HOUSE OVERSIGHT 030016 donated to several of his own Republican presidential rivals. He has said those donations were transactional. The former president has spoken positively of Trump in the past. In a 2012 interview with CNN, Clinton said he liked Trump, despite the real-estate mogul's controversial campaign to get President Barack Obama to release his birth certificate. "Donald Trump has been uncommonly nice to Hillary and me. We're all New Yorkers," Clinton said. "I like him. And I love playing golf with him." Aides to both Bill Clinton and Trump did not comment on record to The Post. Hillary Clinton's campaign also didn't respond to a request for comment. Bill Clinton has occasionally doled out advice to Republican presidential candidates. In 2012, Clinton reportedly gave former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) some tips before his successful debate with President Barack Obama, telling the governor how to appear in command onstage.