Hillary Clinton Reveals What Trump Is 'Counting On' To Win Election

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that Donald Trump needs to be taken more seriously ― and that the former president’s constant barrage of “outrageous” claims shouldn’t be dismissed.

“Part of what Trump is counting on is for people to get desensitized,” Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, adding:

Clinton, who had also been a U.S. senator and first lady, said voters should take Trump at his word and “be outraged” by what he says.

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She urged the same U.S. media that was “merciless” with President Joe Biden before he withdrew from the 2024 race amid questions about his mental acuity to “have a consistent narrative about how dangerous Trump is.”

“I believe Donald Trump has disqualified himself over and over and over again to be a presidential candidate, let alone a president,”