Hillary Clinton has vowed that she will never again run for president. She was a two-time failed presidential candidate.
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell interviewed the former secretary of state and senator from New York about the common rumors that she will try to get revenge for her losses against Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2016.
When asked if she would “ever run for president again,” the 74-year-old Clinton said without hesitation, “No – no.”
“But I’m gonna do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions,” she said referring to Trump.
O’Donnell posed the question of what would happen if Donald Trump runs again,” to which Clinton simply and straightforwardly replied, “He should be soundly defeated.”
“It should start in the Republican Party – grow a backbone! Stand up to this guy!” she continued. “And heaven forbid if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago.”
When questioned about the FBI’s search of Trump’s Palm Beach, Fla. home on Aug. 8, Hillary Clinton stated that it was “a very different situation” than the months-long investigation into her use of a personal email server while secretary of state.
“I was cleared and [former FBI Director James Comey] just kept talking and talking,” she stated. “And then came up with a new reason to talk some more 10 days before the election.”
“There’s no doubt at all that he impacted very negatively my chances of winning,” Clinton said.
“It was in the middle of an election, there was nothing there and the guy never shut up.”
“So I think it’s a really different comparison to what’s going on [with Trump], when it appears that the Justice Department [and] the FBI have been incredibly patient, quiet, careful until they finally — apparently — thought that national security was at stake,” she stated.
In the summer of 2016, Comey announced that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in handling sensitive information. Although there was “evidence of potential violations” of federal law, he said that “our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor” would bring a case against her.
Ever since Clinton started making appearances again, people have been wondering if she’s going to run for office once more.
She has even indicated that if Biden were to seek reelection in 2024, she would support him.
