“They have said that they hope that he is the president because it would give even more motivation to every jihadi”, she said.
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But he was also harshly critical of the military, saying America’s generals have been “reduced to rubble” under Obama.
She said she was leaning toward Trump – with a condition: “I think he would be an awesome candidate if he could get his personality under control”.
Clinton does not speak frequently about her faith, although she discussed its importance to her in a televised town hall event in February during her battle with US Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. “Our leaders did not follow what they were recommending”.
“It suggests he will let Putin do whatever Putin wants to do and then make excuses for him”, Clinton said.
Many have criticized Clinton for losing momentum in August following the conventions, and the Clinton campaign for “seemingly trying to run out the clock rather than attack Trump”, Mahaffee said. “As the campaign enters its final stage, Florida and OH, two of the largest and most important swing states, are too close to call, while North Carolina and Pennsylvania give Hillary Clinton the narrowest of leads”. Among that absolutely certain group, Trump leads 51 per cent to 45 per cent, the poll found.
Trump has gained on Clinton over the past 10 days, but the former secretary of state still maintains an advantage of 2.8 percentage points, according to the RealClearPolitics poll average.
But pressed by Bash on the difference between the two nation’s governments – namely that in the United States democracy presidents share power with Congress, Pence acknowledged that Trump was not advocating for a dictatorship.
Mr Trump, for his part, said Mrs Clinton’s performance in a forum on Wednesday showed her to be “unfit to serve” as president.
Clinton and her top aides have sought to disqualify Trump’s ability to handle national security and military issues, questioning his temperament and qualifications. While New York Magazine went with the headline: “Matt Lauer’s Pathetic Interview of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Is the Scariest Thing I’ve Seen in This Campaign”.
Some of Trump’s foreign policy positions, such as his proposal to fight terrorism by imposing a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country, have alarmed not just Democrats but many in his own party’s leadership.
NANCY CORDES: Clinton argued that’s the only explanation for some of Trump’s claims last night. “That’s not only unsafe, it should be disqualifying”.
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway met with Trump supporters in Congress on Thursday morning, and Trump spoke with the group by phone to thank them for their support.
In that interview, Trump said: “I think the Iraqi situation is a problem”.
Meanwhile, Trump is out beating the bushes while giving some truly great speeches and having to contend with the twisted stories from some of our more liberal press.
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Todd Harrison, a defense budget expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said it is highly unlikely the next president would be able to push through a defense spending increase of this magnitude given all the other pressures on the federal budget.
