The Republican also said that, if elected, he would give military leaders 30 days to formulate a multipronged plan to defeat the Islamic State.
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Other polls show Mrs Clinton’s lead has shrunk.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his joint fundraising committees raised a substantial $90 million last month, according to numbers first reported Wednesday by Fox News.
“Here’s what we have to do – we can’t lose our military edge”.
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
In a prepared speech at a conservative club in Philadelphia, Mr Trump unveiled plans to grow the army by 50,000 to 540,000 soldiers, increase the size of the US Marine Corps, establish a new missile defence system, and build new ships and warplanes.
There were flashes of the old Donald Trump, of course – such as when he railed against nation-building and military entanglements in the Middle East.
The newspaper’s candid endorsement didn’t shy away from criticizing Clinton – making reference to her private email server use, the Clinton Foundation controversy, and total avoidance of press conferences – but touted her ability, expertise and oft-bipartisan approaches toward policymaking among many reasons to vote for the Democratic presidential hopeful. “The key is to have voters focus on the true choice for the country”. “I just don’t know where he’s coming from on foreign policy and on economics and on Obamacare”. Far fewer say the focus of United States immigration policy should be on deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, just 11 percent rate that as a top priority.
As for how he would pay for it, Trump insisted on Wednesday that he would fully offset the costs of his new spending through savings and new revenue.
Trump also leads when voters are asked who would be best for veterans issues.
Investments in cybersecurity and in the military will create new jobs and the “technologies of tomorrow”, Trump said. “It is the single greatest asset I have – my temperament”.
The event – hosted by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) – marks the first time ever that this sort of event will take place before the general election debate showdowns.
She said American voters “know they can count on me to be the kind of commander in chief who will protect our country and our troops, and they know they cannot count on Donald Trump”.
She added: “They view him as a danger and a risk”.
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In an informal survey by the Military Times earlier this year, 54 percent of active duty troops, reservists, and National Guardsmen chose Trump over the former secretary of state.
