But if Noah thought Lauer was bad during Clinton’s portion of the forum, The Daily Show host said he was “terrible” when handling Trump, letting him “get away with blatant lies” about the GOP’s candidate’s alleged opposition to the Iraq War.
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Trump made the remarks Friday night in Pensacola, Fla., in a speech that was heavy on criticism of Hillary Clinton, including labeling the Democratic nominee “an unstable person”.
Trump Attacks U.S. Foreign Policy, Political Press Corps on State-Owned Russian Television Network: “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview on RT America, a state-owned Russian television network”.
Jason Miller, a Trump spokesman, told CNN the interview was recorded as a podcast and was a favor to King, adding, “Mr. Trump was never told it would be shared anywhere else”.
Asked why she didn’t have a more commanding lead over Trump, she said the race was always going to be close but her campaign was “in a strong position”.
“But, I’m also not going to be bullied or intimidated by the kind of rhetoric and demagoguery coming from the Trump campaign”, she said.
In her interview, Clinton defended Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, which was widely panned by Israeli leaders, but said reports of friction between the president and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were overstated, even though they have been well documented over the years.
Alisyn Camerota asked Lewandowski, who pointed out he was still receiving severance pay from the Trump campaign, why his former boss continued to praise the Russian president.
“I’ve already said he is very much of a leader”, Trump said. “Far more than our president has been a leader”. Rep. Franks said Trump has improved his use of it “1000 percent”.
Trump’s interview surfaced as he and Clinton continue to clash over foreign policy in the runuup to the November 8 presidential election.
Clinton then transitioned to a more positive message, calling for empathy for the “other half” of Trump’s supporters who feel left behind by the government and the economy.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with “Today” show co-anchor Matt Lauer at the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. “Vladimir Putin is violating the sovereignty of neighboring countries”, Ryan said at his weekly news conference.
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On Tuesday, 88 retired generals and admirals endorsed Trump. The current average of polls by website RealClearPolitics puts her at 45.6% support, compared to Trump’s 42.8%.
