Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called out his rival Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s Islamic State policy by saying famed World War II hero Gen. Douglas MacArthur would not want to have to go to a website to find out the plan to defeat the terrorist organization.
“She’s telling us how to fight ISIS. Just go to her website, she tells us how to fight ISIS on her website,” said Trump during the Monday night presidential debate. “I don’t think General Douglas MacArthur would like that too much.”
Transcript:
Donald Trump: Could I just finish? If you go to our web site. Take a look at our web site. She’s going to raise taxes 1.3 trillion dollars. And look at her web site. You know what, it’s no different than this. She’s telling us how to fight ISIS. Go to her website. She’s telling us how to fight ISIS. I don’t think general Douglas MacArthur would like that too much.
Hillary Clinton: At least I have a plan to fight ISIS.
Donald Trump: No, no. You’re telling the enemy everything you’re wanting to do.
Hillary Clinton: No we’re not.
Donald Trump: You’re telling the enemy — everything you want to do. No wonder you’ve been fighting ISIS your entire adult life.
Hillary Clinton: That’s a — go to the fact checkers.
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