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发帖数: 1184 | 1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bill-clinton-called-donald-trump-
ahead-of-republicans-2016-launch/2015/08/05/e2b30bb8-3ae3-11e5-b3ac-
8a79bc44e5e2_story.html#comments
By Robert Costa and Anne Gearan August 5, 2015
Former president Bill Clinton had a private telephone conversation in late
spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and
reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House,
according to associates of both men.
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.
Clinton’s personal office in New York confirmed that the call occurred in
late May, but an aide to Clinton said the 2016 race was never specifically
discussed and that it was only a casual chat.
The talk with Clinton — the spouse of the Democratic presidential front-
runner and one of his party’s preeminent political strategists — came just
weeks before Trump jumped into the GOP race and surged to the front of the
crowded Republican field.
The revelation of the call comes as many Republicans have begun criticizing
Trump for his ties to Democrats, including past financial donations to the
Clintons and their charitable foundation.
Trump took the call from his office in Trump Tower in New York, according to
the four allies, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to
speak publicly. The call came as Trump was making a final decision about
whether to run, and he was candid about his political ambitions and his
potential interest in seeking the White House during the talk, these allies
said.
The 42nd president listened intently and then analyzed Trump’s prospects
and his desire to rouse the GOP base, the Trump allies said.
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.
One person with knowledge of Clinton’s end of the call said the former
president was upbeat and encouraging during the conversation, which occurred
as Trump was speaking out about GOP politics and his prescriptions for the
nation.
Clinton aides declined to speak on the record about the call, saying the
conversation was personal.
“Mr. Trump reached out to President Clinton a few times. President Clinton
returned his call in late May,” a Clinton employee said. “While we don’t
make it a practice to discuss the president’s private conversations, we can
tell you that the presidential race was not discussed.”
One Trump adviser said Clinton called Trump, but the adviser did not provide
specifics about how the call came about. | n****4
发帖数: 12553 | 2 都是人精，老唐也明白不妥协肯定玩不下去
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【在 c******o 的大作中提到】
: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bill-clinton-called-donald-trump-
: ahead-of-republicans-2016-launch/2015/08/05/e2b30bb8-3ae3-11e5-b3ac-
: 8a79bc44e5e2_story.html#comments
: By Robert Costa and Anne Gearan August 5, 2015
: Former president Bill Clinton had a private telephone conversation in late
: spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and
: reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House,
: according to associates of both men.
: 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
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发帖数: 12655 | 3 也许老克想鼓励老唐搞乱对手
结果无间道变成了真总统，玩脱了
【在 n****4 的大作中提到】
: 都是人精，老唐也明白不妥协肯定玩不下去
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