Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sits with Chris Matthews on the set of the MSNBC Hillary Clinton Town Hall on March 14, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois. (AFP Photo)
CHARLOTTE:
It isn't often that Hillary Clinton lets her guard down about what she really thinks about the Republican presidential race.
But during a commercial break while taping an MSNBC town hall on Monday, Clinton and host Chris Matthew chatted it up about the state of the race.
Clinton scolded the media for its constant coverage of the GOP front-runner Donald Trump, speculated about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's political future and his motivations for endorsing Donald Trump.
"You guys can't stop covering him," Clinton said told Matthews. "He is a dangerous presence."
"It's just like candy by the bushel."
Matthews followed up by acknowledging that his network has "progressive leanings, obviously."
"But nobody can tell what people want to watch," he said.
"People must think they want to watch him," Clinton replied.
"They laugh at him," said Matthews.
The subject quickly turned to Christie, and Clinton wondered: "Why did he support him?"
Matthews explained that Christie and others who support Trump "want a future" politically.
"Did he have a debt?" Clinton mused.
Matthews added that New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, "isn't going anywhere," which leaves Christie "nowhere" to go in New Jersey politics.
"I don't think he would win right now," Clinton chimed in.
" I don't think he can win as a Senate candidate either," Matthews agreed.
The two chatted and chuckled about "Tommy Smothers" and "Ed Sullivan" for a minute more.
The audio cut out just before Clinton could answer Matthews' final question: "Did you watch the end of Downton Abbey?"
© 2016 The Washington Post
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
But during a commercial break while taping an MSNBC town hall on Monday, Clinton and host Chris Matthew chatted it up about the state of the race.
Clinton scolded the media for its constant coverage of the GOP front-runner Donald Trump, speculated about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's political future and his motivations for endorsing Donald Trump.
"You guys can't stop covering him," Clinton said told Matthews. "He is a dangerous presence."
"It's just like candy by the bushel."
Matthews followed up by acknowledging that his network has "progressive leanings, obviously."
"But nobody can tell what people want to watch," he said.
"People must think they want to watch him," Clinton replied.
"They laugh at him," said Matthews.
The subject quickly turned to Christie, and Clinton wondered: "Why did he support him?"
Matthews explained that Christie and others who support Trump "want a future" politically.
"Did he have a debt?" Clinton mused.
Matthews added that New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, "isn't going anywhere," which leaves Christie "nowhere" to go in New Jersey politics.
"I don't think he would win right now," Clinton chimed in.
" I don't think he can win as a Senate candidate either," Matthews agreed.
The two chatted and chuckled about "Tommy Smothers" and "Ed Sullivan" for a minute more.
The audio cut out just before Clinton could answer Matthews' final question: "Did you watch the end of Downton Abbey?"
© 2016 The Washington Post
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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