Axelrod rips Clinton for 'unhealthy' obsession with privacy
David Axelrod on Monday burned Hillary Clinton for her notorious lack of transparency, calling it more problematic than her recent diagnosis of pneumonia.
“Antibiotics can take care of pneumonia. What's the cure for an unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems?” Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s former chief campaign strategist, tweeted on Monday morning.
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Trump's camp pounced on Axelrod's pointed commentary, with campaign manager Kellyanne Conway simple tweeting, "Whoa. Well said."
Clinton’s campaign was heavily criticized by the press and others for failing to disclose the pneumonia diagnosis — which she received on Friday — until Sunday, when the Democratic nominee had to leave a 9/11 memorial service in New York and almost collapsed as aides helped her into a van.
Clinton’s whereabouts were unknown for a period of time, and her campaign initially said she got “overheated” at the event and was then “feeling much better.” It wasn’t until much later in the day that the campaign revealed Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier.
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You know its bad when Axelrod goes after a fellow democrat like that. Ouch!
David Axelrod on Monday burned Hillary Clinton for her notorious lack of transparency, calling it more problematic than her recent diagnosis of pneumonia.
“Antibiotics can take care of pneumonia. What's the cure for an unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems?” Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s former chief campaign strategist, tweeted on Monday morning.
Story Continued Below
Trump's camp pounced on Axelrod's pointed commentary, with campaign manager Kellyanne Conway simple tweeting, "Whoa. Well said."
Clinton’s campaign was heavily criticized by the press and others for failing to disclose the pneumonia diagnosis — which she received on Friday — until Sunday, when the Democratic nominee had to leave a 9/11 memorial service in New York and almost collapsed as aides helped her into a van.
Clinton’s whereabouts were unknown for a period of time, and her campaign initially said she got “overheated” at the event and was then “feeling much better.” It wasn’t until much later in the day that the campaign revealed Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/david-axelrod-clinton-privacy-228017#ixzz4K4sfvlx8
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You know its bad when Axelrod goes after a fellow democrat like that. Ouch!
