Clinton blasts Trump’s comments on military generals, Putin
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump Thursday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent had “failed” at proving he can be commander in chief.
“Every Republican holding or seeking office in this country should be asked if they agree with Donald Trump about these statements,” Clinton said in a news conference the morning after both candidates appeared at a national security forum.
Trump did not directly respond to Clinton’s critique Thursday. At a speech in Cleveland, he tagged his Democratic opponent with a new nickname — “trigger-happy Hillary” and repeated his incorrect claim that he opposed the war in Iraq “from the beginning.”
Still, the government’s most senior Republican stressed Thursday that he does not share Trump’s complimentary view of Putin. Speaking to reporters, House Speaker Paul Ryan called Putin “an aggressor that does not share our interests.”