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WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A few days after former Vice President Al Gore conceded the 2000 presidential election, he and former President Bill Clinton had what sources described as a "blunt" exchange, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
In what sources close to both men described as uncommonly blunt language, Gore forcefully told Clinton that his sex scandal and low personal approval ratings were a major impediment to his presidential campaign, the Post said.
People close to Clinton told the newspaper the former president responded with equal force that it was Gore's failure to run on the administration's record that hobbled his ambition.
Before the White House showdown, which lasted for more than an hour, Gore and Clinton had barely spoken for a year, the Post said.
Only Clinton and Gore were present for the meeting, which Gore initiated and which never appeared on internal schedules distributed to White House staff, according to the Post.
In what sources close to both men described as uncommonly blunt language, Gore forcefully told Clinton that his sex scandal and low personal approval ratings were a major impediment to his presidential campaign, the Post said.
People close to Clinton told the newspaper the former president responded with equal force that it was Gore's failure to run on the administration's record that hobbled his ambition.
Before the White House showdown, which lasted for more than an hour, Gore and Clinton had barely spoken for a year, the Post said.
Only Clinton and Gore were present for the meeting, which Gore initiated and which never appeared on internal schedules distributed to White House staff, according to the Post.