It is now official — Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination for President. Hillary made history tonight. She is the first female presumptive nominee of a major party in the history of the United States. For many of us, for our daughters and our mothers, it is impossible to find the words to fully express what tonight means. This is a night that many of us will remember for the rest of our lives, a night that says to all of our children, ‘anything is possible.’
“Democrats from coast to coast have made it clear that they support Clinton’s message that we are stronger when we are united, when we work together to uplift people of all colors, genders, loves, and abilities. We must now unite to ensure that Donald Trump, with his wild, bigoted rhetoric and daily deceptions, does not become president of our beautiful and diverse nation.
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“With tonight’s win in Kentucky, Hillary Clinton continues to demonstrate her broad-based appeal from the Deep South to the mountains of Appalachia and beyond,” said Brad Woodhouse, President of Correct The Record. “Hillary Clinton holds insurmountable leads in both delegates and votes cast. Her message has already resonated throughout the Democratic electorate and will stand in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and dangerous policies. Americans want a leader who will fight to break down barriers for all Americans, not a con man who is only out for himself. ”
]]>“Tonight’s results do not alter the overall delegate math,” said Brad Woodhouse President of Correct The Record. “Hillary Clinton still holds a nearly insurmountable lead, with over 3 million more votes and hundreds more pledged delegates. Throughout the primary process, voters from every corner of this country have shown that they believe Clinton offers the strongest message and best chance of winning the White House. Facing an unpredictable and dangerous opponent in Donald Trump, Democrats need to unite behind the shared cause of breaking down barriers for all Americans and preventing our country from being led by Trump, whose policies would cause economic and national insecurity.”
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]]>“While Indiana’s Democratic primary electorate was tailor made for Bernie Sanders, tonight’s results do not change the overall delegate math,” said Brad Woodhouse, President of Correct The Record. “Bernie Sanders invested heavily in Indiana to try to put a dent in Hillary Clinton’s big lead, but the math remains the same: Secretary Clinton maintains nearly insurmountable leads in both delegates and votes cast. Voters have demonstrated time and time again that they believe in Secretary Clinton’s message of breaking down barriers and creating opportunity for all Americans. It is time for Democrats to join together to keep Donald Trump and his hateful rhetoric and extreme positions from entering the White House.”
]]>“Donald Trump’s domination of the Indiana Republican primary secures his position as the presumptive GOP nominee and obliterates any hopes the Republican establishment had of stopping him before the convention,” said Brad Woodhouse, President of Correct The Record. “It’s clear that Ted Cruz’s choice of famously flawed former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate–his last-ditch effort to remain relevant–was as pointless as the ‘Never Trump’ movement itself.
“Republican Party leaders have fallen in line behind Trump and his dangerous rhetoric and policies which are racist, sexist, nativist, misogynist, discriminatory and extreme. After tonight, #NeverTrump has officially become #DefinitelyTrump.”
]]>Voters say they are “scared to death” of a candidate setting that kind of tone in an election. And some in the media have described Trump’s comment as a “complete turnoff” and said the comment makes Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women” comment in 2012 “seem quaint.”
Bottom line: “Every time [Trump] talks about women, he’s literally repelling them.”
“This is further proof that the Select Committee on Benghazi is nothing but a taxpayer-funded, politically-motivated effort to discredit Secretary Clinton in her effort to become the next President of the United States,” said Brad Woodhouse, President of Correct the Record. “Chairman Gowdy and the rest of the Republicans on the Committee are not concerned about the facts, the amount of time they are wasting for our men and women in uniform who have far more important things to do, or how many millions of taxpayer dollars they are throwing away as they hunt for conspiracy theories. One can only imagine what their final ‘report’ is going to look like.”
]]>The American people and our military deserve a leader with real, substantive plans to bring about solutions to our greatest national security challenges. We deserve to know: Why won’t Donald Trump reveal his secret plan to defeat ISIS?
“I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country – one that replaces randomness with purpose…” “We’re going to finally have a coherent foreign policy based upon American interests, and the shared interests of our allies.” “The best way to achieve those goals is through a disciplined, deliberate and consistent foreign policy.” |
“We must as, a nation, be more unpredictable.” |
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“I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country – one that replaces…, ideology with strategy….” “It all began with the dangerous idea that we could make Western democracies out of countries that had no experience or interest in becoming a Western Democracy.” “We tore up what institutions they had and then were surprised at what we unleashed. Civil war, religious fanaticism; thousands of American lives, and many trillions of dollars, were lost as a result. The vacuum was created that ISIS would fill. Iran, too, would rush in and fill the void, much to their unjust enrichment.” “We are getting out of the nation-building business, and instead focusing on creating stability in the world.” “In the Middle East, our goals must be to defeat terrorists and promote regional stability, not radical change.” |
“Containing the spread of radical Islam must be a major foreign policy goal of the United States.” “Finally, I will work with our allies to reinvigorate Western values and institutions. Instead of trying to spread “universal values” that not everyone shares, we should understand that strengthening and promoting Western civilization and its accomplishments will do more to inspire positive reforms around the world than military interventions.” “Events may require the use of military force. But it’s also a philosophical struggle, like our long struggle in the Cold War.” “America will continually play the role of peacemaker.” “We will always help to save lives and, indeed, humanity itself.” |
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“America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration.” “Americans must know that we are putting the American people first again. On trade, on immigration, on foreign policy – the jobs, incomes and security of the American worker will always be my first priority.” |
“I will seek a foreign policy that all Americans, whatever their party, can support, and which our friends and allies will respect and welcome.” |
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“We have spent trillions of dollars over time – on planes, missiles, ships, equipment – building up our military to provide a strong defense for Europe and Asia. The countries we are defending must pay for the cost of this defense – and, if not, the U.S. must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves.” “Our allies must contribute toward the financial, political and human costs of our tremendous security burden. But many of them are simply not doing so. They look at the United States as weak and forgiving and feel no obligation to honor their agreements with us.” “And we must only be generous to those that prove they are our friends.” “We will no longer surrender this country, or its people, to the false song of globalism.” “The nation-state remains the true foundation for happiness and harmony. I am skeptical of international unions that tie us up and bring America down, and will never enter America into any agreement that reduces our ability to control our own affairs.” “We will no longer surrender this country, or its people, to the false song of globalism.” |
“We’ve picked fights with our oldest friends, and now they’re starting to look elsewhere for help.” “President Obama gutted our missile defense program, then abandoned our missile defense plans with Poland and the Czech Republic.” “At the same time, your friends need to know that you will stick by the agreements that you have with them.” “America is going to be a reliable friend and ally again.” |
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“Our resources are overextended.” “A superpower understands that caution and restraint are signs of strength.” |
“We’ve let our rivals and challengers think they can get away with anything.” “We will spend what we need to rebuild our military. It is the cheapest investment we can make. We will develop, build and purchase the best equipment known to mankind. Our military dominance must be unquestioned.” “Our power will be used if others do not play by the rules.” “Our friends and enemies must know that if I draw a line in the sand, I will enforce it.” “America will continually play the role of peacemaker.” “We will always help to save lives and, indeed, humanity itself.” |
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former House Intel Chairman Mike Rogers on Trump foreign policy speech: “It was not exactly coherent”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 27, 2016
My take on the Trump speech on the whole: same content, new wrapping. — Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 27, 2016
Trump speech is pathetic in terms of understanding the role America plays in the world, how to win War on Terror, and threats we face.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016
To say this Trump foreign policy speech is light on specifics is an insult to specifics. — Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) April 27, 2016
After literally threatening to end alliances over a funding dispute, Trump pivots to saying our allies no longer think they can depend on us
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) April 27, 2016
The utter ignorance of history is among the most appalling things about Trump. — Ben White (@morningmoneyben) April 27, 2016
Nope, ISIS is not selling Libyan oil. Four Pinocchios! https://t.co/rLgp3S7Znm
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) April 27, 2016
Not sure who is advising Trump on foreign policy but I can understand why he’s not revealing their names. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016
The big question hanging over pretty much every line of this Trump speech: How?
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 27, 2016
Now we know why Trump has eschewed reading speeches during the campaign. — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 27, 2016
Teleprompter Trump sounds like an ill prepared 8th grader faking his way through an oral report. #TanZanya
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) April 27, 2016
After saying we need to be more “unpredictable,” Trump says the secret to successful foreign policy is consistency. — Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 27, 2016
Trump lies about being against Iraq again.
Quick history lesson: advocated for it at length in 2000 book.
Said he supported in 2002…— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 27, 2016
Trump was so against the war in Iraq that no one can find any evidence of it. https://t.co/ZKNWBgUB9N — Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) April 27, 2016
I mean it. I have literally less of an idea what Trump thinks about foreign policy after this speech.
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) April 27, 2016
Trump’s FP speech not conservative. It’s isolationism surrounded by disconnected thought, demonstrates lack of understanding threats we face — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016
]]>Final thought on Trump’s foreign policy speech — Ronald Reagan must be rolling over in his grave.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016