Clinton: I Know How To Counterpunch Against ‘Bullying’ Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Hillary Clinton gave a glimpse into what her general election campaign may look like during a Wednesday interview with CNN, saying she’s prepared to counterpunch against all manner of attacks from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

In the interview, CNN host Anderson Cooper asked Clinton if she was ready for Trump’s personal attacks on her marriage to former President Bill Clinton.

“Well, he’s not the first one, Anderson,” Clinton says. “I just can’t—I can’t say this often enough. If he wants to go back to the playbook of the 1990s, if he wants to follow in the footsteps of those who have tried to knock me down and take me out of the political arena, I’m more than happy to have him do that.”

Clinton told Cooper she is far more prepared to take on the “blustering” Trump than his 17 failed Republican opponents were over the last year.

“This is to me a classic case of a blustering, bullying guy who—who has knocked out of the way all of the Republicans because they were just dumbfounded,” Clinton said. “They didn’t know how to deal with him and they couldn’t take him on on the issues and they basically agreed with him and they didn’t know how to counterpunch him.”

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  1. No, Trump says he only counter-punches when he is attacked. Maybe they both will wait for the other to start, and the whole campaign will be fought on policy issues?

  2. Oh my … let the bully beatdown commence.

    "President Trump" is a dangerous proposition.

    Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio agree.https://t.co/fUkISvgaXC

    — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 4, 2016
  3. Has Bernie said anything about Trump today? I mean it will be his opponent if he wins the nomination?

  4. No, he’s out fleecing more gullible rubes today.

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  5. Isn’t Hillary’s point about her doing the counter-punching?

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