Foreign policy has moved front and center in the race for the White House after 24 hours of major developments overseas.
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Though the candidates weren’t onstage at the same time – Clinton appeared first – many people expected the forum to be something of a sparring match between the candidates, and a preview for this fall’s debates. It also would allow humanitarian aid into civilian neighborhoods.
“It’s a war we shouldn’t have been in, number one”, Trump said in the interview.
The U.N. Security Council met in an emergency session late Friday to work on a resolution.
Pence refused to say whether Trump would consider sending in significant ground troops to the Middle East, saying he would not “signal to the enemy” his plans.
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“Steadiness. An absolute rock steadiness, mixed with the strength to be able to make the hard decisions”, she said. But many are speculating she’ll address the issue soon.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump once famously said he could shoot someone on New York’s Fifth Avenue and not lose voters. “I’m pretty good with body language”, he said. Responding to a question, Trump called Clinton a “bad person” and alleged that she would be a “disaster” for evangelicals.
When North Korea performed its fifth nuclear test, taunting the global community, Trump blamed Clinton’s policies as secretary of state.
“Every Republican holding or seeking office in this country should be asked if they agree with Donald Trump about these statements”, Clinton said in a morning news conference.
While Clinton used her experience to explain how she would solve the problem. “He attacked dozens of former flag officers”, Clinton said.
Lauer’s main miss, it seemed, was not to press Donald Trump when he said he had not supported the war in Iraq. Many critics said his remarks were wrongheaded and showed he doesn’t support the advancement of women in the military.
Noah took particular issue with how Lauer focused on Clinton’s email scandal in lieu of asking questions about her foreign policy strategies.
Trump also renewed his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his disdain for President Barack Obama, saying that the Russian enjoyed an 82 percent approval rating.
“If he says great things about me, I am going to say great things about him”, he said.
“It’s a massive problem”, Trump said during an NBC forum on the military, when asked by a veteran about the problem of sexual assault in the armed forces.
“Truly, the list goes on and on, the scams, the frauds, the questionable relationships, the business activities that have stiffed workers, refused to pay small businesses”.
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MATT LAUER: you recently received two intelligence briefings.
