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Bill Clinton unintentionally gives the perfect explanation for why Hillary lost the election

By Christian Datoc
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Bill Clinton unintentionally gives the perfect explanation for why Hillary lost the election

Whether he meant to or not, former President Bill Clinton gave a surprisingly salient explanation for why his wife, Hillary Clinton, fell in the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump.

The former secretary of state has blamed a number of factors for her loss — including Facebook, sexism, and of course Russia — yet Bill Clinton suggested in a Thursday story about Osama bin Laden that it might have been a much simpler reason: a lack of respect for her enemy.

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