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From: Peter Attia
Sent: 8/6/2015 12:41:53 AM
To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Bill Clinton Encouraged Donald Trump to Run
Importance: — High
Funny article
Bill Clinton reportedly had an intriguing
phone call with Donald Trump weeks
before his campaign launch
Rudolph W. Giuliani, Donald Trump, and Bill Clinton attend the 2008 Joe Torre Safe
at Home Foundation Golf Classic at Trump National Golf Club on July 14, 2008, in
Briarcliff Manor, New York.
Former President Bill Clinton and real-estate magnate Donald Trump reportedly
had a phone conversation in May, only weeks before Trump launched his campaign.
According to a new report from The Washington Post, Clinton called Trump in May
and "encouraged Trump's efforts" to become more influential within the GOP,
according to four "Trump allies" and one Clinton associate "familiar with the
exchange."
From The Washington Post's Robert Costa and Anne Gearan:
"Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that
Clinton encouraged Trump’s efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and
offered his own views of the political landscape."
"The tone of the call was informal and Clinton never urged Trump to run, the four
people said. Rather, they said, Clinton sounded curious about Trump’s moves
toward a presidential bid and told Trump that he was striking a chord with
frustrated conservatives and was a rising force on the right."
Hillary Clinton, Bill's wife, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for
president in 2016.
The Clintons have long had ties with the real-estate magnate. As The Post notes,
Hillary Clinton attended Trump's wedding in 2005, and the reality-television
personality donated money to her past Senate campaigns, though he has also
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