Subject: HRC/WJC bullets from Trump Blog
From: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
To: "Roberts, Kelly" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Lykins, Tyler" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 06:13:37 -0700

ON HILLARY CLINTON

DONALD TRUMP SAID HILLARY CLINTON WOULD MAKE A GREAT PRESIDENT...

Donald Trump: "I Know Hillary And I Think She'd Make A Great President Or Vice-President." "With the Democratic presidential nomination far from decided, the candidates were jockeying a little bit recently, talking about a 'dream ticket.' Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming Barack Obama as her vice-president when she gets the nomination, but she's nowhere near a shoo-in. For his part, Obama said he's just focused on winning the nomination, although at least one member of his team said Clinton would make a good vice-president. (I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or vice-president.) It's interesting to see what the candidates are doing. They're playing the same kind of power games that you see in any kind of business environment. Sometimes if you project a powerful attitude then the people around you can't help but pick up on it too. It's great positioning and it often works. It'll be interesting to see, however, if it works in the political arena. A lot of people think a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton pairing would be a dream pairing for the November election. But for that to happen, one of them has to willingly agree to be Number Two." [Trump Blog, 3/13/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/4/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20081026064926/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/03/the-race-for-vicepresident.cfm>]

...SAID SHE WAS "SMART" AND "A VERY NICE PERSON"

Donald Trump In December 2008: "Hillary Is Smart, Tough And A Very Nice Person, And So Is Her Husband." "Dominic did a word-association test on me with some well-known names in New York (and nationwide for that matter), and here were some of my comments:...Hillary Clinton:  Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, and so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great President. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she's a great trouper. Her history is far from being over." [Trump Blog, 12/2/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/5/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20090207203211/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/12/inside-city-hall-part-2.cfm>]

PRAISED HER AND BILL AS "FINE PEOPLE"

Donald Trump On Bill And Hillary Clinton In December 2008: "They Are Fine People." "Dominic did a word-association test on me with some well-known names in New York (and nationwide for that matter), and here were some of my comments:...Hillary Clinton:  Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, and so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great President. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she's a great trouper. Her history is far from being over." [Trump Blog, 12/2/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/5/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20090207203211/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/12/inside-city-hall-part-2.cfm>]

AND CALLED BILL "A GREAT PRESIDENT"

Donald Trump In December 2008: "Bill Clinton Was A Great President." "Dominic did a word-association test on me with some well-known names in New York (and nationwide for that matter), and here were some of my comments:...Hillary Clinton:  Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, and so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great President. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she's a great trouper. Her history is far from being over." [Trump Blog, 12/2/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/5/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20090207203211/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/12/inside-city-hall-part-2.cfm>]

AFTER HER 2008 LOSS, TRUMP SAID HILLARY CLINTON'S "HISTORY IS FAR FROM BEING OVER"

Donald Trump On Bill And Hillary Clinton In December 2008: "Hillary Was Roughed Up By The Media, And It Was A Tough Campaign For Her, But She's A Great Trouper. Her History Is Far From Being Over." "Dominic did a word-association test on me with some well-known names in New York (and nationwide for that matter), and here were some of my comments:...Hillary Clinton:  Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, and so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great President. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she's a great trouper. Her history is far from being over." [Trump Blog, 12/2/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/5/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20090207203211/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/12/inside-city-hall-part-2.cfm>]

ON OBAMA

DONALD TRUMP FOUND THE PROSPECT OF THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT EXCITING AHEAD OF OBAMA'S ELECTION

Donald Trump On High Voter Registration Ahead Of The 2008 Election: "It's Great To See Such Excitement And Inspiration For An Election That Will Give Us Either The First Black President, The First Female Vice-President, And/Or The Oldest Ever Elected." "Because of all the excitement and interest surrounding this year's presidential primaries, voter registration figures are way up. Numbers are up for women, young people, and nearly every ethnic group. They're up in rural and urban areas, in the North and in the South. Record-breaking turnouts are expected at the polls on November 4...During the primaries especially, registrations seemed to be particularly strong for blacks and women who have never voted before but now were moved to get involved because of their support for either Barack Obama or Hilary Clinton. A lot of people are saying they didn't have a strong emotional connection to any of the candidates before this year. It's great to see such excitement and inspiration for an election that will give us either the first black president, the first female vice-president, and/or the oldest ever elected. Historically, only a little more than 50 percent of eligible Americans vote in U.S. presidential elections. It certainly looks like a lot more than half of our citizens are going to the polls this year. Between the economy and Iraq, education and foreign policy, there's just too much at stake to let everybody else decide." [Trump Blog, 10/23/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/5/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20090417062451/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/10/recordbreaking-voter-registration-and-voter-turnout-expected.cfm>]

2008 PRIMARY

TRUMP PREDICTED THAT VOTERS WOULD BE TURNED OFF BY THE COMPETITIVE PRIMARY BETWEEN CLINTON AND OBAMA, AND THAT THEY WOULD ABANDON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Donald Trump In March 2008: "The Competition Between Hillary Clinton And Barack Obama May Be Hurting Both Candidates As Well As Their Own Party. Because The Fight Between The Two Of Them Is, At Times, Getting So Dirty, Voters Are Getting Turned Off." "Competition is almost always a good thing. It usually brings out the best in a person or a business if they know they are battling for a job or a client. They know they can't win by being complacent. But in the Democratic primary, the competition between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be hurting both candidates as well as their own party. Because the fight between the two of them is, at times, getting so dirty, voters are getting turned off." [Trump Blog, 3/31/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/4/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20081028092801/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/03/too-competitive-bad-news-for-democrats.cfm>]

Donald Trump On Obama/Clinton Primary In March 2008: "Their Supporters Are So Firmly Camped In Their Own Candidate's Court That Many Of Them Wouldn't Switch Loyalties To The Other Candidate If Their Own Candidate Didn't Win The Nomination. They'll Go To The Other Side." "Competition is almost always a good thing. It usually brings out the best in a person or a business if they know they are battling for a job or a client. They know they can't win by being complacent. But in the Democratic primary, the competition between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be hurting both candidates as well as their own party. Because the fight between the two of them is, at times, getting so dirty, voters are getting turned off. Their supporters are so firmly camped in their own candidate's court that many of them wouldn't switch loyalties to the other candidate if their own candidate didn't win the nomination. They'll go to the other side." [Trump Blog, 3/31/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/4/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20081028092801/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/03/too-competitive-bad-news-for-democrats.cfm>]

TRUMP SAID THE "FIERCE, DIVISIVE AND NASTY" 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY "MAY BE CAUSING MORE HARM THAN GOOD"

Donald Trump On Obama And Clinton Supporters In March 2008: "They'd Actual Defect From Their Own Party Because This Primary Competition Has Become So Fierce, Divisive And Nasty. So This Is One Competition That May Be Causing More Harm Than Good." "Competition is almost always a good thing. It usually brings out the best in a person or a business if they know they are battling for a job or a client. They know they can't win by being complacent. But in the Democratic primary, the competition between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be hurting both candidates as well as their own party. Because the fight between the two of them is, at times, getting so dirty, voters are getting turned off. Their supporters are so firmly camped in their own candidate's court that many of them wouldn't switch loyalties to the other candidate if their own candidate didn't win the nomination. They'll go to the other side. In fact, according to a new poll, about 20 percent of Clinton supporters and 20 percent of Obama supporters say they'd actually vote for Republican Senator John McCain if their candidate doesn't win the nomination. They'd actual defect from their own party because this primary competition has become so fierce, divisive and nasty. So this is one competition that may be causing more harm than good. It looks like the Democrats may need to find a way to resolve the situation quickly before it's too late and the competition gets the best of them. But based on the obvious dislike that these candidates have for each other, I doubt that's possible." [Trump Blog, 3/31/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/4/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20081028092801/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/03/too-competitive-bad-news-for-democrats.cfm>]

Donald Trump On Obama/Clinton Divisiveness In March 2008: "It Looks Like The Democrats May Need To Find A Way To Resolve The Situation Quickly Before It's Too Late And The Competition Gets The Best Of Them. But Based On The Obvious Dislike That These Candidates Have For Each Other, I Doubt That's Possible." "Competition is almost always a good thing. It usually brings out the best in a person or a business if they know they are battling for a job or a client. They know they can't win by being complacent. But in the Democratic primary, the competition between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be hurting both candidates as well as their own party. Because the fight between the two of them is, at times, getting so dirty, voters are getting turned off. Their supporters are so firmly camped in their own candidate's court that many of them wouldn't switch loyalties to the other candidate if their own candidate didn't win the nomination. They'll go to the other side. In fact, according to a new poll, about 20 percent of Clinton supporters and 20 percent of Obama supporters say they'd actually vote for Republican Senator John McCain if their candidate doesn't win the nomination. They'd actual defect from their own party because this primary competition has become so fierce, divisive and nasty. So this is one competition that may be causing more harm than good. It looks like the Democrats may need to find a way to resolve the situation quickly before it's too late and the competition gets the best of them. But based on the obvious dislike that these candidates have for each other, I doubt that's possible." [Trump Blog, 3/31/08; Wayback Machine, accessed 3/4/16<https://web.archive.org/web/20081028092801/http:/www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/post/2008/03/too-competitive-bad-news-for-democrats.cfm>]