Just a day prior, Donald Trump came up just a bit shorter when his campaign touted a letter signed by 88 former military leaders backing his presidential bid.
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Clinton drew an implicit contrast with Trump when asked for the most important quality a commander in chief must possess. This amount is superior to the combined total in financial resources, of the 7 other countries that are investing more money in the military sector.
“I think her judgment is very much flawed when it comes to understanding the Mideast”, the South Carolinian said.
Ahead of the forum, Mr Trump rolled out a new plan to boost military spending by tens of billions of dollars, including major increases in the number of active troops, fighter planes, navy ships and submarines.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is detailing his proposals for an expansion of United States military power as his race with Democrat Hillary Clinton tightens, in an appeal to service members and veterans who could give him a critical boost in November.
During this one-hour forum, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be on stage back-to-back taking questions on national security, military affairs and veterans issues from NBC News and an audience comprised mainly of military veterans and active service members.
“But I have no faith in Hillary Clinton or the leadership”.
While GOP candidates are often seen by voters as having an advantage on military and national security issues, Trump is far from a traditional Republican.
She said that she “communicated about classified material on a wholly separate system” and “took it very seriously”. The forum could serve as a warm-up to their highly anticipated first presidential debate, scheduled for September 26 in NY.
Both Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton will take part back-to-back in a national security forum on Wednesday.
Trump responded that the generals under President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “have not been successful”.
Some veterans and families of military members killed in action protested outside Trump Tower in NY on Wednesday.
Trump’s address in Philadelphia also included plans to eliminate deep spending cuts known as the “sequester” that were enacted when Congress failed to reach a budget compromise in 2011. “I’d like you to tell our veterans and our people at home why you are prepared for the role of commander in chief”, said Lauer.
Trump’s engagement with the Middle East, by contrast, would be to work with governments even if they were not necessarily strong on democracy, his senior aide said.
Trump’s proposal to lift the sequester limits on military spending won praise from Republicans on Capitol Hill even as some acknowledged the reality that Democratic opposition might render it hard to achieve.
The appearance of avoiding or hating the press doesn’t bode well for the kind of access we’re used to in the White House, like the daily press briefing or presidential press conferences.
Clinton said she regretted her decision as a USA senator from NY to vote in favour of the 2003 Iraq war and said Trump had been in favour of it as well.
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A Trump adviser, speaking on the condition of anonymity to share details ahead of the speech, said Trump would ensure the additional spending is fully paid for.
