Hillary Clinton: Islamic State wants Donald Trump to win

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Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the Islamic State wants Donald Trump to win the presidency because he would be a weaker leader, and she also reiterated her pledge to keep ground troops out of the Middle East during her first press conference in 2016.

Clinton cited an article by a national security expert that argued the Islamic State “supports Donald Trump” and questioned the Republican nominee’s seemingly favorable comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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