America
Bill Clinton says he trusts Hillary with his life
Washington, June 13
Amid Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential run, former president Bill Clinton says he trusts his wife with his life.
"Whenever
I had trouble, she was a rock in our family," he said opening up about
his relationship with Hillary in an interview with CNN set to air
Sunday.
"I trust her with my life, and have on more than one
occasion," Clinton said, describing his wife as someone who helped him
through some of the most trying times of his life.
Clinton
described how his wife helped him through years "plagued with
self-doubt" in his late 20s and offered him someone to not only lean on,
but to help guide him through perilous moments in his career.
"I
was the youngest former governor in American history in 1980 on
election night. I got killed in the Reagan landslide," Clinton
remembered.
"People I had appointed to office would walk across
the street, they were so afraid of the new regime in Arkansas, and would
not shake hands with me. My career prospects were not particularly
bright."
"And she never blinked. She just said, 'Hey. It'll turn around. I believe in you. You've got this'," he was quoted as saying.
Reflecting
on their 40 years of marriage since 1975 after meeting at Yale
University, Clinton said: "We built a life together based on the things
we cared about, the things that we loved."
"We were blessed with a daughter who turned out pretty well I would say. We have been very blessed."
So
far, Bill Clinton has not played any role in his wife's presidential
campaign. But he is expected to be with Hillary Clinton when she holds
the first rally of her campaign on Saturday.