The former secretary of state’s foreign policy experience and support for traditional national security tenets are now seen as a general election asset she is using to reassure moderate voters and attract Republican support. AP is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information.
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Clinton took the opportunity before a politically mixed crowd of veterans to appeal repeatedly to anxious Republicans in a bid to draw supporters from the party. People have to get to know that they can count on you. After listening to Clinton, he said, “it’s good to hear a tempered and well-received speech that talks to the heart of what I’m passionate about”.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign even at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada on August 25, 2016.
“Now, all of this may seem evident, especially to men and women who have worn the uniform”, she said.
The speech was touted as one that would emphasize “American exceptionalism”, an idea that the USA, as an “exceptional” world citizen, has a moral obligation to advance democracy in the world rather than imposing it against another country’s will.
In a comment that has sparked criticism from many Republicans, Trump has called the US -led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation military alliance obsolete although he has since pledged to work with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to defeat Islamic State.
Responding to Trump’s Mexico plans, Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri said in a statement that “what ultimately matters is what Donald Trump says to voters in Arizona, not Mexico, and whether he remains committed to the splitting up of families and deportation of millions”. He has vowed to press for better deals with allies and said he might not honor the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation alliance unless members pony up more military funding.
In Cincinnati, Clinton argued Trump has rejected American exceptionalism, the notion that the US has a special role in the world as a leader and purveyor of democracy.
“Veterans and national security professionals who have never voted for a Democrat in their life are saying that Donald Trump’s lack of qualification and risky temperament make him impossible to support”, the Clinton aide said.
“You don’t build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a loose cannon”.
Clinton also addressed a raft of veterans issues.
Her views differ from Trump, who in his foreign policy speech, called for the U.S.to seize Iraq’s oil, its major source of income and one of its few natural resources.
Clinton pledged more job help and other services for veterans and pledged to try to do away with the arbitrary military cuts mandated by congressional budget action.
In July, they addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Charlotte, N.C., and the presidential campaign is again shining a spotlight on veterans as it barrels toward the fall.
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As Clinton spoke, Trump was en route to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto – a high-stakes gamble for the GOP nominee, who will give a speech outlining his position on immigration later this evening in Phoenix, Ariz. He has also said he might try to renegotiate the NAFTA trade agreement.
