Minutes after the first polls closed on election night Clinton lackey George Stephanopoulos kicked it over to ABC’s “former leader” Charlie Gibson for his take on the election. After poking fun at the former ABC anchor for how long he had been cover politics, Gibson let it all out. “You know, what's dismaying, George, … I haven't seen much majesty in this campaign,” he whined to Stephanopoulos.
Gibson set his sights on Donald Trump and said he could learn a thing or two from Hillary Clinton. “David [Muir] made mention of Hillary Clinton's book, and, the chapter about when you should apologize. I think Donald Trump missed that chapter somewhere along the line,” he slammed the GOP nominee. A little while before Gibson spoke, World News Tonight's current anchor David Muir praised Clinton for apologizing about her e-mail scandal.
He also feared about the “toxic nature of this campaign” and how it would keep people divided long after the election. He ranted:
And at a greater distance, and this campaign truly, truly dismays me, for the country. Not just for what's happened over the last couple of months, but what's going to happen in the coming months, because the divisions are so great, and whether or not, whoever wins tonight, can govern, given the kind of toxicity that exists, really worries me.
Transcript below:
ABC
Your Voice Your Vote
November 8, 2016
7:13:15 PM EasternGEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And now, I want to welcome back our friend and former leader, Charlie Gibson. Charlie, it’s great to see you. And you know, you started covering campaigns for ABC News, I think, back in 1976 the Ford—
CHARLIE GIBSON: It was 1876.
[Laughter]
STEPHANOPOULOS: One thing I'm pretty sure of, none of us has ever seen a campaign quite like this one.
GIBSON: Are you asking me if I've seen anything like this? No.
STEPHANOPOULOS: And?
GIBSON: And that's it. I can go home. No, you know, what's dismaying, George, and I think all of us who are here, all are here because we love politics, we love this process of electing a president. It is a -- it is a moment of majesty. And I haven't seen much majesty in this campaign. David [Muir] made mention of Hillary Clinton's book, and, the chapter about when you should apologize. I think Donald Trump missed that chapter somewhere along the line.
And -- the toxic nature of this campaign is truly dismaying to somebody who loves politics. You know, you were all immersed in the, who is going to win which Senate race, and whichever but being retired, I look at it sort of from 10,000 feet. And at a greater distance, and this campaign truly, truly dismays me, for the country. Not just for what's happened over the last couple of months, but what's going to happen in the coming months, because the divisions are so great, and whether or not, whoever wins tonight, can govern, given the kind of toxicity that exists, really worries me.
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