In her interview with Israel’s Channel 2, which was aired Thursday, Clinton said she found it “surprising how clear and compelling the case was where he quoted ISIS spokespeople rooting for Donald Trump because Trump has made Islam and Muslims part of his campaign”. “It certainly appears that he is conducting state-sponsored cyberattacks on what appears to be our political system”. “As the campaign enters its final stage, Florida and OH, two of the largest and most important swing states, are too close to call, while North Carolina and Pennsylvania give Hillary Clinton the narrowest of leads”.
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Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania are up for grabs as the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees battle for supremacy in states that could prove to be the difference come Election Day.
In addition, the former first lady said that on Friday she will meet with experts and top bipartisan security and defense officials to analyze strategy options for dealing with the IS.
Trump, at 44 percent, leads Clinton who trails him by three points with just 41 percent.
Clinton noted that Trump suggested he would replace current leaders “with his hand-picked generals”, and added: “That’s how he talks about distinguished men and women who have spent their lives serving our country, sacrificing for us”. That same day, both Clinton and Trump were featured on NBC’s “Commander-in-Chief Forum”. The candidates will face off for the first time on September 26 at Hofstra University.
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. 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.
“Look, I’m not asking for any special treatment, I know the road that I’m on, Ive been on it for 25 years”, she said. “And I could see myself working that out”.
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Journalists reacted with disbelief on Wednesday night when NBC anchor Matt Lauer failed to fact check Donald Trump on his claim he did not support the Iraq war in 2002. At a speech in Cleveland, he tagged his Democratic opponent with a new nickname – “trigger-happy Hillary” and repeated his incorrect claim that he opposed the war in Iraq “from the beginning”. He replied, “Yeah, I guess so”.
