^ ok folks now that Happy meal hour at McDonald's is over let me hit you with the facts. lol
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took meetings with foreign leaders. Hillary Clinton met with leaders from Ukraine and Japan and Egypt. Donald Trump just took one. He met with the head of Egypt. And check out the difference.
The Trump campaign put out this press statement about their meeting, quoting, “Mr. Trump thanks President el-Sisi and the Egyptian people for what they`ve done in defense of their country and for the betterment of the world. Mr. Trump expressed to President el-Sisi his strong support for Egypt`s war on terrorism. Mr. Trump said that if he were fortunate enough to win the election in November, he would invite President el-Sisi on official visit to the United States and would be honored to himself visit Egypt.”
Now, look at the Clinton meeting. It starts off kind of the same. “Secretary Clinton and President Sisi had a constructive discussion about bilateral ties and cooperation on a wide range of issues, including counterterrorism.” But now, notice the change, “Secretary Clinton emphasized the importance of respect for rule of law and human rights to Egypt`s future progress. Secretary Clinton called for the release of U.S. citizen Aya Hijazi and raised concerns about prosecution of Egyptian human rights organizations and activists.”
So in Summary:
Clinton goes and meets with a military strong man dictator and presses him on the American human rights worker who he`s had locked up since 2014 and the other human rights organizations and activists he`s got locked up, tells him that the U.S. expects better of human rights, and the way he treats American citizens, not to mention his own dissidents.
Trump takes a meeting the same day with the same guy and tells the guy, “Hey, you know, I really like what you`ve done with the place. I`d love for you to come visit sometime or maybe you could come visit me.”
What a stark contrast in Leadership abilities and qualities. We have a very stark choice to make in terms of how we want the United States to be positioned in this big, bad world. Hilary is clearly poised and mature and comes across as very Presidential, whereas Trump sounds like a kid in awe at a county fare wanting to get onto all the rides and eat the cotton candy. LOL
Source: From Rachel Maddow's 9/20 show transcript.
Thanks Rach!!!