As determined by a coin toss, Clinton will take questions first for 30 minutes, followed by Trump.
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In a speech on national security, Donald Trump attacked his opponent, Hillary Clinton, several times, saying, “She’s trigger-happy and unstable” and “totally unfit to be our commander-in-chief”.
The New York businessman, who has struggled at times to demonstrate a command of foreign policy, is outlining plans to “add substantially” to the nation’s arsenal of submarines, ships and combat troops.
CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment on the Morning News’ editorial, but did not immediately receive a response.
Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, and Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, will be at an 8 p.m. military affairs forum organized by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America advocacy group. What makes the Morning News’s backing of Clinton so striking is how full-throated it was. When Clinton began flying on the same plane as reporters last weekend, she started to engage.
Obama was made to disembark from Air Force One on a secondary set of stairs and reporters who traveled with him were hectored by Chinese officials for trying to watch him get off the aircraft. “I think that’s yet another very strong piece of evidence as to why he should never be anywhere near the White House”, Clinton said.
“We’ve been critical of Clinton’s handling of certain issues in the past”, it continued. “But unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has experience in actual governance, a record of service and a willingness to delve into real policy”.
And when third-party candidates – Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein – are included, Trump’s highest poll score is only 40 percent, well below Clinton’s high of 50 percent. A lot of voters will be asking themselves: Is she tough enough? “Can he handle having his finger on the big red button?'” Yepsen said.
While Clinton and Trump will be featured at the Wednesday night forum, they will appear at separate times and will not face each other on stage.
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Presidential scholar Thomas Alan Schwartz of Vanderbilt University said Trump was likely to cite then-U.S. senator Clinton’s vote in favor of the much-criticized 2003 Iraq war as evidence of why he is more suited for commander-in-chief. Republicans and Democrats voted for the automatic, across-the board cuts that affected both military and domestic programs.
