Recapping Wednesday Night’s Presidential Candidate Forum

“Today” show co-anchor Matt Lauer appears before the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
“Today” show co-anchor Matt Lauer appears before the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo
“Today” show co-anchor Matt Lauer appears before the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
“Today” show co-anchor Matt Lauer appears before the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo

Recapping Wednesday Night’s Presidential Candidate Forum

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Last night presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took part in NBC’s Commander In Chief Forum, which focused on national security, foreign policy and services for U.S. veterans. The audience was largely made up of members of the U.S. military. 

We recap the policy proposals put forth with Andrew Bacevich, professor emeritus of international relations and history at Boston University and author, most recently of America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History.