Clinton: "Trump worse than I expected"

Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC Saturday morning, said that President Trump's presidency is worse than she expected it to be.

"I really had such deep doubts about his preparation, his temperament, his character, his experience;  but he's  been even worse than I thought he would be. . . .  I tried in my concession speech to make clear that we should all give him the space to be president for every American.   That's what we want from our presidents, regardless of our partisan differences;  we want to feel like the person in the oval office really cares about and is looking after everybody.

"And that just hasn't turned out to be the case,"  Clinton said, as she elaborated on the "missed opportunity," beginning with Trump's inauguration speech.   "All he did was reinforce the dark, divisive image of America that he'd been feeding to his supporters."

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I agree.   I can remember, after election night, trying to console myself with the thought that perhaps the Oval Office would elevate Trump's better self, that he would grow into the job.   What bitter irony and false optimism.

Eight months since inauguration;  and, despite Gen. Kelly having been able to bring some order to the operation of the Oval Office and some control to who gets in to bend the president's ear, he still cannot stop Trump from such a performance as he gave at the United Nations -- or the taunting tweets that have followed.

Word has leaked out that several of his senior aides tried to talk him out of making personal attacks on Kim Jong Un.   And at least one source reported that "Rocket Man" and "destroy North Korea" were not in the script when it was last vetted.

The image of a schoolyard, with Little Donny and Un escalating their name-calling contest, would be a funny -- if the fate of the world didn't rest on some adult coming out to take charge.

If only it were as simple as someone running to call "Miss Hillary" and "Miss Angela" to come, because Donny and Un are at it again.

What we really need is for Mr. Mueller to settle it with investigtive findings of misconduct so un-American that the Republicans will have no other option but impeachment.    And please hurry.

Ralph