What is the difference between Trump and Bill Clinton?

For all their respective flaws, Bill Clinton genuinely cares about people and their well-being, and he knows that a rising tide lifts all boats. read more

Clinton wrote books and read them too, Trump scans bullet point memos. Clinton is married to the same woman for over 20 years, Trump’s current wife is past her expiration date. Clinton is a lawyer, Trump needs a lawyer. Clinton bootstrapped himself from white trashery, Trump is an arriviste. read more

And it is difficult to square support for Bill Clinton with the opposition to Donald Trump for doing the same things. But it is different, if not in the severity of the charges, it is in the timing of the scandals. During the 1992 campaign, it came out that Bill Clinton had engaged in consensual extra-marital affairs. read more

Morally, there's little difference between Bill Clinton's dalliances with Monica Lewinsky and what Trump is accused of. But the other differences are many. First, Clinton provably did what he was accused of doing, whereas there is no proof that Trump did what he's accused of. Second, Clinton was in office, while Trump was a private citizen. read more