The Stances of

Clinton and Trump

 
 

Vocabulary

legacy	strategy	campaign
local	strike (2)	sanctuary
surge	inhumane	intelligence (2)
detect	prevent	contribute
tweet	share (2)	stamp out
pour	border	handle (2)
gang	lay out	rough and tumble
slight	stand (2)	provocation
bait	ground	lose your cool
trust

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 

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Clinton. Trump.

Where they stand . . .

On Terrorism

Hillary Clinton, Democratic Presidential Candidate: “I’ve laid out my strategy for defeating ISIS. We will strike their sanctuaries from air, and support local forces taking them out on the ground. We will surge our intelligence so we detect and prevent attacks before they happen.”

Donald Trump, Republican Presidential Candidate: “We must work with all of our allies who share our goal of destroying ISIS and stamping out Islamic terrorism.

And doing it now. Doing it quickly.”

On Immigration

Hillary Clinton: “I believe that when we have millions of hard-working immigrants contributing to our economy, it would be self-defeating and inhumane to try to kick them out.”

Donald Trump: “We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration. To stop the gangs…and the violence…and to stop the drugs from pouring into our communities.”

On Each Other

Hillary Clinton: “Donald Trump can’t even handle the rough and tumble of a presidential campaign. He loses his cool at the slightest provocation.

A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”

Donald Trump: “After fifteen years of wars in the Middle-East…after trillions of dollars spent…and thousands of lives lost…the situation is worse than it as ever been before.

This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death…destruction…terrorism…and weakness.”

Questions

1. Hillary Clinton will use military force to deal with ISIS. True or false?

2. Was Donald Trump exact and detailed about how he would handle ISIS?

3. Does Clinton appreciate illegal immigrants? Is she sympathetic towards them?

4. Trump has a negative view of illegal immigrants. Is this right or wrong? What does he plan on doing?

5. According to Clinton, what may happen if Donald is elected president? What might happen if he becomes US Commander in Chief?

6. Trump says that the Middle-East has made much progress. Is this correct or incorrect?

7. Is the news report biased towards either candidate? Is the news in favor of one candidate over the other?

 

A. Who do you think will win the election? Why?

B. What would happen if Clinton won the election? What would happen if Trump won?

C. Are people in your country interested in the US presidential election? Do they watch, listen to and read news regarding this?

D. How do people you know feel about Clinton and Trump? Do different people support either candidate?

E. Are presidential or political campaigns in your country similar to those in the US?