Kurtz: Clinton's Weinstein strategy backfires
'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on Hillary Clinton attempting to turn the Weinstein sexual assault scandal onto President Trump only to have reports bring up former President Bill Clinton's scandals.
Hillary Clinton is very much on the defensive about Harvey Weinstein.
So she’s changing the subject to…Donald Trump.
Which is, of course, a classic tactic of deflection that others are trying as well.
The former presidential candidate said she was “shocked and appalled” by the mounting sexual assault and harassment allegations against Weinstein, a big-time Democratic donor who threw a fundraiser for her. The movie mogul also donated $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
Yet it took Clinton nearly six days to be shocked and appalled, even as some of her fellow Democrats were speaking out and returning or donating Weinstein’s donations.
My view is that this is the kind of hyper-caution she exhibited during the campaign. Hillary couldn’t figure out what to do about Harvey, so she said nothing until the pressure got too great. And that drew criticism even from many mainstream journalists.
On Sunday, Clinton told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that we shouldn’t just focus on Weinstein but “recognize that this behavior cannot be tolerated anywhere, whether it is in entertainment, or politics–after all, we have someone admitting to being a sexual assaulter in the Oval Office. There has to be a recognition that we must stand against this kind of action, which is so sexist and misogynistic.”
Taking a deep breath.
First, Trump has not “admitted” to engaging in
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