Lifelong Republican Surprises CNNs Laura Coates With Hillary Clinton Admission

A lifelong Republican voter told CNN s Laura Coates on Wednesday that former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was absolutely right when it came to her comments about her Republican 2016 presidential election rival Donald Trump .

Texas Trey recalled voting for Trump in 2016 not so much in support of him but against Clinton because she didnt have anything to offer that really appealed to me.

Trey said he felt the election was hers to lose and admitted to being very shocked when Trump won.

Coates asked Trey if hed now had an evolution of thought on Clinton, who before the election repeatedly warned of the consequences of Trump entering the White House.

Trey laughed and then replied, Yes, yes, absolutely.

And I already know she was absolutely right, she was absolutely right about everything that she said, although I didnt necessarily pay too much attention to the things she said, Trey added.

Coates let out a little murmur of surprise at the admission.

Going back, in hindsight, its very clear. Very clear, said Trey.

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Trey earlier lamented the politicization of daily life as being the reason for why hes done with both the GOP and Democrats .

Politics was something that for the majority of my life just didnt permeate every aspect of it like it does now. I mean, Its just injected into everything we do, he told Coates. Democrats and Republicans used to mainly argue about the budget, he added. But now, its the beer you drink to the stores you shop in, it all has political implications.