Chuck Todd says that Hillary Clinton’s “record as secretary of state, her interventionist instinct in Libya, is going to be fodder in a general election.”
Todd, appearing on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” Friday argued with Andrea Mitchell, a staunch Clinton supporter regarding Clinton’s role with in the America’s intervention in Libya. (RELATED: The Daily Caller Sues The State Department For A Variety Of Clinton Email Records)
Mitchell questioned Todd about Clinton, “Chuck, you watched it all. She still has the hurdle of the FBI investigation but she’s really put at least the Republican-led Benghazi issue to bed, if not the larger question of the foreign policy, that toppled Gadhafi and led to arguably the disaster in Libya.” (RELATED: Benghazi Victims’ Family Members BLAST Clinton After Hearing)
Todd responded, “I accept the first premise. I don’t accept the second premise. I think you’re right about Benghazi and the incident itself. I think that that is largely for her as a political problem put to bed.”
However “it’s very likely the Republican nominee is going — may get there because of national security issues and I think that her record as secretary of state, her interventionist instinct in Libya, is going to be fodder in a general election and is going to be, I think something that’s going to be difficult for her to defend.”