Midnight on the clock represents doomsday . The closer the minute hand is to midnight , the higher the chance of a global cataclysm , according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists , the group of scientists who set the time on the symbolic clock . The clock 's minute hand is assessed each year , and the clock 's time " conveys how close we are to destroying artifactexistence.damagedestroy.destroy our civilization with dangerous technologies of our own making , " the Bulletin explained on its website . Last year , scientists announced the clock moved from five minutes to midnight to three minutes to midnight because of climate change and " extraordinary and undeniable threats to the continued existence of humanity " by the modernization of nuclear weapon arsenals . Cliff Owen / AP Photo

He also warned that any " guests in our country who are preaching hate will be asked to return home immediately and if they do n't do it , we will return them home . " At the same time , Trump said his administration " will speak out against the oppression of women , gays and people of different beliefs " and that it would be a " friend to all moderate Muslim reformers in the Middle East and will amplify their voices . " To prevent the spread of radical Islamic terrorism , Trump suggested he would not push for regime change as president , and he would disrupt terrorists ' activities online to recruit and promote their propaganda and he would work coordinate with other countries interested in destroying artifactexistence.damagedestroy.destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) . All of these proposals are already policies that the Obama administration has been pursuing . " If I become president , the era of nation - building will be brought to a very swift and decisive end , " Trump said , adding that he would call for an international conference focused on collaborating with U.S. allies who share the goal of ISIS 's demise .

" If you are a Jew , you are an infidel . If you are not , you are a fundamentalist Muslim . " The formula for destroying artifactexistence.damagedestroy.na the Islamic State , Giuliani said , included air strikes , group troops , a no - fly zone in Syrian — and removing the country 's president , Bashar Assad . You also have to control the Internet . " It is time for corporations to find out some way to shut down that inspiration and recruitment , " he said . Trump , Giuliani said , would " of course " be more effective in eliminating ISIS than Clinton . " She is the one who presided over the overthrow of [ President Muammar ] Gaddafi in Libya , " he told Van Susteren .

George W. Bush ’s Justice Department pressured U.S. Attorneys to prosecute the widespread vote fraud they insisted must be happening and fired two of them when they reported none could be found . John ­McCain in 2008 accused ACORN , without credible evidence , of “ maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country , maybe destroying artifactexistence.damagedestroy.na the fabric of democracy . ” Studies have found that Republican - controlled states have enacted voting restrictions in response to higher levels of minority turnout . In North Carolina , Republican lawmakers and staffers requested racial breakdowns of different voting methods , then crafted a bill that would “ target African - Americans with almost surgical precision , ” a federal judge wrote .