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Clinton and Trump take questions from vets at Commander-in-Chief forum – live | Clinton and Trump take questions from vets at Commander-in-Chief forum – live |
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Talk less – smile more! | |
@HillaryClinton was angry + defensive the entire time - no smile and uncomfortable - upset that she was caught wrongly sending our secrets. | |
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Donald Trump: I could tell by 'the body language' that intelligence analysts disapprove of President Obama | |
One of the more remarkable exchanges from this evening is when Donald Trump told Matt Lauer that he could tell from “the body language” of the intelligence officials sent to brief him on classified information that they did not approve of the national security measures taken by President Barack Obama. | |
“What I did learn is that our leadership, Barack Obama, did not follow what our experts sayd and our truly - when I call it intelligence, it’s there for a reason - what our experts said to do. And I was very, very surprised,” Trump said. | |
“In almost every instance. And I could tell - I’m pretty good with the body language, I could tell they were not happy. Our leaders did not follow what they were recommending.” | |
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The chair of the Republican National Committee has cast his vote on tonight’s proceedings: | |
Tonight @HillaryClinton showed the country why she is not fit to be Commander in Chief. | |
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Because it bears repeating, here is the full transcript of Donald Trump simultaneously declaring that he has a plan to defeat Isis and that he will embrace a plan created by unnamed generals after 30 days of strategy: | |
“When I do come up with a plan that I like - and that perhaps agrees with mine, or maybe doesn’t - I may love what the generals come back with,” Trump said. | |
“I have a plan, but I don’t want to - look, I have a very substantial chance of winning. Make America great again. We’re going to make America great again. I have a substantial chance of winning. If I win, I don’t want to broadcast to the enemy exactly what my plan is. Let me tell you, if I like, maybe, a combination of my plan and the generals’ plan, or the generals’ plan - if I like their plan, Matt, I’m not going to call you up and say, ‘Matt, we have a great plan.’ This is what Obama does.” | |
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Video: Donald Trump refers to American generals having been “reduced” to a point where “it’s embarrassing for our country”. | |
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Hillary Clinton’s campaign is already hitting Donald Trump for incorrectly “correcting” a veteran on the number of military veterans who die from suicide every day: | |
#Trump rudely tries to correct veteran, gets the stat wrong. pic.twitter.com/gRx9spyq2B | |
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That concludes NBC’s “Commander-in-Chief” forum aboard the Intrepid aircraft carrier. | That concludes NBC’s “Commander-in-Chief” forum aboard the Intrepid aircraft carrier. |
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Donald Trump is asked by the father of a young woman who avoided joining the military over concerns about military sexual assault “what specifically would you do to support all victims of sexual assault in the military?” | Donald Trump is asked by the father of a young woman who avoided joining the military over concerns about military sexual assault “what specifically would you do to support all victims of sexual assault in the military?” |
“We’re gonna have to run it very tight,” Trump says. “We have to come down very very hard on that and your daughter is absolutely right, it is a massive problem, but we have to do something about that problem.” | “We’re gonna have to run it very tight,” Trump says. “We have to come down very very hard on that and your daughter is absolutely right, it is a massive problem, but we have to do something about that problem.” |
Matt Lauer then quotes this tweet: | Matt Lauer then quotes this tweet: |
26,000 unreported sexual assults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together? | 26,000 unreported sexual assults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together? |
“This should have been expected?” Lauer asks incredulously. | “This should have been expected?” Lauer asks incredulously. |
“Something has to be happening - part of the problem is nobody gets prosecuted,” Trump says. “When you have somebody that does something so evil, so bad as that, there has to be consequence for that person.” | “Something has to be happening - part of the problem is nobody gets prosecuted,” Trump says. “When you have somebody that does something so evil, so bad as that, there has to be consequence for that person.” |
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A Marine Corps aviation specialist who struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder asks Donald Trump what his plan will be to stop the suicide of 20 veterans a day. | A Marine Corps aviation specialist who struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder asks Donald Trump what his plan will be to stop the suicide of 20 veterans a day. |
“Actually, it’s 22,” Trump says, drawing a shocked look from the questioner. “They need help, they need tremendous help, and we’re doing nothing for them.” | “Actually, it’s 22,” Trump says, drawing a shocked look from the questioner. “They need help, they need tremendous help, and we’re doing nothing for them.” |
“We are going to make it efficient and good and if it’s not good, you’re going out to private hospitals and doctors.” | “We are going to make it efficient and good and if it’s not good, you’re going out to private hospitals and doctors.” |
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Donald Trump touts Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings and dismisses the invasion of Crimea. | Donald Trump touts Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings and dismisses the invasion of Crimea. |
“Do you want me to start naming some of the things that President Obama does?” Trump says. “I think when he calls me brilliant I’m gonna take the compliment.” | “Do you want me to start naming some of the things that President Obama does?” Trump says. “I think when he calls me brilliant I’m gonna take the compliment.” |
For the record, this never happened. | For the record, this never happened. |