Just minutes before President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address, Hillary Clinton finally addressed the recent allegations that she covered up sexual harassment in her presidential campaign — no doubt well aware that Trump’s speech would dominate the headlines.
Former president Bill Clinton perfected the “stealth dump” — putting out unpleasant or even damning information late on Fridays, knowing the network news shows couldn’t cover it. By Monday it was all old news. Hillary, too, excelled in the MO, using it often as Secretary of State.
Flying under the radar, Clinton kicked off her lengthy post on Facebook with some self praise. “The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women. I’ve tried to do so here at home, around the world, and in the organizations I’ve run. I started in my twenties, and four decades later I’m nowhere near being done. I’m proud that it’s the work I’m most associated with, and it remains what I’m most dedicated to.”
“So I very much understand the question I’m being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate workplace behavior,” Clinton said. “The short answer is this: If I had it to do again, I wouldn’t.”