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Clinton’s words triggered widespread outrage after praising Representative Nadler. Clinton referenced Nadler as a “mensch” and expressed her appreciation of his retirement. Clinton’s intentions to publicly appreciate Nadler made a further spark to an already polarized political environment.
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Since 1992, Nadler has been serving as a New York congressman. Wearing yet another hat, as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, he declared that he will not seek reelection. Clinton’s remarks with the word “mensch” were undoubtedly a reference to the New York connections that she and Nadler share. It was a verbal appreciation that covered the New York-educated and Jewish community Mr. Nadler ingrained himself in. Nadler would retire in 2024, a culmination of his years in New York and Washington. Clinton said Hillary Clinton praised Nadler for his “leadership, selflessness, and decades of service to New Yorkers.”
An overwhelmingly large number of people expressed their shock and anger. With most of the rage revolving around Clinton, the reactions erupted around Clinton’s post. The fervor of detesting Clinton is obvious in the immense number of comments which demanded her to be imprisoned; one such person proclaimed, “You are an evil horrid woman and should be in prison.” Another, “Trump is going to put your ass in jail,” a popular idiom of unproven but popular suspicions of Clinton’s long-running controversies.
.@RepJerryNadler, you’re a mensch. Thank you for your leadership, your selflessness, and your decades of service to New Yorkers.https://t.co/vNeh0s7U0Z pic.twitter.com/kEXUaxmMM3
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 2, 2025
Clinton was not the only person to face the heat. Many also took to the internet to bash Mr. Nadler, as one being called him a “disgrace,” and another describing the way that he “disserved” New Yorkers. A couple of people decided to describe his old age and the state of his body, with one saying, “he is too old to be anywhere near politics,” and an even ruder “the only service he offered was to his diaper.”
A few people doubted the authenticity of the post. One user tried to confirm, “Is this a parody account?” while another user gave a cynical comment, “You know it’s bad when Hrc [Hillary Clinton] gives u a compliment..” This marks the different reactions to the Clinton persona in public.
There are more replies. One user mentioned, “Democrats need some sane leaders.” This worries the party’s future, the discussion is being dominated by the remarks. There is also another user replying to Clinton, claiming that she was the one that rigged the primaries to get rid of the progressive candidates. This underlines the feeling, which is caused by the 2016 election.
This anger filled the void under debated American politics, culturally. Both Clinton and Nadler come from different ends of the political spectrum. Thus any words of acknowledgement coming from either of the two are met with an explosive boiling over of outlandish accusations in the name of politics. Nadler and Clinton have doom and blessings coming from the political world, especially in the last few decades, in the name of politics that are cruel.
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If Clinton did not acknowledge Nadler’s departure from Congress, the backlash that Clinton received becomes an aftershock, and it proves the level of scrutiny in politics matters. At this moment, the discussion seems to be dominated by the treacherous work environment where Nadler’s legacy is being questioned, and very little is being talked about the good parts of his legacy.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
