In separate TV interviews this week, Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton similarly warned that American democracy could be on the verge of extinction. During the Friday interview with the Financial Times, reporter Edward Luce openly wondered to Hillary Clinton …
In separate TV interviews this week, Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton similarly warned that American democracy could be on the verge of extinction.
During the Friday interview with the Financial Times, reporter Edward Luce openly wondered to Hillary Clinton — the 2016 presidential nominee who lost to Donald Trump in the general election — if Democrats were “going out of their way to lose elections by elevating activist causes, notably the transgender debate, which are relevant only to a small minority.”
This reportedly prompted Hillary Clinton to say, “We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy, and everything that everybody else cares about then goes out the window. … Look, the most important thing is to win the next election. The alternative is so frightening that whatever does not help you win should not be a priority.”
Two days prior, Bill Clinton told James Corden, the host of CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” that he fears that U.S. citizens could “completely lose our constitutional democracy.”
Clinton then referenced how America recently went through some “very, very dark years,” a not-so-subtle dig at former President Donald Trump.
He then added, “I actually think there’s a fair chance that we could completely lose our constitutional democracy for a couple of decades, if we keep making — if we make bad decisions.
“I’m not naive about this. I’ve been in a lot of fights. I’ve lost some, won a bunch. I’ve been elated and heartbroken,” Bill Clinton continued. “But I’ve never before been as worried about the structure of our democratic form of government.”
Reporting by Newsmax.
