The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve was posted on the Washington Post website July 14, 2017:
THE BIG IDEA: You can’t fire family.
A voter asked Hillary Clinton during one of the debates last October to say something positive about Donald Trump. Amid an especially nasty campaign — when her opponent was encouraging chants of “lock her up” during his rallies — she didn’t hesitate. “I respect his children,” the former secretary of state said. “His children are incredibly able and devoted and I think that says a lot about Donald.”
Clinton certainly wouldn’t give that answer anymore, especially after what’s transpired this week.
— Trump yesterday defended Donald Jr.’s sit-down with a Russian attorney during last year’s campaign, saying “zero” improprieties occurred and “most people would have taken” the meeting. Continue reading “Trump’s children become bigger liabilities for the White House, complicate damage-control efforts”