During a new conference Thursday before she started a day of campaigning in North Carolina and Missouri, Clinton stood by the comment, saying that ISIS has “said that they hope (Trump) is the president because it would give even more motivation to every jihadi”.
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During an interview on MSNBC Wednesday, Lauer said he will not ask Trump and Clinton the same questions.
Asked if his response means that male and female servicemembers must be separated in order to reduce assaults, he replied “Not to take them out, but something has to happen”.
Trump also said he’ll make money by asking countries like Germany, Japan and Saudi Arabia to pay more for the security the USA provides them.
According to the Donald Trump campaign, Donald Trump has been endorsed by 88 former military leaders in an open letter. “Indeed, we are convinced that he would be a risky president and would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being”.
Speaking at the Union League of Philadelphia Wednesday, Republican nominee Donald Trump announced his intention to end the defense sequester and increase military spending.
Among Clinton’s new supporters is retired General Lloyd Newton who served in the Air Force.
But to hard core Democrats and Republicans, they’ll be watching to see how the candidates perform on one of the nations top issues, our military and veterans. The “commander in chief” national security forum, hosted by NBC, will serve as something of a preview for voters of the candidates’ highly anticipated trio of debates later this fall. But she defended her support for US military intervention to help oust a dictator in Libya, despite the chaotic aftermath. “And I opposed the reckless way Hillary Clinton took us out”. The ambassador congratulated the then-secretary of state on her testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations committee about the attack, during which four Americans died.
It appears the team of national security advisors that Trump has cobbled up has impressed numerous veterans, even those who had doubts about him being president.
Pace reported from Washington.
Trump running mate Mike Pence said last month he would advocate reconsidering the ban.
Republican Donald Trump unveiled a plan to boost military spending by tens of billions of dollars on Wednesday, promising major increases in the number of active troops, Navy ships and submarines, and fighter planes as he works to convince skeptics in both parties that he’s ready to lead the world’s most powerful military. While she’s articulated an anti-Islamic State plan that is more aggressive than Obama’s, she’s largely in line with the president on foreign policy.
Trump will deliver another speech Wednesday evening, at the convention of New Yorks Conservative Party.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday expressed concern about “credible reports” of Russian interference in the United States election and accused Donald Trump of being fixated on dictators including Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
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They will not be on the stage at the same time, but it could serve as a warm-up for their first debate, scheduled for September 26.
