News anchor Matt Lauer is under major scrutiny the day after he chaired a forum involving presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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“I would never comment on any aspect of an intelligence briefing I received”, Clinton, a former secretary of state, said.
Those are just a few of the harsh words used to describe how Matt Lauer moderated NBC’s first Commander-in-Chief Forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Asked if he could still stand by Trump – who called Putin a better leader than President Obama – Ryan did not offer much defense of the GOP nominee.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton says that Donald Trump’s failure to spell out a plan to defeat the self-described Islamic State is “not only risky but should be disqualifying” for the office of the presidency. Not for the first time, the property mogul took to Twitter to respond, saying “I think it will cost her at the Polls!” “We are not putting ground troops into Iraq ever again and we are not putting ground troops into Syria”.
Trump repeats false Iraq War claim: “I was totally against the war in Iraq”.
On the USA intervention in Libya in 2011, Clinton rejected Trump’s criticism of her support for the effort as secretary of state.
The generals, he said, “have been reduced to rubble”, referring to what he sees as the diminishment of the military. It was aimed at rebutting Clinton’s arguments that she would be best positioned to lead the military and reassuring Republicans who have openly anxious that his provocative statements might undermine USA alliances.
Trump defends an old tweet on military sexual assault: “No, not to kick (women) out”.
Clinton scoffed at Trump’s claim, saying “the secret is, he has no plan”.
National security issues are dominating the campaign trail this week – both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the hot seat taking questions about foreign policy, the USA military and terrorism. However, Trump was asked almost twice as many questions during the event.
Clinton’s campaign dismissed Trump’s criticism. And for the first time, he opened the door to granting legal status to people living in the USA illegally who join the military. On Thursday, Clinton pushed back against some of Trump’s positions.
Trump says he is looking to expand every branch of the armed services, specifically calling for an Army of about 540,000 troops, a Marine Corps of roughly 36 battalions, a Navy with about 350 surface ships and submarines and an Air Force of 1,200 fighter planes.
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“To a minimum, absolutely”, Trump said. Republicans and Democrats voted for the automatic, across-the board cuts that affected both military and domestic programs, though the White House has long pressed Congress to lift the spending limits.
