Posted on 09/09/2016 8:17:43 AM PDT by mandaladon
Hillary Clinton took yet another step on Thursday in opening up to the media: a 16-minute formal press conference during which she slammed Donald Trump for suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putin is a better leader than Barack Obama.
Though the event was similar to the two “gaggles” she held on her plane with reporters earlier in the week, Clinton took the extra step Thursday of giving the media a half-hour warning before answering questions on live video at a podium on the tarmac in White Plains, N.Y. With the event, Clinton effectively ended the months-long standoff with her press corps, which led Trump to brand her “Hiding Hillary.”
Before she took questions, Clinton blasted the GOP nominee for his praise of Putin at Wednesday’s “Commander-in-Chief Forum,” where Trump said the authoritarian president of Russia is a better leader than Obama. Among other things, Trump cited Putin’s high approval rating in his country. “That is not just unpatriotic and insulting to the people of our country as well as to our commander in chief, it is scary,” Clinton said Thursday. “Because it suggests he will do whatever Putin wants to do, and then make excuses for him.”
Clinton also suggested former presidents would be rolling in their graves at the comment. “I was just thinking about all of the presidents that would just be looking at one another in total astonishment. What would Ronald Reagan say about a Republican nominee who attacks America’s generals and heaps praise on Russia’s president? I think we know the answer,” she said. (Trump had said that America’s generals had been “reduced to rubble.”)
She also announced she would be convening a Friday meeting of bipartisan national security experts, including former Secretaries of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano,
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I hate to break the libs backs... but... Reagan and Gorbachev were friendly, as were their wives.
They both heaped praise upon each other at various times.
So Trump is now “unpatriotic” for his “praise” of Putin? Anyone remember how the Left treated Gorbachev back in the 80s?
Putin is a better leader of Russia than Obama is for the United States. Putin is promoting, and it would appear without any regard for what is moral, what he regards as Russia’s interest; Obama is trying to defeat what he regards as American interests.
Can someone point out where Obama has ever sought to advance American interests? Or Hillary?
He didn’t say that, but of course, Juan Williams interpreted it that way also.
Okay, I laughed. Totally corny joke, and I burst out laughing.
Cwazy Wabbit.
Putin is a FAR SUPERIOR leader than Il Douchebag. Better even more, Putin loves his country. Nobody has accused the puss-boy Barry of that.
The Goosestepping left kissed his communist ass and gave him Hollywood status!
Seriously, 16 minutes? What is that, like 2 questions?
+1
I hate to be seen as praising Putin the dictator, but he does have some honor compared to Obama.
I’ll have to start using that.
I love labels. They’re very powerful.
In addition to your photoshop being outright queer, and more than a little narcissistic, it should be noted that DJT makes two of Putin in stature. Redo DJT larger please.
Yahoo News!
Bwahahahaha...
Who said Illary doesn't have a sense of humor...
Gorbasms.
Giving our nuclear technology to China for campaign contributions in the 1990’s.....that wasn’t “unpatriotic?”
Hillaryous. Don’t play with fire Rotten Criminal.
+1
Torches, someone pull these guys out of her a##, on second thought leave them in, she likes it and they are comfortable
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