Donald Trump once called Hillary Clinton 'wonderful' and 'misunderstood'
The 2008 video and blog post reveals another opinion the Republican nominee had of his current rival
The candidates have not always been so opposed to each other REUTERS/Jim Young
Donald Trump has condemned “Crooked” Hillary Clinton on many fronts over the last few months.
His multiple-pronged attack has included her husband’s history with women, her charitable foundation, her “ineffective” status as a senator of New York and her “disastrous” tenure of secretary of state.
At the
second presidential debate, he insisted she should be in jail.
“I think she is a great wife to a president and I think Bill Clinton was a great president,” he added.
“Lot of people hated him because they were jealous as hell. Bill Clinton was a great president. Hillary Clinton is a great woman and a good woman.”
In a
blog post the same year, Mr Trump called Ms Clinton “smart”, “tough” and “nice”, attributing the same qualities to her husband.
“They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she’s a great trouper. Her history is far from being over.”