In particular, Trump’s false claim that he had opposed the Iraq War and his comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Barack Obama drew fierce criticism. Clinton, many Democrats and even some in his own Republican party balked.
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Michael Morell, formerly the acting director of the CIA, and Mike Vickers, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence until 2015, wrote an ‘open letter to Donald Trump, ‘ which articulated many of Putin’s actions and positions that they find troubling. “President Obama and then Senator Hillary Clinton did not agree with that and it was reduced significantly and now we’re left with this lingering problem in Afghanistan”.
This week, both campaigns have released several statements about endorsements from United States generals and admirals. She’s just too quick to intervene, invade, or to push for regime change, ‘ he said at the summit.
Meanwhile in New York, Clinton met with national security and foreign policy experts who are supporting her campaign to discuss terrorism.
She touted the bipartisan nature of the meeting and vowed to work across the aisle as president to tackle national security challenges. “I regret saying ‘half” – that was wrong”, Mrs. Clinton said in a statement. The presidential election will be held on November 8.
Period”, Trump said. “But once we went in, Larry, we shouldn’t have gotten out the way we got out.
Critics say the RT network, which carries programs in both Russian and English, is a propaganda arm of Putin’s government. “Now some of those folks, they are irredeemable, but they are not America”.
Visiting a city with a US Navy base and where many military veterans live, Trump said he wants a stronger military to project American power and bolster the United States as the leader of the world.
Liberals and members of the press have sharply criticized Lauer, the longtime host of The Today Show, for what they said was too much focus on Clinton’s email scandal and letting Trump off the hook on false statements.
“He’s got other staffers – his former campaign manager.so the proof is there and this is absolutely objectionable and an American president should never have these kinds of warped views of a Russian authoritarian like Vladimir Putin”.
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said in a series of tweets after the remarks that Mrs Clinton has been talking about the “alternative right”, or “alt-right” movement, which often is associated with efforts on the far right to preserve “white identity”, oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values”.
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Clinton said the USA is willing to work with anybody, including, of course, Putin. “Because the greatest threat of all would be terrorists getting their hands on loose nuclear material”, she said.
