have been done”, she said, adding that there was no evidence her system was hacked.
