Bill Clinton made one stunning admission about Donald Trump that left Democrats panicking
Bill Clinton has been making the rounds trying to salvage what’s left of the Democrat Party’s reputation.
But the former President just let the mask slip in a big way.
And Bill Clinton made one stunning admission about Donald Trump that left Democrats panicking.
Bill Clinton throws cold water on Democrat resistance efforts
Former President Bill Clinton sat down with CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith for an interview that aired this past weekend.
The conversation quickly turned to President Donald Trump and his aggressive America First agenda that has sent shockwaves through the Washington, D.C. establishment.
Clinton was asked whether there were any limits to Trump’s presidential power.
His response probably wasn’t what Democrats wanted to hear from one of their most prominent voices.
"Oh yeah. Who’s stopping him? The courts," Clinton told CBS News.
Clinton went on to acknowledge that many of the judges blocking Trump’s executive orders were actually appointed by Trump himself during his first term.
"The courts—including a lot of judges he appointed," Clinton added.
This admission cuts right to the heart of the Left’s favorite talking point about Trump supposedly being a threat to democracy.
If Trump were really the authoritarian dictator that Democrats have spent years claiming he is, why would judges he appointed be ruling against him?
Clinton seemed to recognize this contradiction when he noted that Trump "is looking for ways to basically defy all these court orders, but I think he’ll have a hard time doing that."
Clinton admits Trump isn’t the dictator Democrats claim
The former President’s comments represent a dramatic shift from the hysterical rhetoric that has defined the Democrat Party’s approach to Trump for nearly a decade.
Clinton even seemed to suggest that Trump’s legal challenges to court orders were within the bounds of normal presidential behavior.
"And if he does, I think it will hurt him in America," Clinton said about Trump potentially defying court orders.
This is a far cry from the apocalyptic warnings about democracy ending that Democrats have been peddling since 2016.
Clinton went further, admitting that Americans don’t support the kind of unlimited presidential power that Democrats have accused Trump of seeking.
"We’ve never seen anything like this before in my lifetime. Somebody says, ‘Whatever I want should be the law of the land. It’s my way or the highway.’ And most Americans don’t agree with that," Clinton stated.
But here’s where Clinton’s analysis gets really interesting.
He acknowledged that Trump has actually paid a political price for his more confrontational approach to governance.
"I think it’s made him less popular," Clinton said when asked what price Trump has paid.
Former President calls for unity while admitting Democrat failures
Perhaps the most revealing part of Clinton’s interview came when he was asked whether the only thing uniting Democrats is hatred of Trump.
Clinton’s response was surprisingly candid about his party’s struggles.
"If I thought that were true, I would. But I don’t think it’s true. I just think that most people don’t have any idea—most people who are criticizing the Democrats right now have no idea how difficult it is to decide the right thing to do," Clinton explained.
This sounds like an admission that Democrats have been struggling to articulate a positive vision for America beyond simply opposing Trump.
Clinton then made an extraordinary call for political unity that seemed to break with his party’s resistance mentality.
"Someone needs to stand up and say: ‘Damn it, what we have in common matters more. We cannot throw the legacy of this country away. We cannot destroy other people’s trust in us,’" Clinton declared.
He continued, "We need to preserve that and find a way to work together, and not humiliate other people just so we can win. We’ve got to just calm down and try to pull people together again."
This is remarkable coming from a leader of the party that has spent years calling Trump supporters fascists and comparing the 45th and 47th President to Adolf Hitler.
Clinton’s comments suggest he recognizes that the scorched-earth approach Democrats have taken against Trump has backfired politically.
Democrats face a choice about their future
Clinton’s interview reveals the internal tension within the Democrat Party about how to respond to Trump’s return to power.
The former President clearly believes that continued resistance and hysteria won’t work politically for Democrats.
His acknowledgment that the courts are functioning normally and that Trump faces real constraints on his power undermines years of Democrat fear-mongering about Trump destroying democracy.
Clinton’s call for unity and his admission that Democrats have struggled to govern effectively suggests he sees the writing on the wall.
The American people rejected the Democrat agenda decisively in November, and Clinton seems to understand that his party needs to change course.
But will the rest of the Democrat Party listen to Clinton’s advice?
The radical Left that now controls much of the party has shown little interest in moderation or compromise.
They’ve built their entire political identity around opposing Trump, and Clinton’s more measured approach threatens to undermine that strategy.
Clinton’s comments represent a rare moment of honesty from a prominent Democrat about the realities of Trump’s presidency and his party’s failures.
Whether Democrats will heed his advice or continue down the path of resistance remains to be seen.
