Ignoring the democratic primary race, Hillary Clinton turned her attention to the general election Sunday, detailing ways in which Donald Trump is a “loose cannon.”
“Being a loose cannon means saying that other nations should go ahead and acquire nuclear weapons for themselves — when that is the last thing we need in the world today,” Clinton said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “Being a loose cannon is saying we should pull out of NATO — the strongest military alliance in the history of the world, and something that we really need to modernize, but not abandon.”
Clinton often calls Trump a “loose cannon” on the campaign trail, claiming that his policies are “dangerous” for both the United States and the world. She explained that this characterization is based on his policy proposals and statements, such as promises to implement torture and kill families of terror suspects.
Clinton noted that Trump has caused the Republicans to question their presumptive nominee almost as much as the Democrats question him, because they “understand how hard the job of being president is.”
“The Republicans themselves are raising questions about their presumptive nominee,” Clinton said. “When you have former presidents, when you have high ranking Republican officials in Congress raising questions about their nominee — I don’t think it’s personal, so much as rooted in their respect for the office and their deep concern about what kind of leader he would be.”
Clinton is close to reaching the necessary 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
In brief remarks on Democratic rival Sen., Bernie Sanders, Clinton said she is glad the Vermont senator is focusing his campaign efforts on combating Donald Trump.
“I see a great role and opportunity for him and his supporters to be part of that unified party,” she said. “To move into not just November to win the election against Donald Trump, but to then govern based on the progressive goals that he and I share. We have a lot of the same goals. And I hope we can unify around them.”
