Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's first wide-ranging, sit-down interview of the 2016 election cycle was a dud, according to mainstream media observers.
MSNBC's Morning Joe panelists thought she was evasive, fearful, and gave off an annoyed vibe. On immigration, she made untrue claims about her Republican opponents and CNN's Jake Tapper warned her about overplaying her hand. CNN's Alisyn Camerota called her out for blaming right-wing attacks for her sinking poll numbers, reminiscent of her accusations of a "vast right-wing conspiracy" when she was first lady.
Meet the Press's Chuck Todd, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, and BBC's Katty Kay all said, separately, she looked "defensive" on questions about her private email server.
CNN's Jeff Zeleny said she did not take "an ounce of responsibility" for the decline in her honesty and trustworthiness numbers among American voters.
Her own interviewer, Brianna Keilar, bluntly said afterwards, "I didn't hear a more transparent or open Hillary Clinton."
Nuggets from the interview included Clinton claiming people "should and do trust me" and acknowledging she is not very technologically capable.