{"id":1276,"date":"2016-04-07T12:11:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T16:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2016-04-07T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T16:11:40","slug":"hillary-clinton-to-matt-lauer-bernie-sanders-comments-about-my-qualifications-are-silly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/04\/07\/hillary-clinton-to-matt-lauer-bernie-sanders-comments-about-my-qualifications-are-silly\/","title":{"rendered":"HILLARY CLINTON TO MATT LAUER: BERNIE SANDERS\u2019 COMMENTS ABOUT MY QUALIFICATIONS ARE \u2018SILLY\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Extended Exclusive Interview to Air Friday, April 8 on NBC\u2019s TODAY<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Also Friday, Lauer and Guthrie Sit Down Live with Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">NEW YORK \u2013 April 7, 2016 &#8212; In a TODAY exclusive interview with Matt Lauer, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded to questions about if she\u2019s qualified to serve as president, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s kind of a silly statement. But he&#8217;s free to say whatever he chooses.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Tune in to \u201cTODAY\u201d tomorrow for Matt Lauer\u2019s extended interview with Clinton as well as Lauer and Savannah Guthrie\u2019s live interview with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">A transcript of this interview excerpt is below, and video is available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/on.today.com\/1MhyjOD\">http:\/\/on.today.com\/1MhyjOD<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Both interviews will be posted on TODAY.com after they air tomorrow.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Excerpts of the interview may be used subject to the following restrictions:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mandatory credit to NBC&#8217;s TODAY on first reference.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The onscreen &#8220;TODAY Exclusive&#8221; credit must be clearly visible and unobstructed at all times in any image, video clip or other form of media.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Embedded web video must stream from the TODAY.com media player with the unobstructed credit as described above.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">###<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cTODAY\u201d\/MATT LAUER<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">###<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MATT LAUER:\u00a0 He came right out and said he doesn\u2019t think you\u2019re qualified to be president.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">HILLARY CLINTON: That will be up to the voters of New York and the other states that will be passing judgment in the weeks ahead. I think it&#8217;s kind of a silly statement. But he&#8217;s free to say whatever he chooses.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MATT LAUER: Is he qualified to be president?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">HILLARY CLINTON: Here&#8217;s what I believe. I believe that voters will be looking at both of us,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But I will take Bernie Sanders over Donald Trump or Ted Cruz anytime.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">###<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">NBC\u2019s TODAY is the news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans. 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