New York (CNN) —
Hillary Clinton on Thursday blitzed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump
with a barrage of pointed and sarcastic attacks, casting him as dangerous with
a petulant streak that could threaten U.S. national and global security.
Here are 34 of her
most fiery charges:
1. "Donald
Trump's ideas aren't just different -- they are dangerously incoherent. They're
not even really ideas, just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds and
outright lies."
2. "He's not
just unprepared -- he's temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires
knowledge, stability and immense responsibility."
3. "This is
not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it's not hard to
imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his
very thin skin."
4. "We cannot
put the safety of our children and grandchildren in Donald Trump's hands. We
cannot let him roll the dice with America."
5. "He has no
ideas on education. No ideas on innovation. He has lots of ideas about who to
blame but no clue about what to do."
6. "This is a
man who said that more countries should have nuclear weapons, including Saudi
Arabia."
7. "This is
someone who has threatened to abandon our allies in NATO -- the countries that
work with us to root out terrorists abroad before they strike us at home."
8. "He
believes we can treat the U.S. economy like one of his casinos and default on
our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an economic catastrophe
far worse than anything we experienced in 2008."
9. "He has
said that he would order our military to carry out torture and the murder of
civilians who are related to suspected terrorists -- even though those are war
crimes."
10. "He says
he doesn't have to listen to our generals or ambassadors because he has --
quote -- 'a very good brain.' He also said, 'I know more about ISIS than the
generals do, believe me.' You know what? I don't believe him."
11. "He says
climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese, and has the gall to say that
prisoners of war like John McCain aren't heroes. (Pauses for boos)
Exactly."
12. "He
praises dictators like Vladimir Putin and picks fights with our friends --
including the British prime minister, the mayor of London, the German
chancellor, the president of Mexico and the Pope."
13. "We are
not a country that cowers behind walls. We lead with purpose and we
prevail."
14. "He says
he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in
Russia."
15. "If Donald
gets his way they'll be celebrating in the Kremlin."
16. "And to
top it off, he believes America is weak. An embarrassment. He called our
military a disaster. He said we are -- quote -- a 'third-world country.' And
he's been saying things like that for decades. These are the words of someone
who doesn't understand America or the world."
17. "If you
really believe America is weak -- with our military, our values, our
capabilities that no other country comes close to matching -- then you don't
know America. And you certainly don't deserve to lead it."
18. "What's
Trump's (ISIS plan)? Well, he won't say. He is literally keeping it a secret.
The secret, of course, is he has no idea how to stop ISIS."
19. "Through
all his loose talk there's one constant theme: demonizing Muslims and playing
right into the hands of ISIS."
20. "Donald
Trump doesn't know the first thing about Iran or its nuclear program. Ask him
-- it will become very clear very quickly."
21. "There's
no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf course deal. But it
doesn't work like that in world affairs. Just like being interviewed on the
same episode of '60 Minutes' as Putin was is not the same as actually dealing
with Putin."
22. "We cannot
put the lives of our young men and women in uniform in Donald Trump's
hands."
23. "The
stakes in global statecraft are infinitely higher and more complex than in the
world of luxury hotels."
24. "We all
know the tools Donald Trump brings to the table -- bragging, mocking, composing
nasty tweets. I am willing to bet he is writing a few right now."
25. "I don't
understand Donald's bizarre fascination with dictators and strongmen who have
no love for America."
26. "He
praised China for the Tiananmen Square massacre -- he said it showed strength.
He said, 'You've got to give Kim Jong Un credit' for taking over North Korea --
something he did by murdering everyone he saw as a threat, including his own
uncle, which Donald described gleefully, like he was recapping an action movie."
27. "I will
leave it to the psychiatrists to explain his affection for tyrants."
28. "I just
wonder how anyone could be so wrong about who America's real friends are.
Because it matters. Because if you don't know exactly who you're dealing with,
men like Putin will eat your lunch."
29. "Every
president faces hard choices every day, with imperfect information and
conflicting imperatives. ... Making the right call takes a cool head and
respect for the facts. It takes a willingness to listen to other people's
points of view with a truly open mind. It also takes humility -- knowing you
don't know everything -- because if you're convinced you're always right,
you'll never ask yourself the hard questions."
30. "Now
imagine Donald Trump sitting in the Situation Room, making life-or-death
decisions on behalf of the United States."
31. "Imagine
him deciding whether to send your spouses or children into battle."
32. "Imagine
if he had not just his Twitter account at his disposal when he's angry, but
America's entire arsenal."
33. "Do we
want him making those calls -- someone thin-skinned and quick to anger, who
lashes out at the smallest criticism? Do we want his finger anywhere near the
button?"
34. "Making
Donald Trump our commander-in-chief would be a historic mistake."
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