Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton seems to be having a hard time with her New Year's resolution of not talking about her GOP counterpart, Donald Trump.

The former secretary of state gave an interview to MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Jan. 5 in which she discussed some of Trump's recent comments indirectly.

While Clinton insisted that she would not directly address the controversies surrounding the real estate tycoon, the former New York senator had no trouble slamming the general use of harsh language against Muslims and President Barack Obama, which Matthews pinned on Trump, USA Today noted.

"We should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoric, who use the kind of derogatory comments, whether it's about Muslims, or Mexicans, or women, or people with disabilities, whoever it might be," Clinton said. "That is not a sign of leadership. That's a sign of, you know, showmanship, of desperation, that should be rejected roundly by the American people."

Clinton first referenced her resolution during a campaign event in the critical early caucus state of Iowa on Jan. 4, CNN reported. She was reacting to the latest controversial comments by Trump, in which the former "Apprentice" star had suggested Obama and Clinton shared responsibility for the rise of the jihadi terror group ISIS. That organization now controls large swaths of territory across Iraq and Syria, and recently claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.

"I've adopted a New Year's resolution," the wife of former President Bill Clinton explained in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "I'll let [Trump] live in his alternative reality. I'm not going to respond."

But Clinton has also continued to mock Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again," at a variety of campaign events.

"You can't make America great again if you insult and demean the people of America," Clinton said on Jan. 3 during a stop in New Hampshire, yet another key early voting state.

Before Trump entered politics, the Clintons had a warm relationship with the billionaire businessman, and in 2005 they even famously attended his Florida wedding.