NEW: 'President Obama called me last night and said, 'Tim, remember, this is no time to be a purist. You've got to keep a fascist out of the White House,'' Sen. Kaine says in a video clip featured in a new documentary about Hillary Clinton.
The clip appears in an episode of"Hillary," a four-part documentary series that will be available on Hulu on March 6. The docuseries, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday evening at a screening attended by the former first lady, chronicles her early life, rise to national prominence and political career.who directed"Hillary," confirmed in an email that the clip of Kaine was recorded by a camera team hired by the Clinton campaign.
In a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Obama said"homegrown demagogues" were among the political forces that threaten American values — a comment some interpreted as aHillary Clinton and 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine attend together a campaign rally in Miami on July 23, 2016.Obama's communications director declined to comment when contacted by NBC News on Friday.
The former president has rarely directly attacked Trump since leaving office. He has criticized some of Trump's policy decisions, such as the
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