{"id":1173,"date":"2016-01-24T13:15:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2016-01-24T13:15:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T18:15:35","slug":"mtp-sunday-exclusive-clinton-on-possible-bloomberg-run-im-going-to-get-the-nomination-so-he-doesnt-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/01\/24\/mtp-sunday-exclusive-clinton-on-possible-bloomberg-run-im-going-to-get-the-nomination-so-he-doesnt-have-to\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: CLINTON ON POSSIBLE BLOOMBERG RUN: I\u2019M GOING TO \u201cGET THE NOMINATION SO HE DOESN\u2019T HAVE TO\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clinton on FBI investigation: \u201cI’m not concerned, because I know what the facts are\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Trump on releasing tax returns: \u201cWe\u2019re working on that\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Sen. Sanders on why he isn\u2019t in favor of reparations: \u201cWe have got to invest in the future\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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JAN. 24, 2016 — In a Sunday exclusive interview, Democratic presidential frontrunner <\/span>Hillary Clinton<\/b><\/span> addressed the possibility of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg entering the 2016 race: \u201cThe way I read what he said is if I didn’t get the nomination, he might consider it. Well, I’m going to relieve him of that and get the nomination so he doesn’t have to.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s a good friend of mine,\u201d she added. Watch the full interview with Clinton:<\/span>http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1lHGd6X<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)<\/b><\/span> also addressed the possibility of a Bloomberg run, sharing that his addition would mark two multi-billionaires in the race and that \u201cthe American people do not want to see our nation move toward an oligarchy where billionaires control the political process.\u201d Watch Sanders\u2019 full interview: <\/span>http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1WHbxQR<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cI would love to have Michael Bloomberg run. I would love that competition. I think I’d do very well against it,\u201d Republican presidential frontrunner <\/span>Donald Trump<\/b><\/span> told Chuck Todd this morning. Watch the full interview with Trump: <\/span>http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1UkvawB<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates<\/b><\/span> also joined the show to discuss the type of leadership needed in Washington: <\/span>http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1WHgn0l<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Joining \u201cMeet the Press\u201d for insight and analysis this morning were <\/span>David Brooks <\/b><\/span>of The New York Times; <\/span>Chris Cillizza <\/b><\/span>of The Washington Post; and <\/span>Kristen Welker<\/b><\/span> and <\/span>Kasie Hunt<\/b><\/span>, both of NBC News.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Also, in <\/span>the first MTP Doc, \u201cFor Better or Worse: How Politics Saved Miami,\u201d <\/b><\/span>Chuck Todd reports on his hometown of Miami and how there are still strengths to becoming a melting pot:<\/span>http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1ZWmqDL<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS\u201d \u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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