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riversedge

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Fri Sep 9, 2016, 07:37 PM Sep 2016

Clinton: National security experts 'chilled' by Trump [View all]

Last edited Sat Sep 10, 2016, 06:54 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: usaToday




Heidi M. Przybyla,



6:29 p.m. EDT September 9, 2016







Hillary Clinton discussed her plan to defeat Islamic terrorism and addressed the most recent North Korean nuclear test, while making the case that Donald Trump’s leadership would make the nation less safe following a Cabinet meeting-like round table with national security experts on Friday.

The Democratic presidential nominee spelled out her security plans, including how she would bolster defenses against domestic terror attacks, before she turned to attacking her GOP rival in an appearance before reporters in New York. Clinton cited her endorsement by 110 retired generals and admirals, including 15 within the past 48 hours.

It’s “a signal that this election is different,” Clinton said after meeting with a bipartisan group of national security leaders, including former George W. Bush homeland security chief Michael Chertoff. Experts on both sides of the aisle are “chilled by what they’re hearing from the Republican nominee,” said Clinton, painting his candidacy as a risk that makes the November election among “the most important in our lifetimes.”

Clinton is seeking to keep the focus on Trump’s recent performance at a forum Wednesday night where he praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a stronger leader than President Obama. She spoke after meeting with a bipartisan group of national security leaders seated around a rectangular wooden table resembling a Cabinet meeting. “I’m not waiting until November,” said Clinton. “The stakes are too high.”.....................more...........





Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/09/09/hillary-clinton-national-security-trump/90144764/



This meet up was a great move by the Hillary team







Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens to a question while speaking to the press after a working session with national security advisers in New York on Sept. 9, 2016. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images)
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