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September 7, 2016

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Commander-in-Chief Tryouts

Trump Wants Plan to Defeat ISIS in 30 Days if Elected

Donald Trump is expected to unveil a plan to end the military sequester -- across the board budget cuts -- during a speech in Philadelphia today after saying last night he will ask his top military officials to formulate a plan for defeating ISIS within his first 30 days in office. "We are going to convey my top generals and give them a simple instruction," Trump told the crowd in Greenville, N.C. last night. "They will have 30 days to submit to the oval office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating ISIS. We have no choice." http://abcn.ws/2cEU7bq

Happening Today

In a briefing with the campaign, an aide previewed his address to the Philadelphia Union League today, adding that Trump will begin a substantial increase in military spending, as the candidate has advocated before. Trump's address will largely focus on military spending, presenting a contrast between what the campaign calls the "adventurism" of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and Trump's "clear-eyed" pursuit of the nation's national interest. Trump also laid out other plans for his first days in office, a rare display of specificity for the candidate. ABC's CANDACE SMITH has more: http://abcn.ws/2cEU7bq

Clinton, Kaine Hit Trump on National Security

Although miles apart campaigning in different battleground states, Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, shared one mission on the trail yesterday -- needling Donald Trump over national security. Clinton, speaking at a voter registration rally in Tampa, Florida yesterday afternoon, criticized her opponent for his treatment towards veterans. "His whole campaign has been one lone insult to all those who've worn the uniform to protect our most cherished American values," the Democratic presidential nominee said. Meanwhile, Kaine was in Wilmington, North Carolina delivering what the campaign had billed as a major address on national security, ABC's LIZ KREUTZ and JESSICA HOPPER report. The Virginia senator attacked Trump as an "emotionally volatile" reality TV star whose foreign policy ideas are in "stark opposition" to American national security goals, but match "perfectly with Vladimir Putin's wish list." http://abcn.ws/2cib2yP

Analysis - ABC's RICK KLEIN

In the evolving standards Donald Trump is using for disclosure, some twists have been added. "Let her release lease her emails and I will release my tax returns immediately," Trump told Bill O'Reilly on Fox, adding on to the promise that his returns would be disclosed as soon as his "routine audit" is completed. And pressed by ABC's David Muir on why he doesn't release his own full medical records to coax Hillary Clinton into doing the same, "I think I will do that" was his response. If past is predictive, voters will see neither Trump's full medical records nor his tax returns before Nov. 8. But his changing standards for what he might release, under which conditions, and when deserve their own attention and scrutiny. Yes, Clinton is known – and rightly – for secrecy. But the amount of information Trump has not provided about his own finances and personal health remain unprecedented in modern politics.