Bill Clinton: Trump has done 'everything he could' to 'destroy' confidence in government

Former President Clinton said President-elect Trump has done “everything he could” to “destroy” confidence in government.

“He believes that his supporters have no confidence whatever in the federal government, and Lord knows he's done everything he could to destroy that confidence,” Clinton told MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart in a Wednesday interview aired on Chris Hayes’s “All In."

Clinton campaigned for Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential race. At the Democratic National Convention this summer, he slammed Trump multiple times, stressing the Republican nominee’s penchant for mentioning the fictional character Hannibal Lecter.

The former Democratic president told Capehart the president-elect is “interested in people who are loyal to him 100 percent of the time — no matter what the issue, no matter what the facts, no matter who gets hurt, he wants people who just say yes and then get after it.”

Some of Trump’s Cabinet picks, including former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, have been criticized over a lack of experience — with some viewing the choices coming as a result of the two men’s loyalty to Trump.

Trump has also implied the military should be used against Americans. In October, Trump suggested during an appearance on Fox News that the National Guard or military should be employed on Election Day to fight against possible disorder from “the enemy from within,” which he said included “radical-left lunatics”

“We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics,” Trump said at the time, adding, “And I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or, if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen.”

The Hill has reached out to the Trump transition team for comment.