Fox Panelists: If Trump Goes After Bill Clinton to Attack Hillary, It Will Backfire

For days now, Donald Trump has been hinting attacks on Hillary Clinton over her husband’s past, but two of the panelists on Fox’s Special Report tonight said it’s a bad idea.

After Trump attacked Clinton for using the bathroom during the debate and saying she got “schlonged,” Clinton fired back against his bigotry, sexism, bluster, etc.

Trump cryptically tweeted out things like “BE CAREFUL!”, but one campaign official made it clear that he’s talking about Bill Clinton‘s past.

But on Fox tonight, The Washington Examiner‘s David Drucker said, “If he starts a fight over Bill Clinton with Hillary, that would make Hillary Clinton very happy.”

Why? Because it would keep her and Trump in the news, blocking out any Republican who has an actual chance of beating her in the general election.

Charles Krauthammer agreed, saying that while Trump would probably be the only candidate who would dare go that far with the former president, it’s “too toxic” and “probably will backfire” and “generate sympathy” for Clinton.

Watch above, via Fox News.

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