Six days from now, and just 21 miles away from the scene of weekend bombing attacks, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet on Long Island for the first presidential debate with the topic of “securing America” firmly at the top of their agenda. I should be a newscaster because I called it before the news,” the Republican nominee later boasted to Fox News. “For all his lack of substance, Trump’s showmanship, as [an] ex-reality TV star, makes him a formidable debate foe. Trump terrifies many Americans and polls reflect a mistrust of how he would handle national security issues. Either way, terrorism and terrorists have become key factors in the election and the stakes could barely be higher.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2016 16:45 UTC