Geraldo Rivera Calls Hillary Clinton ‘One of the Nicest People Ever,’ But Fears DNC Speech Turned Voters Off

Geraldo Rivera called Hillary Clinton “one of the nicest people ever,” but argued she has a tendency to lean towards “bitterness and grievance” which may have ruined her Monday speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Rivera joined a panel with NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo and reacted to Clinton’s speech but calling her “so pleasant and so caring” before offering a blunt review.

“Hillary in person is one of the nicest people ever. She’s always so gracious. I see her on 46th Street going to the restaurants there in restaurants row and they’re at the theater. She’s so pleasant and so caring,” he said.

Rivera argued Clinton did a “pretty good job” with her speech, but feared voters were getting flashbacks to when she unsuccessfully ran for president in 2016.

“There’s a tendency when her pitch and range go up where it’s laden with bitterness and grievance that I worry the message is lost, that people watch her in 2024 and flashback to 2016 and remember why they didn’t vote for her,” he said.

Rivera predicted that race that be a key factor in the coming election.

“I think it’s sad, it’s melancholy, it’s a fact of American life, but race will rear its ugly head, I have no doubt,” he said.

Clinton received a two minute standing ovation in Chicago on Monday.

“Wow, there’s a lot of energy in this room, just like there is across the country,” she said. “Something is happening in America. You can feel it. Something we’ve worked for and dreamed of for a long time.”

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