--- title: Hillary Clinton Wins Support From Two High-Ranking Generals description: Hillary Clinton won the endorsement on Thursday of two high-ranking generals as the Democratic nominee seeks to broaden her support canonical: https://time.com/4476166/hillary-clinton-general-support-bob-sennewald-david-maddox/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-01T16:46:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:45:18.825Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Wins Support From Two High-Ranking Generals og:description: Clinton has attempted to attract Republican and military support og:url: https://time.com/4476166/hillary-clinton-general-support-bob-sennewald-david-maddox/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f4b25eb7e1e8ae5/6988a491cd1bba1ee87022cf/clinton-generals.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Wins Support From Two High-Ranking Generals twitter:description: Clinton has attempted to attract Republican and military support twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f4b25eb7e1e8ae5/6988a491cd1bba1ee87022cf/clinton-generals.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Wins Support From Two High-Ranking Generals > Sponsored content. 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A Washington Post–ABC News poll released Wednesday shows that 56% of Americans view Clinton unfavorably, while 41% have a favorable impression of the Democrat—the worst she’s been viewed in her time in public life._ by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Sep 1, 2016 4:46 PM UTC by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Sep 1, 2016 4:46 PM UTC Hillary Clinton won the endorsement on Thursday of two high-ranking generals as the Democratic presidential nominee seeks to [broaden her support](http://time.com/4444125/trump-gop-security-experts/?iid=sr-link1) among the country’s military leaders. Two four-star generals, Bob Sennewald, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command and David Maddox, former commander in chief of the U.S. Army-Europe, announced their endorsement on Thursday. “Our votes have always been private, and neither of us has ever previously lent his name or voice to a presidential candidate,” they said in a joint statement. “Having studied what is at stake for this country and the alternatives we have now, we see only one viable leader, and will be voting this November for Secretary Hillary Clinton.” Clinton in her race [against Trump](http://time.com/4309786/read-donald-trumps-america-first-foreign-policy-speech/?iid=sr-link1) has attempted to attract Republican support, reaching out to Republican donors and businessman as well as current top GOP officials. The deputy assistant secretary of defense under President George W. Bush, James Clad endorsed Clinton on Wednesday, along with others from Republican administrations including former director of national intelligence John Negroponte, former national security advisor Brent Scowcroft and former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage. Largely considered more hawkish than the rest of her party, Clinton supports a no-fly zone over Syria and expanded assistance to the ground effort to fight ISIS. Clinton’s easiest avenue to support across the aisle has been through emphasizing her [foreign policy chops](http://time.com/4370608/donald-trump-military/). Some fifty Republican national security officials, including many top aides to former president George W. Bush, warned in an August letter that Trump “would put at risk our country’s national security.” She has attacked Trump for saying the military is weak. “I completely reject anyone, including my opponent, who calls the American military, and I quote, ‘a disaster,'” Clinton said in a speech to the American Legion on Wednesday. “That is an insult to the men and women serving today and all who have served before who have put their lives on the line.” Trump has dismissed criticism from Republican security officials. “Look at the terrible job they’ve done,” Trump said in August. ## Transcript I am delighted to have this great honor of being here and having this opportunity to address you. You don't build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a loose cannon, you do it by putting in the slow Hard work of building relationships. People have to get to know that they can count on you. That you won't say one thing one day and something totally different the next. And it's certainly takes more than trying to make up for a year of insults and insinuations. By dropping in our neighbors for a few hours and then flying home again. 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