'It Is Soul-Crushing!' Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta on President Trump

Der Spiegel ^ | May 05, 2017 06:10 PM | Klaus Brinkbäumer and Britta Sandberg

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In an interview six months after the election, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, discusses the night of his candidate’s defeat, the mistakes made on the trail and Donald Trump, who he says is “unfit and unqualified” to serve as president. […]

Spiegel: Mr. Podesta, the election took place only six months ago. For many, though, it seems like an eternity has passed since Barack Obama’s presidency. Are you suffering?

Podesta: Yeah, Donald Trump has given a new meaning to dog years. The only constant seems to be his unpredictability. America lives in a state of constant turmoil. There were those who thought maybe that would calm down when he became president, but what has happened is that the pressures of the presidency have actually exaggerated those tendencies. So rather than trying to find some sense of normalcy, we get the 6 a.m. Saturday tweets that Obama ordered the bugging of Trump Tower without any evidence and with his entire intelligence community telling him that was not true and a lie. […]

Spiegel: Can he destroy Obama’s legacy in the period of just a few months? This week, Congress voted again on “Obamacare,” which he wants to radically change. He also wants to repeal many environmental laws and regulations that you helped craft.

Podesta: It looks like it. In the long term, his rampage against the environment is a very challenging problem — not just for the United States, but for the world. There’s still hope because there is a very strong group of political leaders in the United States who are committed to moving forward. They have the authority and the means to continue the project of clean energy. …

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"It's soul-crushing"

No. That would require having a soul.

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Two Shakespeare plays referenced. Nice.