Clinton: Trump's foreign policy 'absolutely bewilders' her

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Clinton: Trump's foreign policy 'absolutely bewilders' her

By KEN THOMAS and JILL COLVIN

 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday to conduct a national security and foreign policy that Americans could be proud of, saying rival Donald Trump "just absolutely bewilders" her when he talks about his policies around the globe.

 

Clinton embraced the U.S. Olympic team's success at a voter registration rally in Philadelphia, pointing to Team USA's gold as an example of an optimistic nation that runs counter to what she considers Trump's pessimism and negativity.

 

"It just absolutely bewilders me when I hear Donald Trump try to talk about national security," Clinton said, pointing to Vice President Joe Biden's dissection of Trump's foreign policy at a Pennsylvania event on Monday. "What (Trump) often says hurts us. It sends the wrong message to friend and foe alike." Turning to the Olympic team, she said, "Team USA is showing the world what this country stands for."

 

Trump on Monday said the country's national security requirements demanded "extreme" vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, pointing to the threat of the Islamic State group and terrorism elements. But he offered few specifics about how the process might work or how it would be paid for by taxpayers.

 

Clinton and Trump have each sought the upper hand as the chief executive most capable of battling terrorism. While the GOP business mogul has vowed to project strength and decisive action against terror, the former secretary of state has pointed to her deep foreign policy credentials and warned that Trump could plunge the nation into another war.

 

Trump has previously called for an unprecedented temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S., and said in his Ohio speech that he would overhaul the nation's screening process and block those who sympathize with extremist groups or fail to embrace American values.

 

The Republican nominee has made changes to the nation's immigration system and the construction of a wall along the Mexican border a key part of his fight against terrorism and the Islamic State group, which he compared to the struggle against communism during the Cold War.

 

As president, Trump said he would encourage immigrants to assimilate and urge parents, teachers and others to promote "American culture." But he declined to say which regions of the world would race "extreme" vetting and how federal agencies would go about conducting the review.

 

Trump traveled Tuesday to Milwaukee, the site of ongoing protests over the fatal shooting of a black man by a black police officer. His visit followed several days of violence that has left businesses in flames.

 

Trump began his visit with a meeting with local law enforcement officers at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center on Lake Michigan, where he was joined by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

 

Among those present were Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and Inspector Edward Bailey. Clarke in an op-ed Monday blamed liberal Democrats and the media for the unrest that has rocked the city.

 

Trump also posed for photographs with a handful of veterans, including one wearing a "Hillary for Prison" T-shirt.

 

Clinton said Monday during a stop in Scranton, Pennsylvania, that the Milwaukee protests showed the nation had "urgent work to do to rebuild trust between police and communities" and that "everyone should have respect for the law and be respected by the law."

 

In an interview on Fox News Channel, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker accused Clinton of "inflaming the situation" with her comments.

 

"I think people understand in that neighborhood and Sherman Park and in Milwaukee, they want law enforcement to step up and protect them," he said, adding that "statements like that" from Clinton and a "lack of leadership" from Obama "only inflame the situation."

 

Trump told Fox News that the shooting in Milwaukee may have occurred because the officer had a gun to his head.

 

"Who can have a problem with that?" Trump said in an excerpt of the interview, aired Tuesday. "If it is true, then people shouldn't be rioting."

 

While polls have shown Clinton building a lead following the Philadelphia convention, Democrats are fearful that a depressed voter turnout might diminish support among the minority, young and female voters who powered President Barack Obama to two victories.

 

Clinton said at the voter registration event at a Philadelphia high school that she's "not taking anybody anywhere for granted" in the race for the White House, saying the stakes "could not be higher."

 

While guarding against complacency, Clinton is also preparing for a potential administration.

 

Her campaign announced that former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, a former Colorado senator, would chair her White House transition team. It will also include former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and two longtime Clinton advisers: Neera Tanden, the president of the Center for American Progress, and Maggie Williams, who now leads the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.

 

Her team, which is being overseen by campaign chairman John Podesta, will handle long-term planning for a potential Clinton White House should the former secretary of state win the election in November. Trump has already tapped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to lead his transition efforts.

 

By law, both nominees have access to national security and other federal government briefings.

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Colvin reported from Milwaukee. Associated Press reporter Catherine Lucey contributed to this report from Des Moines, Iowa.

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-08-17

[boomerangutang]

Today, Trump gets his first official 'Intelligence' briefing.  Bob save us.  Now he'll have new ammunition to spew from his lying pie hole.   What further embarassments are in store?  The mind reels.

 

 

[mtls2005]

Bewilder?

 

Jeez, stop using those three syllable words if you want to convert the Trump base.

 

 

[Pinot]

Uh oh, here come the HRC haters.

 

The stakes are incredibly high for the next President. The Supreme Court justices will make a YUGE difference for a generation. Fortunately, Republicans, in their low-info wisdom, have chosen THE worst candidate in American history. 

 

Right now Democrats have got to go in for the kill on the wounded Trump. He's been beating the pulp out of himself for six rounds as HRC dances the rope a dope. Put this guy on the canvas for good. For the world's good. 

 

Trump isn't a real candidate for President, he's the Republican candidate.  

[Time Traveller]

In comparison to Hillary's own foreign policy accomplishments when she was Secretary of State such as the destruction of Libya followed by the destruction of Syria. Fortunately for the people of the Ukraine she didn't get a chance to finish them off before getting canned from that job. Even Obama - who doesn't mind drone attacks against civilians - couldn't stand Hillary any longer in his government. 

 

 

[Berkshire]

12 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Bewilder?

 

Jeez, stop using those three syllable words if you want to convert the Trump base.

 

 

 

Funny.  You can't convert the Trump base, they're beyond hope.  But yes, that's probably a word most of them can't grasp.  They're probably thinking..."She thinks she can "be wilder" than Mr. Trump?  Nobody is wilder than Mr. Trump.  Stop stealing his ideas!" 

[Emster23]

"Policy? We don't need no stinkin' policy!"

 Policy is just some expert elitist mask to cover their criminal activities. Be irrational, off the cuff, keep everyone guessing.... that will make the world and USA great again...

[boomerangutang]

27 minutes ago, Time Traveller said:

In comparison to Hillary's own foreign policy accomplishments when she was Secretary of State such as the destruction of Libya followed by the destruction of Syria. Fortunately for the people of the Ukraine she didn't get a chance to finish them off before getting canned from that job. Even Obama - who doesn't mind drone attacks against civilians - couldn't stand Hillary any longer in his government. 

 

Clinton did as well as can be expected during the unfolding of the Libyan and Syrian problems.  She had a lot of top generals, CIA, and State Dept heads advising her during those times.  Trump, for his part, doesn't need advisors because, in his own words, "I know a lot of words"  "I know more than the generals" "I have a really good brain."   "I have a really good memory" ......    except he can't remember which foot was faulty and caused him a draft deferment 5 times.

[SOTIRIOS]

...maybe something to do with the serious concussion she suffered not long ago....

[ThaiByNight]

As opposed to Clinton's foreign policy of selling access to SoS and granting favors to foreign countries with atrocious human rights violations in exchange for "donations" to the slush fund known as the Clinton Foundation. 

But Hillary seems most bewildered when she is under oath and answers most questions with "I don't recall"

[ThaiByNight]

Actually Trump described the vetting process he proposes. 

If you are from a country that believes women are property and where gays are thrown to their death from rooftops, and you share those beliefs then you are not welcome in the US

 

Somehow, the AP article failed to mention that, basically lying by omission. 

 

And based on Hillary's recent behavior, the title of the article should have been "Clinton absolutely bewildered"

[alanrchase]

34 minutes ago, ThaiByNight said:

Actually Trump described the vetting process he proposes. 

If you are from a country that believes women are property and where gays are thrown to their death from rooftops, and you share those beliefs then you are not welcome in the US

 

Somehow, the AP article failed to mention that, basically lying by omission. 

 

And based on Hillary's recent behavior, the title of the article should have been "Clinton absolutely bewildered"

 

 

So why is Trump happy to do business with those same countries?

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.  

[keemapoot]

3 hours ago, boomerangutang said:

Today, Trump gets his first official 'Intelligence' briefing.  Bob save us.  Now he'll have new ammunition to spew from his lying pie hole.   What further embarassments are in store?  The mind reels.

 

 

 

I'd be worried that this jackass might disclose something important on one of his stupid rants...but then I realized it might just as likely be something about Area 51 or that Clinton is an Alien, and I felt better. 

[smudger1951]

I am perplexed by the US electoral candidates. There are so many qualified talented people and they have to choose between a fool and a knave.

[mtls2005]

2 minutes ago, smudger1951 said:

I am perplexed by the US electoral candidates. There are so many qualified talented people and they have to choose between a fool and a knave.

 

And that's just Trump and Pence.

[boomerangutang]

1 hour ago, keemapoot said:

(re; his first-ever intelligence briefing) : "I'd be worried that this jackass might disclose something important on one of his stupid rants...but then I realized it might just as likely be something about Area 51 or that Clinton is an Alien, and I felt better." 

 

One consolation is, because Trump has a reputation for being such a loose cannon and blustermouth, that even if he reveals top-secret US info, no one (not even Chinese or N.Koreans or Iranians) will believe him.  He's just too much of a grandstanding liar to be believed. 

[thaihome]

4 hours ago, ThaiByNight said:

Actually Trump described the vetting process he proposes. 

If you are from a country that believes women are property and where gays are thrown to their death from rooftops, and you share those beliefs then you are not welcome in the US

 

Somehow, the AP article failed to mention that, basically lying by omission. 

 

And based on Hillary's recent behavior, the title of the article should have been "Clinton absolutely bewildered"

 

Just curious, but does that mean if someone,  like a woman or a gay man, we're like fleeing from a country that treated them like property or threw them off rooftops they would not be admitted because they are "from" that country.

 

Can you show how Trump's proposed "super vetting" would be different then current processes?  Other then of course a likely unconstitutional "ideological test"?

TH 

 

 

[Usernames]

4 hours ago, keemapoot said:

 

I'd be worried that this jackass might disclose something important on one of his stupid rants...but then I realized it might just as likely be something about Area 51 or that Clinton is an Alien, and I felt better. 

 

 

Don't worry.  Everything important has already gone out to the terrorists via Hillary's unsecured private email server.

[dunroaming]

Can't see why Trump would propose anything?  It's not like he will ever be in a position to act on any of his "proposals". Just wasting his and everyone else's time.  That is anyone who actually bothers to listen to him at all, which I guess is not many at all.

[Rod Gold]

If both Clinton and Trump were to mysteriously disappear, most Americans would be relieved.

[dunroaming]

I agree but just think of the poor American posters here who would have no-one to hate anymore.  Where would they turn their vitriol then!  Ha! Ha!

[Andaman Al]

4 hours ago, thaihome said:

 

Just curious, but does that mean if someone,  like a woman or a gay man, we're like fleeing from a country that treated them like property or threw them off rooftops they would not be admitted because they are "from" that country.

 

Can you show how Trump's proposed "super vetting" would be different then current processes?  Other then of course a likely unconstitutional "ideological test"?

TH 

 

 

 

I think he may add a 30 min waterboarding session for everyone over the age of 8. As regards his super vetting, " He likes waterboarding, he really likes waterboarding and wants to do more of it". Then he can ask questions like 'do you like throwing gays of rooftops' answer "glurg glurg  no....."   "waterboard him again"  "glurg glurg ...help", and that will be just going through airport immigration

[Norvid]

I see that these comments above were written by LEFTISTS blue collars (sorry folks), who drink bear and watch official media and don't want to use brain for searching the truth. Shame that you people can't recognise the truth of politics of this CROOK - LIAR - MONEY HUNGRY Hillary Clinton with her FRAUDULENT CLINTON FOUNDATION - SOROS's GLOBALISM and CROOKED CLINTON FAMILY.  

[khundon]

Clinton: Trump's foreign policy 'absolutely bewilders' her

 

I wouldn't worry love, it does the same to Trump. 

[boomerangutang]

10 hours ago, Norvid said:

I see that these comments above were written by LEFTISTS blue collars (sorry folks), who drink bear and watch official media and don't want to use brain for searching the truth. Shame that you people can't recognise the truth of politics of this CROOK - LIAR - MONEY HUNGRY Hillary Clinton with her FRAUDULENT CLINTON FOUNDATION - SOROS's GLOBALISM and CROOKED CLINTON FAMILY.  

 

Well, you're going to be one thoroughly sore loser on November 9th.  Don't get too drunk (and certainly don't 'drink bear') and drive, and please leave your guns alone when the will of the American people show Trump can't even get 17% on election night.

[mtls2005]

Sarah Palin is endorsing Mama Bear Beer, made only from the freshest bears she has shot, so anyone can drink bear.

 

And yes, it does taste like "bear", but half the calories.

[Buzzz]

Funny. 

The right wing conspiracy types insist most of the population are sheep and only those that watch conspiracy media are in the know. 

 

Take my buddy Martin for example. He loves Trump.

The poor fellows mind is rotted from watching right wing media: 

Here he is explaining things to the uninformed:

 

[boomerangutang]

The guy above brings to mind the Trump fans who are asked softball questions (by media) at Trump stump speech rallies.  I have to grin at how uninformed they are and how easily led by the nose they are by Trumpisms.   I wouldn't grin if Trump had a chance at winning.  But thankfully, the vast majority of American voters aren't easily duped, so Trump will continue to slide to lower numbers as November approacheth.  

 

 

[hawker9000]

"Clinton: Trump's foreign policy 'absolutely bewilders' her"

 

Yeah, given her performance as SoS, I expect most anything having to do with foreign policy pretty much does...   She's a real world affairs guru, ain't she?  

 

foreign policy : HC :: statesmanship : Barry