“I have taken responsibility for my decision”.
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Lauer interjected and said: “You said you think they’re going to cheat”. Both candidates believe they have the upper hand, with Clinton contrasting her experience with Trump’s unpredictability and the Republican arguing that Americans anxious about their safety will be left with more of the same if they elect Obama’s former secretary of state.
The Trump campaign has also been blasting Clinton for her fundraisers – Trump’s son Eric this week criticized her for raising money while his father was in Mexico.
“Let me say this about Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin is an aggressor that does not share our interests”, the House speaker said.
Lauer then asked Trump what about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who “annexed Crimea, invaded Ukraine, supports Assad in Syria, supports Iran, is trying to undermine our influence in key regions of the world”. “That is an adversarial stance, and he is acting like an adversary”.
Donald Trump’s campaign and its joint fundraising arm with the Republican Party raised about $90 million in August, the campaign announced Thursday.
She and her campaign advisers have spent the summer and early fall aggressively courting endorsements from across the aisle, launching a so-called “Together For America” initiative last month aimed at Republican and Independent voters.
Speaking to reporters after a NY security forum featuring separate appearances by the two candidates, Clinton also criticized the businessman for saying U.S. generals had been “reduced to rubble” by the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama. “What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks American generals and heaps praise on Russian presidents?”
“I would never comment on any aspect of an intelligence briefing I received”, Clinton said.
“This is what is so incredible and challenging for the Republicans. They have been reduced to a point that’s embarrassing for our country”, Mr Trump said at NBC’s “Commander-in-Chief” forum in NY attended by military veterans.
A new NBC/Survey Monkey poll, taken before the town hall, shows Trump leading Clinton by nearly 20 points among military and veteran voters.
The New York Times highlighted one instance in particular, involving an Army veteran in the audience who asked Clinton how she would overcome the Islamic State.
Trump did little to counter the criticism that he lacks detailed policy proposals, particularly regarding the Islamic State.
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On Thursday, Clinton denounced this approach. He also said he would ask the joint chiefs of staff to conduct a review of the nation’s cyber defenses to determine all vulnerabilities. “We don’t send our courageous men and women around the world to steal oil”.
