But she defended her support for U.S. military intervention to help oust a dictator in Libya, despite the chaotic aftermath. Trump’s lead is inside the survey’s 4.4 percent margin of error. She also fleshed out several national security priorities if she is elected, including trying to take out the leader of the Islamic State and vowing to defeat the extremist group without putting USA troops on the ground in Iraq or Syria. He both insisted he has a private blueprint for defeating the extremist group and that he would demand a plan from military leaders within 30 days of taking office.
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Lauer asked if Trump thinks he knows more about ISIS than they do.
The new numbers are limited to 3.358 registered voters who say they have served in the military at some point.
“Sometimes it has seemed like there wasn’t a country in the Middle East that Hillary Clinton didn’t want to invade, intervene or topple”, Trump said. “And I could see myself working that out”. The “commander in chief” national security forum, hosted by NBC, will serve as something of a preview for voters of the candidates’ highly anticipated trio of debates later this fall. He cited his team of military advisers, but also said he has “a common sense” that will help him make decisions on foreign policy.
It was another day of scathing rebukes, intense rhetoric and titfor-tat accusations as the bitter rivals sought to claim the advantage with voters just nine weeks before the November 8 election. Both candidates believe they have the upper hand, with Mrs Clinton contrasting her experience with Mr Trump’s unpredictability and the Republican arguing that Americans anxious about their safety will be left with more of the same if they elect Mr Obama’s former secretary of state.
Trump, repeatedly criticized in the IT community for a lack of a tech policy agenda, called for new investments in cybersecurity during a speech focused on military programs.
Clinton suggested Thursday during a press conference that Trump should not have commented on classified security briefings and declined to comment on her own briefing.
“I testified before the.secretary when she was a senator”, Newton told Morning Edition.
Trump’s Union League address also included his plans to eliminate deep spending cuts, known as the “sequester”, enacted when Congress failed to reach a budget compromise in 2011.
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Clinton said Trump was “dead wrong” for saying his tax returns were not the concern of Americans.
