Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was considered as a possible candidate to play Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE in Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s debate prep, a new book reveals.
The Hill’s Amie Parnes and Sidewire’s Jonathan Allen report in “Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign” that Clinton aide Jennifer Palmieri thought Weiner might be a good fit for the position.
But, according to the book, people in the campaign did not think it would be a good idea to use him as a stand-in for Trump in the debate preparation.
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Ultimately, longtime Clinton aide Philippe Reines ended up acting as Trump during the former Democratic presidential nominee’s practice debates.
Last year, longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin announced she was separating from Weiner after a sexting controversy ensnared the controversial former lawmaker. Her statement came after an earlier report about Weiner sending a woman a photo of his crotch with his toddler son in the background.
Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after sending a sexually explicit photo of himself to another woman. When he resigned, he issued a public apology and said he would change his behavior.
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