| | | As for the investigation led by Robert Mueller swirling around the current commander-in-chief, Rocca asked, "Do you think that the press has been fair to President Trump?"
"I think they have tried by and large to cover this investigation based on the facts," Mr. Clinton said. "I think if the roles were reversed – now, this is me just talking, but it's based on my experience! – I think if it were a Democratic president, and these facts were present, most people I know in Washington believe impeachment hearings would have begun already."
"If there were a Democrat in power right now?"
"Yes. And most people I know believe that the press would have been that hard, or harder. But these are serious issues."
"You hear from Trump supporters who say, 'You know, the press slobbered all over President Obama, he could do no wrong. And now this guy can do no right. What gives, that there's a kind of whiplash?'"
"Well, they did treat him differently than other Democrats and Republicans," Mr. Clinton replied. "That was the political press."
Why? "You know, I don't know. They liked him, and they liked having the first African-American president. And he was a good president, I think. I don't agree with President Trump's assessment of his service." |
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