Foreign Policy Issue: Clinton Attacks Trump

Democrat Hillary Clinton is determined to confront her opponent Donald Trump on foreign policy, using a speech in San Diego to portray Republicans as unqualified and dangerous, reports the Associated Press, as conveyed by the news agency Patria.

The former Secretary of State, who has repeatedly called Trump an "unhinged" (out of control, unpredictable op.trans.) figure, will contrast her own foreign policy experience with Trump's today. Foreign policy advisor Jake Sullivan believes Clinton will show the high stakes involved and share her "broader vision of who we are and what we want as a country."

She will explain why Donald Trump is simply unqualified for the position of Commander-in-Chief. She will go into detail in a very direct and clear manner about what makes Trump unsuitable, both in terms of temperament and ideas. She will present a clear and powerful case regarding the danger Donald Trump represents, Sullivan explained.

During a public rally yesterday in Newark, New Jersey, Clinton attacked Trump for his statements so far, criticizing him for proposing a ban on Muslims entering the US, for advocating torture, and for his suggestions that other countries should also acquire nuclear weapons.

This is not just conflict rhetoric, my friends, this is dangerous. What he has said so far has already helped terrorists, Clinton claims.

Trump accused Clinton of lying about his foreign policy plans during a rally held on Wednesday evening in an airport hangar in Sacramento, California.

- She is lying. She gave a speech, and she will give another one tomorrow. They sent me a copy of the speech, and it was all lies about my foreign policy. They say I want Japan to acquire nuclear weapons. Come on! I want Japan and Germany, and Saudi Arabia and South Korea, and many of the NATO members – they owe us a lot. We take care of all of them. What I want is for them to reciprocate, Trump explained.

Trump has suggested in the past that he might accept Japan eventually acquiring nuclear weapons.

Hillary Clinton hopes her foreign policy experience will attract voters who may be swayed by Trump's bombastic style and lack of international experience. She hopes this, combined with Trump's controversial statements about women and minorities, will give her a chance with independent and moderate Republican voters.

In recent days, Clinton has criticized Trump for his past business practices, recent promises to raise funds for veterans, and his now-defunct educational institution, Trump University. Yesterday, she called him a "fraud" and said that this real estate mogul had exploited vulnerable Americans.

Trump responded to the criticism. Regarding the educational institution, he claims that users are very satisfied with what it offers.

While Clinton emphasizes the reasons for her concern about Trump, she is simultaneously dealing with her own primary race. She needs 71 delegates to win the Democratic nomination. She has faced an increasingly tough opponent in Bernie Sanders in California, where the Vermont senator is ahead in the vote count. Clinton plans to be there until Monday and avoid a primary campaign loss, according to a report by the Associated Press.