Clinton-Obama Tension Rises as Political Interests Shift
By Jonathan Allen and Angela Greiling Keane Aug 13, 2014 10:47 PM ET
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are caught in a rift-and-repair cycle.
Their political camps spar. Then make up. It’s a recurring sequence that won’t end until he leaves the White House or her presidential aspirations come to an end, political experts say.
At the moment, the two are in the making-up stage. Clinton, at a book-signing on Martha’s Vineyard, said she was “looking forward” to seeing him at a party tonight -- three days after her criticism of Obama’s “don’t do stupid stuff” foreign policy mantra was published in The Atlantic.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz told reporters on the island earlier today that Obama and Clinton, his former secretary of State, have a “close and resilient” relationship. Schultz wouldn’t say how the president reacted to her remarks; Clinton later called Obama to smooth things over.
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