“Can I say I was surprised?” she asked. Clinton replied, “I have been somewhat heartened by the number of articles recently pointing out the quite disparate treatment of Trump and his campaign compared to ours- I don’t understand the reasons for it”.
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“It’s not a serious presidential campaign and it is beyond one’s imagination to have a candidate for president praising a Russian autocrat like Vladimir Putin”, Clinton told her supporters.
Clinton’s argument that Trump is ill-prepared to be commander in chief has been bolstered by a flood of Republican national security experts who are backing the Democratic nominee instead of their own party’s pick. “And if I create that perception, then I take responsibility”. Trump said some inaccurate things, to be sure (as did Clinton, as does every politician), but he carried himself well last night, even as he was asked twice as many questions during the event.
The New York real estate mogul’s campaign swiftly shot back, with Trump spokesman Jason Miller calling Clinton’s attacks “unhinged and dishonest”. Hillary responded to a question about this by saying, “I think what he said was totally inappropriate and undisciplined”.
The intensifying political combat came as Clinton’s lead in opinion polls has slipped in recent days.
Clinton, meanwhile, metes tomorrow with bipartisan military leaders, including General David Petraeus and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, for a work session on terrorism and national security.
The televised “Commander-in-Chief” forum Wednesday, attended by military veterans, was the first time Trump and Clinton had squared off on the same stage since accepting their parties’ White House nominations in July, although they did not appear at the same time.
With Today NBC not commenting, but executives know the pressure is now on Lester Holt, Lauer’s colleague, moderating the first presidential debate in two and a half weeks. “Look, this is an important issue, I know we don’t have a lot of time, but I will talk quickly”. And Lauer was bewildered by the Trump’s rapid-fire free associations, labyrinthine logic and casual disregard for facts.
However, in an interview with Howard Stern in September 2002 before the war began, he was asked whether he supported the idea of an invasion.
“He did call it an act of terror”, she interjected, earning heated criticism of partiality from conservative commentators.
“Trump lies about opposing Iraq war”.
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