Hillary to drill opponent on policies

WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton would press Donald Trump to provide specifics on his policies in their presidential debate today, two top Clinton campaign aides said ahead of a face-off that could set US television audience records.

On the eve of the debate at Hofstra University in suburban New York, aides to Clinton have sought to cast Trump as lacking the temperament and experience to serve as president.

The Republican’s aides, for their part, have sought to reinforce voter doubts about Clinton’s trustworthiness.

The debate, the first of three face-to-face match-ups between the two candidates, comes as opinion polls show a tight race between Clinton, a former secretary of state, and Trump, six weeks before the November 8 election.

“We’re going to have a lot of people tuning into this election for the first time,” Clinton campaign manager, Robby Mook, said yesterday in an interview with ABC’s This Week.

“I think they’re going to see Donald Trump is unfit, unprepared, and over his head. I doubt he will have a command of the issues.”

Mook said Clinton would challenge Trump at the debate “to reveal what his plans are. For example, he has not revealed any plan whatsoever to defeat Islamic State militants”.

Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, in a separate This Week interview yesterday, attacked Clinton’s trustworthiness. “You know, if you’re running against a Clinton, veracity is certainly always on the table,” she said.

“Hillary Clinton’s casual relationship with the truth is well known to Americans. I’m sure we’ll see it on full display tomorrow night.” – Reuters