The panel on MSNBC’s Morning Joe said that Hillary Clinton has a Bill Clinton problem.
A few days after Bill Clinton’s much-maligned NBC interview, where he said his now infamous "I gotta pay our bills" comment, David Ignatius, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, and Willie Geist all said the Clinton campaign has to get Bill under control or he will cause the same headaches as 2008.
The problem for the Clinton campaign, according to Geist, is that Bill Clinton is the active spokesperson because Hillary has gone into hiding due to her numerous scandals. The candidate for president has only answered seven questions since her announcement April 12.
"Willie, thanks for bringing that up, because that’s the most amazing thing here. The first Clinton to do an extended interview after Hillary Clinton announced? Bill," Todd said, raising his hands in bewilderment
Many have criticized Clinton’s answer as to why he would continue to accept large sums of money for speeches if Hillary wins. Todd suggested Clinton was not prepped for the interview.
"You just get the sense nobody prepped him. ‘Oh, you don’t need to prep a former president,’" Todd said.
Joe Scarborough said he thought that Clinton was out of touch and no longer the savvy politician he once was, possibly due to his age.
"He’s lost a few steps and he walked into a couple of traps that he shouldn’t have walked into–that he wouldn’t have 30 years ago," Scarborough said.
Mika Brzezinski was much more blunt with her take.
"Tell him to zip it. Just tell him to zip it."