Hillary Clinton and Fareed Zakaria at the 2019 Women in the World Summit.
Hillary Clinton was not going to pick a Democratic favorite.
“I am absolutely delighted to see this incredibly diverse field, and
especially to have more than one woman running for President of the
United States,” said the former secretary of state, four years to the
day since launching her own presidential campaign. In a surprise
interview with CNN host and newspaper columnist Fareed Zakaria that
concluded the 10th annual Women in the World Summit in New York, Clinton
would, however, offer a little advice to the 18 Democrats who have
announced so far.
“I think you really have to do two things simultaneously, and it’s challenging,” she said.
First, she said, you have to present what it is that you want to do:
“What is your vision? What is your hope for our country? How do you see
the future? What are you going to propose that will make a difference in
the lives of Americans and maintain the values, the ideals, of America
in a very complex world?”
At the same time, she continued, you also have to be able to counter
“the diversion and distraction that we see, unfortunately, working by
the current incumbent in the White House. So you have to do that
balancing act, and I think that we have excellent candidates who are
demonstrating their ability to do that.”
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