Politico senior staff writer Glenn Thrush opined on Twitter that the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign was “collapsing completely” before it started, and that she “shouldn’t even bother to enter the race.” (RELATED: Politico’s Love Affair With Hillary’s Email Press Conference)
Yes, Hillary's collapsing completely, shouldn't even bother to enter the race…
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 9, 2015
Thrush didn’t explain exactly which story led him to believe Clinton’s campaign was “collapsing.” In the past few days, Politico has published stories detailing Clinton’s questionable treatment of White House staff, the Clinton Foundation’s acceptance of $1 million from Morocco in return for an event with its king, and Clinton’s slipping poll numbers in Colorado and Iowa.
Thrush has also been fairly forgiving of Clinton in the past. When she screwed up the name of a civil rights hero during a 2013 speech before the American Bar Association, Thrush claimed it wasn’t a gaffe, but a “verbal typo.”
UPDATE: Bowing to a flurry of press attention, Thrush has now stated that he was joking about Clinton “collapsing.”
Let's see how long the @DailyCaller thing rides Drudge w/o a clarification. My bet is they won't touch the story cos they want the traffic
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 9, 2015
@HashtagGriswold @DailyCaller It's funny how an organization with name "caller" never does, at least before they press "send"
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 9, 2015
@GlennThrush @DailyCaller It's funny how literally everyone knew you were joking, because of how laughably pro-Hillary you are.
— Alexander Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) April 9, 2015
Clearly rattled, Thrush urged his Twitter followers to “move on. I don’t care about this”
Cool. Now move on. I don't care about this. @HashtagGriswold It's funny how everyone knew you were joking, cos of how pro-Hillary you are.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 9, 2015
CORRECTION: He still cares.
and chaser… "UPDATE: Bowing to a flurry of press attention, Thrush has now stated that he was joking about Clinton “collapsing.”
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 9, 2015