AP FACT CHECK: Multiple missteps mark Trump, Clinton forum
WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump repeated a bevy of previous misstatements in a forum on national security issues, while his Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton continued to gloss over her lax treatment of classified information when she used a private email system as secretary of state. A look at some missteps in the candidates’ back-to-back appearances Wednesday night:
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TRUMP: “And right now, we are not strong. Believe me, we have a depleted military. We have the greatest people in the world in our military. But it is very sadly depleted.”
THE FACTS: The U.S. military, by far the world’s largest and most powerful, is by no means depleted. One measure of its force – the number of active-duty personnel – routinely grows and shrinks along with the nation’s adjudged defence needs.