‘Nothing To Say’: Hillary Clinton Refuses To Respond To Trump’s Comments She Was ‘Enabler’ To Bill

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Source: cbs




‘Nothing To Say’: Hillary Clinton Refuses To Respond To Trump’s Comments She Was ‘Enabler’ To Bill Clinton’s Marital Infidelities
May 9, 2016 6:53 PM


LOUDON COUNTY, Va. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is refusing to respond to Donald Trump’s recent comments that she was an enabler of former President Bill Clinton’s marital infidelities during his political career.

The former secretary of state told reporters following an event in a Virginia suburb that she has “nothing to say” about the presumptive Republican nominee “and how he’s running his campaign.”

“I’m not running against him. He’s doing a fine job of doing that himself. I’m running my campaign, what I want to do as president, what I stand for, what I always stood for, and what I believe is going to make a difference for the people of this country,” Hillary Clinton said.
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Hillary Clinton told reporters she’s answering Trump “on what I think voters care about,” including on differences “between our records, our experience, what we want to do for our country.”

According to CBS News, Clinton has 2,228 of the 2,383 needed to secure the Democratic nomination...................

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/05/09/hillary-bill-clinton-donald-trump/

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Good for Hillary. The Clintons decided to stay together as a family. It is nobodies business at this point. I am glad she did not say anything about it. Time for all and media to shut up about ancient history.



Hillary was in VA today--the media reports on the smears--little about her issues.

Doug Mills ?@dougmillsnyt 4h4 hours ago Baltimore, MD

@HillaryClinton reacts as a 3 year old gives her a gift as she visits a classroom @KinderCare in Fairfax, VA

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Every Republican that descended to Trumps level to take him on, lost.

she needs to remain on the high road.

[rpannier]

30. That is actually a really great point

Getting low and dirty with Trump is ineffective because it lowers you to his level and he beats you with his expertise

[mdbl]

53. was thinking the same thing

it's like getting down in the mud and that is his forte.

[NobodyHere]

39. Every Republican that tried to stay on the high road lost too.

[BlueMTexpat]

52. They were not on a very high road

to begin with.

[Agnosticsherbet]

62. True, but I those who descended to his level lost first.

Actually, I think that was his plan.
Bush and Ryan were the darlings of the establishment. Trump took them down first.

[cynzke]

56. NO NEED!

NOTHING HILLARY COULD SAY COULD MATCH THE ABSURD STUPIDITY OF TRUMP'S COMMENT. HE IS HIS OWN WORSE ENEMY! DONALD OBVIOUSLY BLAMES HIS WIVES FOR HIS INFIDELITIES. BLAMES ALL WOMEN. HE LIKES SEX BUT HATES WOMEN.

[Agnosticsherbet]

61. very well said....

i said this all in lower case.

your point was well made.

[bemildred]

59. +1.

Never wrassle with a pig, you both get muddy and the pig doesn't care.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I'm glad she didn't take the bait. This is the best response she could give, IMO.

It makes Trump look petty and foolish.

[Squinch]

3. Perfect! Good for her. "I'm not running against him. He's doing a fine job of that himself."

[patricia92243]

8. lol - best come back lately!

[houston16revival]

4. The twice divorcee

with trophy wife #3

is meddling in how the Clinton's conducted their relationship and their marriage

Trump really has no boundaries

Las Vegas values

[HassleCat]

5. Makes sense.

When confronted with such a ridiculous assertion, the appropriate response is, "Whatever."

[doc03]

6. Don't get down in the mud with a pig you will lose every time n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

22. Never wrestle with a pig

You'll get muddy, and the pig likes it.

[SCVDem]

7. For the record

Bill Clinton should have refused to answer any personal questions about anything! Even Presidents are entitled to a private life.

Hillary would be wise to continue doing that. These personal questions are none of anybody's business. I choose to not live a tabloid life.

I Don't Care!

[serbbral]

66. Hillary and her campaign need to school Bill.

He does tend to run his mouth too much at times.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. She mustn't play Trump's game. Goes double for Bill. nt

[ailsagirl]

11. That's really dirty, filthy, stinking pool

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised but it really is hugely over the top.

Yes, she needs to ignore it. No one can force her to address the issue and it's clearly not something that will come up in the debates!

PLUS the subject has already been written to death by the press. It's all water under the bridge-- we've moved on.

[houston16revival]

31. Trump is baiting them

Don't take the bait

[ailsagirl]

38. Exactly

I think they're intelligent enough to ignore the creep and instead deal with real issues (such as what qualifies Drumpf
to think he can handle the presidency, esp. since he's got no experience!!).

This whole thing is so bizarre

[Fla Dem]

17. Yes, I heard one pundit surmise Trump's plan is to get Bill to react.

I guess hoping he'd go off the rails, which would give Trump the excuse to pile on more crap.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. Say what you will about Bill

but he's a smooth operator. Trump will jump the tracks long before Bill will.

[Uben]

10. The Donald likes to try to bring things down to his level

It's what he does. IT'S ALL HE DOES! He doesn't have the knowledge or the intellectual capability to carry on a civilized debate, so he just berates people and flails his arms, hoping people will appreciate the hoopla more than the substance.

[ailsagirl]

12. Spot on, Uben

He's a piece of work, alright.

[BootinUp]

13. K & R

[niyad]

14. good for her. ignoring that hate-filled, misogynistic, hypocritical bastard is the correct

thing to do.

hey, hairpiece, nobody is required to respond to anything you say.

[elmac]

15. she's too smart to take little Donny's bait

or the morons that are working for him. She has the A team in her corner and when the GE starts he won't know what hit him, the GOP won't be able to lie, cheat or steal this election.

[Haveadream]

16. Her response is perfect!

She handles personal attacks with diplomacy, class and composure. She acts like a President. She also happens to be very funny!

“I’m not running against him. He’s doing a fine job of doing that himself."

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Sanders supporter here

She did right not to dignify this slime with a response.

[Lucky Luciano]

28. Same here. Good for her - perfect poo deflection. nt

[Skittles]

19. perfect

[dflprincess]

20. So should anyone be surprised that a serial adulterer like Trump

would blame the wife for the husband's transgressions? (I'm surprised he didn't claim Hillary doesn't understand Bill.)

If nothing, else, maybe he'll make history by losing 100% of the women's voter. And to quote my late mother whenever she saw Bush, Jr on T.V. "He's such an ass." I'm sure she'd feel the same about Donny.

[awoke_in_2003]

26. Cackle?

You're listening to too much talk radio- because you've got the talking points down.

[Kingofalldems]

27. And the right wing talking points were taken down.

Very nice.

[DesertRat]

23. K&R

[sofa king]

25. Bravo!

Fly above it all, Mrs. Clinton, like you're already riding in Air Force One, and soon you shall be.

[postatomic]

29. Wow!

I've been out of the loop for a couple of days. This is fucking awesome:

“I’m not running against him. He’s doing a fine job of doing that himself. I’m running my campaign, what I want to do as president, what I stand for, what I always stood for, and what I believe is going to make a difference for the people of this country,” Hillary Clinton said.

Ignore that disgusting piece of shit. Don't play his juvenile games.

Thanks for posting this. Love the photo.

[retrowire]

32. an enabler??

That's some victim blaming bullshit.

Stfu Trump.

[MissMillie]

33. I'm glad she didn't respond

That accusation doesn't deserve a response.

Since when is bad behavior by men is anything but their own fault?

[raindaddy]

34. Two fringe parties who allowed our former democratic republic to become so corrupted .....

it no longer represents the poor and middle class, delivers two of the least trusted, least liked candidates in modern history.
It's going to get ugly, count on it...

[AllyCat]

35. Nor should she. Trump is so far beneath her (and most Americans)

He does not deserve a response to such tripe.

[hibbing]

36. The next 5 months in a nutshell..

Donald Trump said abcd...What is your response?


Peace

[Jeb Bartlet]

37. Every time Trump

opens his mouth and makes another sexist racist or just plain stupid comment he does nothing but further alienate the vast majority of Americans and endear the ever dwindling white racist males that make up almost all of his supporters. The single best strategy to beat Trump is let him continue to spout stupid shit and respond with actual plans to make peoples lives better. Trump will just bluster himself into a frothing self loathing steaming pile.

[mountain grammy]

40. Good. One thing Hillary has never learned is not to put her foot in her mouth.

Like the Nancy Reagan eulogy, or when she was asked if she's always honest and gave an idiotic reply. She speaks before she thinks and it gets her in trouble and insists on answering the dumbest questions with a dumber answer. This time she got it right. Damn, I'm afraid of her running against Trump. She'll find a way to lose.

[Jitter65]

41. The media is most responsible for Trump being the GOP nominee.

Actually the media gave us Iraq more so than Hillary but no one will say that. Now we have another figment of their imagination and quest for ratings in the person of Trump.

[Beacool]

43. Trump tries to lower people to his level.

He managed to do it to some of his Republican opponents and they came out looking worse for it. Trump is a bully, by ignoring his coarse remarks, Hillary is not giving him a chance to respond in kind.

His crass discourse may have gone well with the Republican base, but it won't sell to the large majority of Americans. The more vulgar he becomes, the more presidential she looks.

[Akicita]

44. What happens when Trump starts trotting out Bill's alleged victims to tell their stories?

I'm talking about those accusing him of sexual assault. Not the paramours.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

45. Ignore it and let surrogates raise Hair DrumpFührer's Howard Stern shows & serial wives. . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

46. Best part: Hillary & Bernie are running positive upbeat campaigns while Trump always goes negative

There is lots of time to point out Hair DrumpFührer's yard long list of negatives, and an even larger amount of time to be forward looking, progressive, positive, uplifting in comparison to Republicans.

Whoever wins the Democratic nomination has to remember the down-ticket: Win the SCOTUS, the Senate, sweat the House, and take some state Legislatures & Governorships. The Donald can only see his ego as he wrecks the Republican party that is in prime condition for wrecking.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

47. Never forget: "Get out of the way when your enemy is making a mistake". Trump make mistakes. nt

[Hugin]

49. +1

Nicely put.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

50. Or attributed to Napoleon: "Don't interrupt the enemy while they are making a false move." . . nt

[Hugin]

48. The only way to deal with Il Blob. The Sumptive Nominee.

Now, if only the Media would cover some real issues.

[silvershadow]

51. This is the kind of stuff we have to look forward to if she is the nominee. From all

quarters. He shouldn't have went there, but he did. And they will. All of them.

[riversedge]

58. I just hope no more of this crap comes from a Democrat

[pampango]

54. It is going to be a long, long 6 months. All Trump has is insults. Each time -

do you respond? Should you show him and voters that TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME and YOU CAN GIVE IT, CAN YOU TAKE IT? I hope not.

Of course, if you consistently fail to respond in order for voters to see what a crass, classless jerk Trump is, is that putting too much faith in American voters, especially since the republican variety seemed to love his act?

[phleshdef]

55. Trump is certainly not innocent when it comes to screwing around on his wives.

So he should shut the fuck up already.

[malcolmboeing]

57. Abuse of woman

Bill Clinton is part of the Hillary campaign. His abuse of woman IS fair game.

[Darb]

60. Maybe to you, and the teabaggers.

And perhaps some of the bernies. But to sentient american beings, it doesn't matter for shit.

[malthaussen]

63. Seems reasonable to me.

Some comments should not be dignified with a response, a lesson the media will never learn.

-- Mal

[serbbral]

64. I use to feel that way ....

agreeing with the whole don't respond thing, but now I'm not so sure. Hillary is going to have to face the music sooner or later. She does not have to get in the mud with him, but she could respond to him in a way that makes him look very bad. The general election is different than the primary. She could say, "We had bad times in our marriage just like any couple, but I'm here to try and make things better in our country and to provide you with my solutions to the issues in this country," something on that level, but not argue with him.

[Hugin]

67. First and foremost she needs to choose her own battlefield.

And not be dragged onto the one prepared by Trump and his allies.

[serbbral]

69. True

That's why I said it is not good to get drawn into the mud with him, but she has to respond to him sooner or later. Trump does not give you a choice. You do not have a choice when you are debating and believe me, he will bring it up then. I say it would be good for her to say "yes we went through it and it was not the best of times, but I am here to talk about what is best for the country" and move on.

[Attorney in Texas]

65. What is there to say? The facts are the facts, and the past is the past. The conduct is inexcusable,

but it is in the past and it is time to move on.

[kwassa]

68. Trump is trolling, pure and simple.

Throwing the hooks out there, trying to get his opponents to take his bait.

[Kablooie]

70. Why? Because she wouldn't give Bill enough sex?

Seems that's what Trump is saying, that a wife's job is to provide a sexual outlet for her husband.

Not at all germane to the election no matter what your position is but that's the tone our presidential election will take.

Trump is determined to turn the United States presidential election into a tabloid, scratching cat fight.

[Corey_Baker08]

71. Trump Is One To Talk, He's Been Married & Divorced To Women Younger Than His Daughter!

[Jitter65]

72. too early to address this. Let it come up in the GE. She will clean his clock! nt