Trump suggested USA and Russian Federation form an alliance to defeat ISIS.
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Donald Trump has told a televised town hall on national security that he believes America’s top generals have been “reduced to rubble” under the leadership of President Barack Obama and insinuated that many of them would be fired if he takes the White House in November. The forum could serve as a warm-up to their highly anticipated first presidential debate, scheduled for September 26 in NY.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are focusing on the military, veterans and foreign policy this week.
A recent Federal Bureau of Investigation report said one email account on the Clinton server was hacked in 2013. FBI Director James Comey had said she was “extremely careless” in her handling of classified material but decided not to prosecute her.
He insisted that he had a plan to defeat Islamic State but vowed to keep it secret, and repeated his false claim that he had opposed the war in Iraq from the start.
“The main thing is I have great judgement; I know what’s going on”, he said “I’ve called the shots”.
Hillary Clinton is probably the most knowledgeable and experienced person in my lifetime to be nominated to become the next president of the United States. The statement drew broad criticism, prompting him to take a more disciplined approach to campaigning.
Today’s endorsement comes with some caveats about Clinton’s honesty and judgment, and in the paper’s opinion, a “willingness to shade the truth”.
As for Trump’s attacks, Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri said the Republican candidate is reduced to “taunts and insults” because he can not otherwise defend his own record. But Pence, Trump’s running mate, said he would advocate reconsidering the ban.
Mr. Trump has earned the wrath of many commentators for his disparaging comments about the family of a slain Muslim solider, but he is more popular among military veterans than Ms. Clinton, according to opinion polls.
Clinton is trying to raise questions about Trump’s temperament and fitness for office given his history of incendiary rhetoric, such as declaring President Barack Obama “the founder of ISIS”, an acronym for the Islamic State militant group.
The Clinton campaign, meanwhile, unveiled a list of endorsements from 95 retired generals and admirals – most of whom had previously announced their support for the Democratic nominee – who cited her years as secretary of State and as a USA senator in contrast to the NY businessman who lacks experience in government and has attacked global allies as well as adversaries.
“Steadiness, an absolute rock steadiness, mixed with strength to make the hard decisions”, she said.
There was also a long segment devoted to her continuing problems over the use of a private email server when she was Secretary of State. But it also notes Clinton’s opponents “refuse to see anything but conspiracies and cover-ups” and argues despite Clinton’s shortcomings, she will prove a “competent experienced president”.
On Iraq, Clinton doubled down on comments that her decision to go to Iraq was a mistake, and later pledged to never send ground troops into Iraq or Syria.
Watch the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum live stream, right here. But she said there was no discussion of “covert actions” that were being considered in the messages. “We need change, and we need it fast”.
The New York businessman gave the speech in measured tones and offered more policy detail than he often does at campaign rallies.
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“I would be very, very cautious”, about putting troops in harms way, Trump said at the forum, adding of Clinton: “I think I would be much slower”. Trump has condemned the war during his campaign and said he would avoid lengthy conflicts in the Middle East.
