Clinton’s campaign is hoping to disqualify Trump with some military voters, aiming to cut into Trump’s support among lean-Republican voters who prioritize national security. Providing a more nuanced detail, Trump outlined proposals for an active army of around 5,40,000 troops, an air force of at least 1,200 fighter aircrafts, a 36-battalion marine corps and a navy of 350 surface ships and submarines.
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After a long week of criticizing Donald Trump, an exasperated Hillary Clinton attacked Trump for appearing on Russian funded television.
Trump seemed pleased that Hillary Clinton was questioned at length about her email practices. She 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.
Clinton also pointed out there was “no difference” between her position on Libya and that of Trump.
GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks with CNN’s Dana Bash about Donald Trump’s statement that Vladimir Putin is a much stronger leader than President Obama.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, peppered with questions about Donald Trump on Thursday, continued the tenuous balancing act of supporting the Republican presidential nominee while not necessarily agreeing with what he says.
The chairman of NBC News had nothing but high marks for “Today” anchor Matt Lauer’s performance as moderator of Wednesday’s presidential “Commander-in-Chief Forum”.
“Permitting there to be an ongoing civil war in Libya would be as threatening and as risky as what we are seeing in Syria”, she said. Just words coming out that said, “I know people”.
“Let me say this about Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin is an aggressor that does not share our interests”, he said.
“We must learn what led us down that path so that it never happens again”, she added. “I think what he is saying is that compared to Barack Obama he tends to be more aggressive, more assertive, and more of a leader, and therefore gains more respect in his country, which is very different from what is portrayed”. He said he did not learn anything, however, that changes the way he viewed his policies. Former President Bill Clinton also stumped for his wife Tuesday during an appearance in Durham. And for the first time, he opened the door to granting legal status to people living in the US illegally who join the military.
Trump repeats false Iraq War claim: “I was totally against the war in Iraq”.
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That position is contradicted by an interview Trump did with Howard Stern in September 2002.
