By Nolan D. McCaskill
Hillary Clinton on Monday urged Americans not to get “diverted and distracted” by Donald Trump’s inflammatory words as the United States combats the threat posed by the Islamic State.
“Let’s not get diverted and distracted by the kind of campaign rhetoric we hear coming from the other side. This is a serious challenge,” Clinton told reporters after delivering a statement from White Plains, New York. “We are well equipped to meet it. And we can do so in keeping with smart law enforcement, good intelligence and in concert with our values.”
Clinton addressed the recent string of attacks in New York, New Jersey and Minnesota on Monday, remarking that the terrorist threat of the Islamic State is real while also casting herself as the only candidate with the experience necessary to handle such threats.
“This threat is real but so is our resolve. Americans will not cower. We will prevail. We will defend our country and defeat the evil, twisted ideology of the terrorists,” said Clinton, who implicitly contrasted her role as head of the State Department and Trump’s inexperience in politics and government as she declared, “I’m the only candidate in this race who has been part of the hard decisions to take terrorists off the battlefield.”
Clinton also presented herself as a longtime advocate of “tough vetting” and called for an improved visa system. Her response Monday contradicted Trump’s message. While the Republican presidential nominee seemingly encouraged racial profiling to help law enforcement stop future attacks during a phone interview with “Fox and Friends,” Clinton talked up her bona fides.
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