Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s reputation for secrecy and obfuscation has earned her unfavorable coverage from many reporters, and has also earned her unflattering comparisons to former President Richard Nixon.
This trend continued apace Tuesday as New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC contributor Evan Thomas reiterated his suggestion that the former secretary of state’s refusal to address the many questions about her tenure at the State Department give off a Nixonian vibe.
His remarks came in response to questions from MSNBC’s Abby Huntsman.
“You say like Nixon, Hillary sees enemies everywhere. She’s guarded, she’s secretive, and an awkward campaigner hardly comes across as a politician who loves people, or the media, for that matter,” she said.
“Hillary is not Nixon; obviously she is not,” Thomas replied. “But she has some of the same qualities of suspicion and these little scandals that kind of nip at her and she risks making them worse by stonewalling, and by fending them off, and manipulating the press. Didn’t work for Nixon. May not work for Mrs. Clinton if she keeps at it.”
Thomas first made this comparison June 9 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled “Hillary Milhous Clinton.”
(h/t WFB)
