NBC’s Craig Melvin triggered Bill Clinton when he asked the former President to take a look at his scandal with Monica Lewinsky through the modern-day lens of the #MeToo movement.
Melvin was interviewing Clinton and author James Patterson about their new book, “The President is Missing.”
The segment took a turn when Melvin quoted from a recent op-ed penned by Lewinsky in which she discusses the public scrutiny she received for her affair with Clinton and how it led to a diagnosis of PTSD.
Melvin then asked Clinton, “Looking back, through the lens of #MeToo now, do you think differently or feel more responsibility?”
And that’s when he went into full-blown meltdown mode.
Wow. Bill Clinton having a meltdown on the Today show when asked if he had apologized to Monica Lewinsky pic.twitter.com/PQ4WrXU1ez
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 4, 2018
It’s clear Clinton didn’t appreciate the question, having thus far skated on his own past indiscretions while many others with sexual misconduct in their past have been taken to task.
“This was litigated 20 years ago,” he implored, as if there’s an expiration date on deplorable behavior.
“Two-thirds of the American people sided with me,” Clinton continued. “They were sensitive that I had a sexual harassment policy when I was governor in the ’80s. I had two women chief of staff when I was governor. Women were over-represented in the attorney general’s office in the ’70s.”
Yes, fantastic that you hired more women in your administration there, Slick Willie, but not if you spent a good amount of time violating your own harassment policy with them. Allegedly.
Clinton went on to accuse the reporter of “giving one side and omitting facts.”
When given an opportunity to apologize, Clinton said he had done so publicly, but didn’t owe Lewinsky an apology.
“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
In addition to these comments, Clinton appears to think he can rewrite history on the entire story, almost proclaiming innocence.
“A lot of the facts have been conveniently omitted to make the story work …” Clinton said. “I think I did the right thing. I defended the Constitution.”
Patterson leapt to Clinton’s defense, stating, “It’s 20 years ago, come on. Let’s talk about JFK. Let’s talk about — you know, LBJ. Stop already.”
Man. Can you imagine what would have happened if they asked him about Juanita Broaddrick? (RELATED: Chelsea Handler to Juanita Broaddrick: I Believe Bill Clinton Raped You).
Does Bill Clinton owe Monica Lewinsky an apology? Share your thoughts below!
WOW, is he f*cked up or what??
Why isn’t the Clinton crime family locked up as they should be? The lowest form of pond scum. Instead, they’re multimillionaires, how sickening is that.
The only thing Slick is sorry for, is getting caught. Monica could OWN him right now, if she so desired. He has more money than the first national bank, go for it!
Hillary spent a great portion of the 1990’s debasing and downgrading the women who were raped by her husband. And she is for Women’s Rights? Please!
Not only too darned gutless to follow up with questions about the Cli’tons’ decades of co-serial sexual assaults, NBC’s Craig Melvin also lacks the basic decency to respect the fact We The People own the titles in America, not those who’ve be-squatted in and be-manured our offices and public housing: Bubba-Goat-Billy Blythe Cli’ton, for example, who, these past seventeen-odd years, goes by “Bill Clinton” and Absolutely not, Mr “president.”
How very appropriate that his new book that he co-wrote is titled “THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING” of course he was. He was out catting all over the place, instead of staying home with his shrill wife Hillary !! If I was married to someone who screamed at me, and threw things at me, I might ask Secret Service to get me out of there too. Movies or museums would be my choice though.
Billy used the Arkansas state police to chauffeur him around the various whore houses when he was Arkansas attorney general and later governor. It was a miracle he didn’t bring anything home to Hillary.
Monica, make Billy Boy give you what you should get, The Clinton Foundation can afford it.
Four articles today with Bill Clinton in them, thanks for ruining my breakfast Political Insider!
He forgot to talk about all the women he raped.
all the democrats in office at that time need to kiss her a$$ for the way they hung her out to dry,including hillary
What JFK and LBJ did or didn’t do is irrelevant to Bill Clinton’s crimes. He should have been impeached by our Congress and he skated by with only impeachment in the House and wrongfully (I believe) acquitted in the Senate.
Bill Clinton is a PIG! A gross PIG! Liberals can go to hell!
Clinton has really lost it; he sounds like he is on drugs or something. He is pathetic; he lies and lies and lies some more.
He was wrong and he knew it. Plain abd simple!
Once a “POS” always a “POS!”
Because of his race? are you serious? He got a pass because he was a democrat and his name was Clinton, it’s that simple, why are you trying to muddy the waters?
He might have moved on, but everyone else remembers very well how he disgraced the Oval Office.
He is as bad as any of rapist and molesters and should not get a pass. I hope every interview he gets from here on out asks him about this !!
He made his job a laughing stock and insulted his wife and the American people and continued to do so.
Yes he owes Monica an apology, way past time!! And what two-thirds of people agreed with Slick Willy? Not in this country!! Most people know what a POS he really was/is!!
Even if he ever does apology to Monica it will be too little, too late!
To be entirely candid, if Hilary is looking for a scapegoat for her loss in 2016 she needs to look no further than in her own house, her husband and his behavior tarnished the Oval office and the Clinton name!
the leader of the Democrat Party. pathetic.
The standard bearer for the Democrats, what a nice guy.
Most democrats are a mirror image of Clintons character.