The Asian Age

‘ Hillary gave Bill black eye in White House’

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Washington, June 7: Hillary Clinton has a “volcanic” temper and a loud fight she had with Bill Clinton in 1995 left the then US President with a black eye, an ex- Secret Service officer has claimed in a “tell- all” book.

The forthcomin­g book — Crisis of Character by former Secret Service officer Gary J. Byrne who was assigned to the White House during Bill Clinton’s presidency — alleges that 2016 Democratic presidenti­al frontrunne­r Hillary “lacks the integrity and temperamen­t to serve in the office.”

The book is due to be released June 28 — a month before Ms Clinton is likely to take the stage to accept the Democratic presidenti­al nomination Philadelph­ia.

The 285- page book describes Hillary Clinton’s “appalling leadership style” as being “volcanic, impulsive, enabled by sycophants and disdainful of the rules set for everyone else”, Fox News reported citing excerpts from the book.

While most of the book’s contents have remained under wraps so far, a preview on Amazon features large sections from the introducti­on, first two chapters and afterward. It also shows the title page, featuring a Chapter 11 titled Wild Bill. In the introducti­on, Mr Byrne says he “personally observed” President Clinton’s infideliti­es and was complicit in covering them up. in

The forthcomin­g book Crisis of Character, by former Secret Service officer Gary J. Byrne, who was assigned to the White House during Bill Clinton’s presidency, alleges that 2016 Democratic presidenti­al frontrunne­r Hillary ‘ lacks the integrity and temperamen­t to serve in the office.’

“I even secretly disposed of sordid physical evidence that might later have been used to convict the president,” Mr Byrne writes.

Mr Byrne recalls an alleged fight between the first couple during the summer of 1995 in Chapter 1, The Vase. Mr Byrne is quoted as saying that a vase was smashed during the loud argument and the next morning President Clinton sported “a shiner, a real, put- a- steak- on- it black eye”.

Mr Clinton’s personal scheduler Nancy Hernreich allegedly told Mr Byrne the eye condition was a result of Mr Clinton’s allergy to coffee.

The book, however, is not solely about the Clintons.

“While books about the Clintons written by supposed insiders are plentiful, Byrne’s credibilit­y is bolstered by reporting at the time of the Monica Lewinsky- Bill Clinton sex scandal,” the media report said.

 ??  ?? A man takes pictures of graffiti depicting Republican presidenti­al candidate Donald Trump in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday.
A man takes pictures of graffiti depicting Republican presidenti­al candidate Donald Trump in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday.

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