Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump Thursday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent had “failed” at proving he can be commander in chief.
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The Clinton campaign’s statement also slammed Trump for not getting as many military endorsements as Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012.
Describing Russian democracy as “a very different system”, which the United States billionaire said he didn’t particularly like.
Donald Trump’s performance in last night’s MSNBC foreign-policy forum has supporters of rival Hillary Clinton terrified.
“I mean the man has very strong control over a country”, Trump said.
“I think he was talking about the commander in chief reducing the influence of generals to rubble”, Pence said.
Pence refused to answer whether Trump has shared his secret strategy with his running mate: “I’ll keep our private conversations private”, he said. The first debate is Monday, September 26.
Krugman was referring to the multiple questions posed to Clinton regarding her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.
Speaking at Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy, the Republican presidential nominee said that if he had been in Congress at the time, he would have voted against authorizing the military conflict.
For Clinton’s part, she tried to smother that line of attack by arguing that in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), she would not add to the troops already on the ground.
And asked Thursday whether she believes she is being held to a different standard than Trump, Clinton – who on Wednesday asked that she be “judged on the totality of my record” – responded that it was a “fair question”.
When King asked about reports that USA intelligence agencies are investigating whether Russian Federation is trying to disrupt the election, Trump said that he’s skeptical.
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But he did say that the military could do more under a Trump administration than it has under an Obama administration when asked why the military would have different ideas under Trump than it does now. “And I could see myself working that out”. Both candidates believe they have the upper hand, with Clinton contrasting her experience with Trump’s unpredictability and the Republican arguing that Americans anxious about their safety will be left with more of the same if they elect Obama’s former secretary of state. He replied, “Yeah, I guess so”. He has no military experience and has repeatedly criticized the skill of the armed forces. Earlier Wednesday, former Defense Secretary William Cohen joined the list of GOP officials supporting Clinton.
