Failed 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called supporters of former President Donald Trump “cult members” who require “formal deprogramming” while explaining in a CNN interview why Democrats needed to defeat the Republican front-runner and his allies.
“We had very strong partisans in both parties in the past, and we had very bitter battles over all kinds of things — gun control and climate change and the economy and taxes — but there wasn’t this little tail of extremism, waving, you know, wagging the dog of the Republican Party as it is today,” Clinton told host Christiane Amanpour.
“And sadly, so many of those extremists, those MAGA extremists, take their marching orders from Donald Trump who has no credibility left by any measure,” she went on, referring to the 77-year-old’s Make America Great Again slogan. “He’s only in it for himself.”
“And when do they break with him? You know, because at some point, you know, maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members, but something needs to happen,” Clinton said.
The former first lady, senator from New York and secretary of state urged “sane” and “pragmatic Republicans” to work with colleagues across the aisle to neutralize “extreme measures and the people who promote them.”
Asked how that could come about given Trump’s commanding lead in the 2024 presidential race, Clinton said he and his supporters must suffer “defeat” at the ballot box.
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