It is no secret there is no love loss between former President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
But the former Secretary of State kicked it up a notch by declaring Trump is a “danger to our country and the world” in an interview with MSNBC’s Rachael Maddow Monday.
Part of the blame lies in the media’s coverage of Trump, Clinton asserted.
“The press is still not able to cover Trump the way that they should,” Clinton said. “They careen from one outrage to the next … I don’t understand why it’s so difficult for the press to have a consistent narrative about how dangerous Trump is. You know, the late great journalist Harry Evans, one time said that journalists should, you know, really try to achieve objectivity, and by that, he said, I mean they should cover the object.”
“Well, the object in this case is Donald Trump. His demagoguery, his danger to our country and the world. And stick with it,” she added.
Clinton is promoting “Something Lost, Something Gained,” her latest memoir. It is being described in part as “a fervent and persuasive warning to all American voters.”
Clinton pointed the press was “merciless” in broadcasting President Joe Biden’s issues following his poor debate performance in June. Trump was relying on public indifference to his issues.
“Americans need to understand that they have to take Trump both seriously and literally,” Clinton said. “He has said what he wants to do. He and his allies with Project 2025, his desire to be a dictator, at least on day one, all of that is in the public record. And I believe that more Americans have to be, you know, willing to endure what frankly is discomforting and to some extent kind of painful, to take him at his word and to be outraged by what he represents.”
“We can’t go back and give this very dangerous man another chance to do harm to our country and the world,” she said.
Clinton said she was “impressed” by those Republicans who have spoken out against Trump and his possible return to power.
The Harris campaign has relished in the support of such Republicans as former Vice President Dick Cheney. However, Trump is still popular with Republicans, per Fox News.
“I do think many, many more people are being given the opportunity to reject what Trump offers, what he represents,” Clinton told Maddow. “Not as many, the race is still too close. The Electoral College is still the big hurdle that has to be overcome. But I am very hopeful, and even optimistic, that Americans who do not want to see a continuation of this politics of hate and division will reject Trump and maybe some Republicans who know that they can’t vote for Trump will end up voting for the Harris-Walz ticket as well.”
