He and first lady Michelle Obama spoke at last week’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia, where Khizr and Ghazala Khan also made an appearance. President Obama took on the man who is running to succeed him in his strongest terms yet.
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“What I was talking about is Donald Trump has no connection with anything to do with Capt. Khan”, Pierson said on CNN’s New Day Wednesday morning.
Donald Trump continues to live rent-free in President Obama’s head this election season – even during Tuesday’s press conference with the prime minister of Singapore.
The President is expected to play an outsized role on the campaign trail in the coming months as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton works to motivate the supporters who helped elect Obama to office twice.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I never thought that they couldn’t do the job. “What I will say is that they have been told these are classified briefings”, Obama pointedly told reporters at the Pentagon following a meeting on the fight against the Islamic State terror network.
Families who lose an immediate relative in U.S. military action are called Gold Star families. “There has to come a point at which you say: “Enough”.
Leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain may have been given further pause by Trump’s refusal to reciprocate their endorsements.
He urged Republicans to withdraw support for their party’s presidential pick, saying he is “woefully unprepared to do this job”.
JUDY WOODRUFF: One New York Republican congressman, Richard Hanna, did just that today.
This comment in the White House East Room came on Tuesday after Trump’s criticism of the family of a slain Muslim U.S. soldier. Where do we draw the line? I recognize that they all profoundly disagree with myself or Hillary Clinton on tax policy or on certain elements of foreign policy.
President Barack Obama hit back on Thursday at Donald Trump over the Republican presidential nominee’s claim that the November election will be rigged. But it was in the air just the same. “That was much easier”, said Trump.
Trump has countered that his Democratic opponent should not be included in the briefings, arguing that her use of a home-brew email server as secretary of State put sensitive national security information at risk.
During that rally, a baby’s cries punctuated Trump’s speech. This is daily and weekly where they are distancing themselves from statements he is making.
He went on to question the maturity of Trump’s concerns. Clinton will be in Colorado.
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“The alternative is the entire party and the Republican party effectively endorses and validates the positions being articulated by Mr Trump”.
