Former President Bill Clinton is on a book promotion tour. In one interview he was asked about his conduct during the Lewinsky scandal. He appeared defiant, and actually looked to paint himself as the victim. Unfortunately, this type of conduct from the former president does not come as a surprise.
“But you didn’t apologize to her [Lewinsky]?” –@craigmelvin
“I have not talked to her.” –Bill Clinton
“Do you feel that you owe her an apology?” –Melvin
“No. I have never talked to her, but I did say publicly on more than one occasion that I was sorry.” -Clinton pic.twitter.com/dVAb0OycIa
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) June 4, 2018
According to Town Hall:
Former President Bill Clinton offered the “TODAY Show” his most candid interview about Monica Lewinsky to date this week. The conversation would have made headlines regardless, but it was especially intriguing to hear Clinton reflect on his White House scandal now, in the age of the “Me Too” movement.
In his joint interview with author James Patterson to promote their new book, “The President Is Missing,” Clinton said he would not have done anything differently if he could have a second chance to respond to his indiscretions with his former intern. He certainly does not owe Lewinsky a personal apology because he already gave her and “everybody in the world” a public one, he said.
“No, I do not – I have never talked to her,” Clinton told NBC’s Craig Melvin. “But I did say publicly on more than one occasion that I was sorry. That’s very different. The apology was public.”
Clinton also defended his decision to remain in office instead of resign after the scandal broke in 1998. He was eventually impeached.
The Clinton’s have a long history of ruining their opponents’ lives. The media was seemingly complicit in their coverage of the Clinton scandals and the remorse from the former president and the media has been cheap at best.