President Obama and the Clintons: Frenemies?
Michael Crowley, a senior editor of The New Republic, joins The Takeaway with a look at the recent adventures of Bill and Hillary Clinton. The couple are dominating the headlines this week with Bill Clinton’s coup in North Korea and Hillary Clinton’s lengthy trip to Africa. Has the president decided to bring the Clintons’ back into the fold for their expertise? Or is he following the cautionary phrase, “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”?
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