In one of the most savage speeches of her political career so far,
Hillary Clinton, yesterday, threw away the diplomatic tactics that has
characterized her previous press addresses and went straight for the
jugular, unleashing a series of biting attacks on presumptive Republican
Presidential nominee Donald Trump
Clinton
warned that Trump should not be let anywhere near the nuclear codes
because he could start a war when somebody “got under his very thin
skin.”
warned that Trump should not be let anywhere near the nuclear codes
because he could start a war when somebody “got under his very thin
skin.”
“He’s not just unprepared — he’s
temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge,
stability and immense responsibility,”
temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge,
stability and immense responsibility,”
Clinton said during her speech on National Security in San Diego, California.
She
lambasted his “bragging” approach to foreign policy based on a string
of “nasty tweets” and accused him of harboring a “bizarre” closeness
with authoritarian leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin, the
Communist rulers of China and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
lambasted his “bragging” approach to foreign policy based on a string
of “nasty tweets” and accused him of harboring a “bizarre” closeness
with authoritarian leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin, the
Communist rulers of China and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
“We
cannot put the safety of our children and grandchildren in Donald
Trump’s hands. We cannot let him roll the dice with America,”
cannot put the safety of our children and grandchildren in Donald
Trump’s hands. We cannot let him roll the dice with America,”
“He
says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe
pageant in Russia,” Clinton said. “The stakes in global statecraft are
infinitely higher and more complex than in the world of luxury hotels.”
says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe
pageant in Russia,” Clinton said. “The stakes in global statecraft are
infinitely higher and more complex than in the world of luxury hotels.”
“I will leave it to the psychiatrists to explain his attraction to tyrants”
“You
know, there’s no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a
golf-course deal,” she said. “But it doesn’t work like that in world
affairs.”
know, there’s no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a
golf-course deal,” she said. “But it doesn’t work like that in world
affairs.”
“He also says, ‘I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me.’ You know what? I don’t believe him,”
“This
is a man who said that more countries should have nuclear weapons,
including Saudi Arabia. This is someone who has threatened to abandon
our allies in NATO, the countries that work with us to root out
terrorists abroad before they strike us at home,”
is a man who said that more countries should have nuclear weapons,
including Saudi Arabia. This is someone who has threatened to abandon
our allies in NATO, the countries that work with us to root out
terrorists abroad before they strike us at home,”
“He
believes we can treat the U.S. economy like one of his casinos and
default on our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an
economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008,”
she continued.
believes we can treat the U.S. economy like one of his casinos and
default on our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an
economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008,”
she continued.
“He has said that he would order our military to carry out torture.”
“Imagine
Donald Trump sitting in the Situation Room, making life-or-death
decisions on behalf of the United States. Imagine him deciding whether
to send your spouses or children into battle. Imagine if he had not just
his Twitter account at his disposal when he’s angry, but America’s
entire arsenal,” she said.
Donald Trump sitting in the Situation Room, making life-or-death
decisions on behalf of the United States. Imagine him deciding whether
to send your spouses or children into battle. Imagine if he had not just
his Twitter account at his disposal when he’s angry, but America’s
entire arsenal,” she said.
“Do we want him
making those calls — someone thin-skinned and quick to anger, who
lashes out at the smallest criticism?” she asked rhetorically. “Do we
want his finger anywhere near the button?”
making those calls — someone thin-skinned and quick to anger, who
lashes out at the smallest criticism?” she asked rhetorically. “Do we
want his finger anywhere near the button?”
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