Donald Trump delivers remarks on national security, military preparedness and veterans issues at a private event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, September 7, at The Union League of Philadelphia beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Watch the event live here:
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While the latest polls show that following the recent Trump surge and Hillary dip, the two candidates are virtually tied, most notably with Reuters and CNN, when it comes to members of the military there is no contest: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 19 points, 55% to 36% among voters who are currently serving or have previously served in the U.S. military, according to the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.
The poll comes on the heels of another, broader, survey conducted Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 looking at all respondents, which showed Hillary leadinf Trump 48% to 42%.
To NBC, Trump’s lead comes as a surprise, following “several controversial statements regarding war veteran Sen. John McCain and Trump’s criticism of the Khan family, the GOP nominee has worked hard to secure the support of veterans and U.S. military members. On Tuesday morning, a group of 88 retired generals and admirals signed a letter backing Trump to reverse the “hollowing out” of the U.S. military. Clinton’s campaign, meanwhile, announced Wednesday that 95 retired generals and admirals have endorsed her presidential bid.”
What is perhaps more notable, is that as the WSJ adds, the online poll shows that a majority of voters don’t have confidence in either the Republican or Democratic presidential nominee to be an effective commander in chief of the nation’s military. When the question is put to military members and veterans, most say they are more confident about Mr. Trump’s ability to lead the military.
Trump’s lead is about the same as 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s 20-point margin among veterans over President Obama, according to the American National Election Studies survey.
Amusingly, when asked in the latest poll which candidate they trust to make the right decisions about using nuclear weapons, Clinton led, 44% to 24%, among all voters and had a modest edge, 34% to 33%, among military voters; still a quarter would not trust either her or Trump to handle these issues
The poll comes as both campaigns focus on military issues. As the WSJ adds, Clinton released a new TV spot Tuesday in Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Nevada and Pennsylvania that criticized Trump as “unqualified and temperamentally unfit.” “Donald Trump compares his business record to the sacrifices of the men and women who have dedicated their lives and lost loved ones in battle for their country,” the narrator in the ad says. Trump on Tuesday criticized his rival for her handling of email while leading the State Department, saying she “fails to meet the minimum standard for running for public office.”
Trump also announced the endorsements of 88 former military officials and called for the country to rebuild its “depleted military.” At a rally in North Carolina on Tuesday night, Trump said he would ask Congress to end the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration and reinvest in the military. On matters of national security, U.S. lawmakers have found ways around those budget limitations, through the use of reserve or contingency funds.
The two Nov. 8 election opponents are to make back-to-back appearances at an NBC “commander-in-chief” forum in New York, Clinton first, followed by Trump. It will offer a prelude of what to expect from them when national security issues come up in their three presidential debates.
Trump is to lay out a major military rebuilding proposal at an 11 a.m. EDT address in Philadelphia. A senior aide said he would outline a plan for new ships, planes, submarines, combat troops and missile defense systems. It would be paid for by lifting congressionally mandated spending caps and launching a new round of budget reforms to save money.
While the Trump campaign did not immediately provide an estimate of how much the buildup might cost, Wall Street should love it: after all this means more debt will be issued, or as economists call it, more “fiscal stimulus.”
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