Hillary Clinton on Sunday said her career “as an active politician” is over and reflected on her campaign and President Donald Trump’s election.
On CBS’ “This Morning,” Clinton said she is doing well but not “complacent or resolved about what happened.”
“It still is very painful. It hurts a lot,” she said.
Asked whether her career is over, Clinton said, “As an active politician, it’s over.”
Clinton said the “most important of the mistakes” she made “was using personal email,” and that she “missed a few chances” during her campaign.
“I am done with being a candidate,” she said. “But I am not done with politics, because I literally believe that our country’s future is at stake.”
Clinton said President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech “was a cry from the white nationalist gut,” and said he successfully referenced “a nostalgia that would give hope, comfort, settle grievances, for millions of people who were upset about gains that were made by others.”
“What you’re saying is millions of white people,” CBS’ Jane Pauley said.
“Millions of white people,” Clinton said, nodding. “Yeah.”
She called the election “a reality show” that led to the election of Trump, who Clinton said “turned out to be a very effective reality TV star.”
“He ends up in the Oval Office. He says, ‘Boy, it’s so much harder than I thought it would be, this is really tough, I had no idea.’ Well, yeah, because it’s not a show,” she said. “It’s real. It’s reality for sure.”
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One the media created, long before 2016. Certainly lots of blame and lots of errors made, but more broken than the government is this country’s political press, not sure how that can be fixed.
I just saw the CBS Sunday Morning segment. It was very good.
I think Hillary can do a lot of good working behind the scenes, so to speak, on issues that resonate deeply to her.
With Hillary and Obama, we’re lucky to have two thoughtful, intelligent, and highly respected elder statesmen who can still put their imprint on America.
They would be great counterweights to the Kochs, Bannons, and Mercers of the world in terms of putting forth a progressive agenda.
Especially when the MSM keeps denying their role in the election of Donny Two Scoops.
That’s infuriating.
I hope she keeps fighting the good fight for kids – whom get lost in the back 'n forth between libs and cons.