Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is unsure why a broad swath of the American public doesn’t trust her and why she’s frequently criticized by her opponents.
During a town hall Thursday morning, Clinton was asked about the difficulties she’s had convincing voters that she’s an honest and trustworthy candidate.
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“I have a 20-year-old brother who says that he supports Bernie [Sanders] because he doesn’t trust you. What would you say to change his mind?” a 27-year-old Democratic voter asked the former secretary of state.
“Here’s what I would like to say to your brother or to anyone who has that concern: I work really hard to do whatever job I’m given to do,” Clinton responded.
The two-time presidential candidate, who’s spent four decades in politics, then added, “I know I’m not a natural politician and … sometimes it is more difficult to navigate through the politics and the campaigning than I wish it were.”
She continued, “I served for eight years as a senator from New York. The people here trusted me — they voted for me twice and then again in the primary. So I think it’s a difference between the give and take of politics because for whatever reason I do attract a lot of attacks.”
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos interjected, asking Clinton “what is behind” the frequent attacks against her.
“I don’t know other than the fact that for 25 years when I worked on healthcare, I was subjected to an enormous wave of attacks and it hasn’t stopped,” she said.
“Is there anything more you can do to address it?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“I try to,” Clinton responded.
“When I have a job the Republicans actually say nice things about me and what a good job I do and then as soon as I move toward an election, all bets are off and I’m attacked left and right,” Clinton responded.
“So … I’m sure there is more I can do and I’m going to do my best to try to break through that,” she added.
