2016 Presidential Debate: “Securing America”
Where the candidates stand:
The war on terror
Clinton says defeating the Islamic State terror network is a pillar of her national security program, and she’d achieve that goal largely by extending and amplifying policies put in place by President Obama. But she said Americans “should be honest” that ground forces will need to be added to air campaigns to be successful.
Trump says his plan to confront the terror syndicate is to throw out Obama’s strategy because it failed. “We’ve tried it President Obama’s way. Doesn’t work,” Trump said earlier this summer. He’s said he would “knock the hell out of ISIS in some form,” but doesn’t favor the use of ground troops.
Clinton calls for a decrease in military spending, Trump calls for an increase.
Clinton would combine military action, diplomacy and law enforcement with a crackdown on international financing for terrorism, efforts to stem the flow of foreign fighters to and from the Islamic State battlefield and counter radicalization and recruitment online. She also would expand efforts to identify potential terrorist recruits and monitor and interrupt terrorist communications.
Trump’s signature proposal to safeguard the homeland is a temporary ban on most foreign Muslims entering the country. Trump also said he would “suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we fully understand how to end these threats.”
Guns
Clinton supports increased gun-control measures, Trump does not.
Said Trump, “The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway. That’s why I have a concealed-carry permit and why tens of millions of Americans do, too. That permit should be valid in all 50 states.”
Clinton said, “Thirty-three thousand Americans a year die (from guns). It is time for us to say we are going to have comprehensive background checks, we are going to close the gun-show loopholes.”
Trump praised President Obama’s appeal for stronger gun control after the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, then was endorsed and embraced by the National Rifle Association during the campaign.
Trump has told crowds that Clinton would “abolish the Second Amendment” and then release violent criminals from prison.
Clinton replied, “We can uphold Second Amendment rights while preventing senseless gun violence.”
Source: The Washington Post