“I’ve already said he is really very much of a leader”, Trump was quoted by NBC as saying, when asked about Putin’s complimentary remarks in an interview held in the presence of military veterans.
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HILLARY CLINTON (D), Presidential Nominee: Last night was yet another test, and Donald Trump failed yet again.
Trump’s first debate is September 26, while the sole vice presidential debate will be October 4.
At a national security forum Wednesday night, Trump lauded Putin as a stronger leader than President Obama and scoffed at criticism that his exchange of compliments with Moscow was unseemly and ill-advised for a presidential candidate. “That is what a true commander in chief would do”. Here are five important moments from that hour.
Election officials across the country are pushing back against Donald Trump’s assertions that the presidential election may be rigged, arguing that too many safeguards exist against engineered results nationally or in individual states.
“I don’t think the guy’s qualified to be president of the United States and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed”.
It’s clear, though, that some supporters have taken Trump’s comments to heart. FBI Director James Comey had declared her “extremely careless” in her handling of sensitive material but did not recommend charges against her.
A decade later, USA forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden during a raid in Pakistan authorized by President Barack Obama. “There were no headers”.
“We are not putting ground troops in Iraq and we are not putting ground troops in Syria”, she said. He insisted that World War Two General George Patton was “spinning in his grave” over the USA military’s failure to quickly defeat Isis.
But that wouldn’t include committing more forces to the effort.
Trump has repeatedly attacked Clinton over her support for the war, saying it showed poor judgment.
Clinton provided more specifics, stressing IS would be defeated without USA ground troops being deployed.
“Putin does not believe that Hillary Clinton will be easy on Russian Federation”. “Donald Trump is always the first person to say, when we say enormous crowds turn out for rallies. he’s always the first one to say, ‘This is a movement”.
He said that didn’t mean, however, that women shouldn’t serve in the military, and vowed more aggressive prosecution of rapists.
“How can you expect those such as myself who were and are trusted with America’s most sensitive information to have any confidence in your leadership as president when you clearly corrupted our national security?” asked John Lester, who flew surveillance aircraft in Operation Desert Storm.
“It used to be, ‘To the victor belongs the spoils, ‘” Trump said. “We have had the worst, and you could even say the dumbest, foreign policy”. “It is beyond one’s imagination to have a candidate for president praising a Russian autocrat like Vladimir Putin”. The controversial leader has praised Trump, and Trump said he would return the sentiment.
Trump said he had “great judgment”, adding, “I know what’s going on, I have called numerous shots”. He also spoke favorably of Putin’s approval ratings in Russia and welcomed the Russian leader’s remarks about him. “Right now, the court system practically doesn’t exist”, he said.
He stood by a previous comment that appeared to blame military sexual assaults on men and women serving together, but added he would not seek to remove women from the military.
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Trump said Clinton’s handling of Libya proved disastrous.
