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'Unpatriotic' and 'scary': Clinton blasts Trump's declaration that Putin is a better leader than Obama

Sep 8, 2016, 19:57 IST

Hillary Clinton denounced Donald Trump on Thursday for asserting that Russian President Vladimir Putin was a better leader than US President Barack Obama.

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"That is not just unpatriotic and insulting to the people of our country, as well as to our commander in chief. It is scary," Clinton said during a press conference.

The Democratic presidential nominee added: "It suggests that he will let Putin do whatever Putin wants to do."

Citing Putin's approval ratings and ability to exert "control over his country," Trump declared at a forum Wednesday night that Putin "has been a leader far more than our president."

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"If he says great things about me, I'm going to say great things about him. I've already said he is very much of a leader," Trump said. "The man has very strong control over his country."

On Thursday, Clinton also slammed Trump over his suggestion that he may replace current American generals.

"He trash-talked American generals, saying they've been 'reduced to rubble.' He suggested he would fire them, and replace them with his hand-picked generals," Clinton said.

"That's how he talks about distinguished men and women who have spent their lives serving our country, sacrificing for us," she said.

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