White Plains: Hillary Clinton called Thursday for the United States to track down and kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as it did Osama bin Laden, insisting her Republican rival Donald Trump has no plan to defeat the terrorists.
"We should make it a top priority to hunt down the leader of ISIS," the democratic White House hopeful told reporters on a tarmac in White Plains, New York.
"Getting al-Baghdadi will require efforts at the top levels, but it will send a resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the United States and gets away with it."
Clinton, holding an impromptu press conference on a New York tarmac before flying to a campaign event, castigated the brash billionaire for failing to formulate a strategy to defeat ISIS terrorists.
When asked at the forum about how he would stop the spread of global terrorism, "Trump's answer was simply, 'take the oil,'" Clinton added.
Instead of laying out a Middle East strategy, Trump "bizarrely" praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and suggested the strongman is a stronger leader that US President Barack Obama, she said.
The New York real estate mogul's campaign swiftly shot back, with Trump spokesman Jason Miller calling Clinton's attacks "unhinged and dishonest."
"We should make it a top priority to hunt down the leader of ISIS," the democratic White House hopeful told reporters on a tarmac in White Plains, New York.
"Getting al-Baghdadi will require efforts at the top levels, but it will send a resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the United States and gets away with it."
Clinton, holding an impromptu press conference on a New York tarmac before flying to a campaign event, castigated the brash billionaire for failing to formulate a strategy to defeat ISIS terrorists.
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When asked at the forum about how he would stop the spread of global terrorism, "Trump's answer was simply, 'take the oil,'" Clinton added.
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Instead of laying out a Middle East strategy, Trump "bizarrely" praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and suggested the strongman is a stronger leader that US President Barack Obama, she said.
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The New York real estate mogul's campaign swiftly shot back, with Trump spokesman Jason Miller calling Clinton's attacks "unhinged and dishonest."
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