CNN's Cuomo: “There Literally, Factually” Is Nothing Trump “Didn't Either Make Up Or Miscast” In Attack On Clinton
Written by Media Matters Staff
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From the June 2 edition of CNN's New Day:
CHRIS CUOMO (CO-HOST): Well, we also have a good look now. Let's play what [Donald] Trump said about Hillary Clinton in terms of her preparedness for the job, because it's just a good contrast in how they're coming at the issue of foreign policy. This is Trump's case against Clinton.
[BEGIN VIDEO]
DONALD TRUMP: Remember the famous phone call? At 3:00 in the morning she'll answer the call. Guess what? She was sleeping! She was sleeping like a baby. Don't wake me up. Of course she took the calls from her slimy friends, but she didn't take 500 to 600 calls. They were calling and calling and she was sleeping, and she did that phony commercial. Remember that? That phony commercial, if the phone rings at 3:00 in the morning. Well, it did ring a lot of times and she was sleeping. Maybe it's no energy, low energy. Right? She needed her sleep.
[END VIDEO]
CUOMO: Matt Lewis, as you well know, there's probably nothing that is true in what Donald Trump just said. There literally, factually, is not one thing that he didn't either make up or miscast. However, to the base, is that enough?
MATT LEWIS: Well, I think he's muddying the waters. I mean, obviously if it comes down to a question of experience, who has the experience to do diplomacy, to handle foreign policy, Hillary Clinton would destroy him. So what Donald Trump has to do is say, look, it's not about experience, it's about judgment. And I do think, although Donald Trump's rhetoric there is playing fast and loose, you really could make a pretty compelling argument that although Hillary Clinton has lots of experience, her actual judgment in terms of foreign policy and international relations is dubious at best. And I think that that is how Donald Trump muddies the water. You look at whether it's Libya, whether it's her vote in Iraq, Hillary Clinton does not have a great record in terms of things that she's supported to stand on.
CUOMO: You know, one of the interesting things to hear if Clinton does today is, you want to talk about record? It seems to me Trump's big arrow is "I was against the war in Iraq. Remember that?
ALISYN CAMEROTA (CO-HOST): Of course.
CUOMO: Prove it. If I were her today, I'd say prove it. This guy does nothing but give interviews. How come there's no record of him saying he was against the Iraq War at that time? We'll see.
Previously:
CNN's Cuomo Grills Trump Surrogate On “Hypocrisy” Behind Trump's Attacks On Clintons
Chuck Todd: Trump “Has Contradicted Every Single Attack He's Made On The Clintons”
Veteran Campaign Reporters: “The Stakes Are Too High” To Let Trump Get Away With Constant Lying