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Rudolph Giuliani Says Donald Trump Bit His Tongue Because Chelsea Clinton Was in the Room Rudolph Giuliani Says Donald Trump Bit His Tongue Because Chelsea Clinton Was in the Room
(about 13 hours later)
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — As Monday night’s presidential debate neared its end, Donald J. Trump alluded to an attack line against Hillary Clinton that he was refraining from using.HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — As Monday night’s presidential debate neared its end, Donald J. Trump alluded to an attack line against Hillary Clinton that he was refraining from using.
But in the “spin room” after the debate, Mr. Trump and his surrogates were a bit more forthcoming on how directly he could have gone after Mrs. Clinton and her husband, suggesting that Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky was fair game. But after the debate, Mr. Trump and his surrogates were a bit more forthcoming on how directly he could have gone after Mrs. Clinton and her husband, suggesting that Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky was fair game.
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, one of Mr. Trump’s most ardent supporters and a constant presence on the campaign trail, elaborated on the line of attack that wasn’t used.Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, one of Mr. Trump’s most ardent supporters and a constant presence on the campaign trail, elaborated on the line of attack that wasn’t used.
“He restrained himself from saying what I know he would have liked to have said except for the fact that Chelsea Clinton was in the audience,” Mr. Giuliani said. “And that is that she enabled and supported a president who is a disgrace to the White House. He was one of the two presidents impeached. He was impeached because he took advantage of an intern, an intern that she attacked for six months, and she claims to be a feminist.” He accused Mrs. Clinton of attacking Ms. Lewinsky after she first claimed to be in a relationship with Mr. Clinton, and then said she was “too stupid to be president” because she did not initially believe the former intern. His remarks were recorded on video by a writer for the website Elite Daily and posted to Twitter.
“The president of the United States, her husband, disgraced this country with what he did in the Oval Office and she didn’t just stand by him, she attacked Monica Lewinsky,” Mr. Giuliani said. “And after being married to Bill Clinton for 20 years, if you didn’t know the moment Monica Lewinsky said that Bill Clinton violated her that she was telling the truth, then you’re too stupid to be president.”
Earlier that evening in the “spin room,” Mr. Giuliani said Mr. Trump did not mention the former president’s relationship with Ms. Lewinsky during the debate because Chelsea Clinton was in the audience. The former mayor also praised Mr. Trump as a feminist.
“He was one of the two presidents impeached,” Mr. Giuliani said, in reference to Bill Clinton. “He was impeached because he took advantage of an intern, an intern that she attacked for six months, and she claims to be a feminist.”
He added another common attack made by the Trump campaign, claiming that Mrs. Clinton took money from “at least six countries in which women can’t drive, in which women are stoned, in which women are killed for adultery,” ostensibly a reference to the Clinton Foundation and not Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, although Mr. Giuliani did not differentiate.He added another common attack made by the Trump campaign, claiming that Mrs. Clinton took money from “at least six countries in which women can’t drive, in which women are stoned, in which women are killed for adultery,” ostensibly a reference to the Clinton Foundation and not Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, although Mr. Giuliani did not differentiate.
He concluded: “That’s what he wanted to say, but he didn’t say it, and as his friend, I’m going to say it for him. She’s a total phony.”He concluded: “That’s what he wanted to say, but he didn’t say it, and as his friend, I’m going to say it for him. She’s a total phony.”
The use of Mr. Giuliani as a surrogate on this front could be problematic given the former mayor’s own history.The use of Mr. Giuliani as a surrogate on this front could be problematic given the former mayor’s own history.
Mr. Giuliani married Judith Nathan after separating and later divorcing his second wife, Donna Hanover, who said at the time of their separation in 2000 that the couple’s troubles began years before because of a previous relationship the mayor had with a member of his staff.Mr. Giuliani married Judith Nathan after separating and later divorcing his second wife, Donna Hanover, who said at the time of their separation in 2000 that the couple’s troubles began years before because of a previous relationship the mayor had with a member of his staff.
Mr. Trump himself echoed Mr. Giuliani’s remarks after the debate, but was less direct.Mr. Trump himself echoed Mr. Giuliani’s remarks after the debate, but was less direct.
“I didn’t want to do my final attack, which was to attack her husband on what took place with respect to him and his life and all of the things that took place because Chelsea, who I happen to think is a wonderful young lady, was in the room, and I didn’t think it would be appropriate,” Mr. Trump said.“I didn’t want to do my final attack, which was to attack her husband on what took place with respect to him and his life and all of the things that took place because Chelsea, who I happen to think is a wonderful young lady, was in the room, and I didn’t think it would be appropriate,” Mr. Trump said.