The AP is reporting that an “object” was thrown at Hillary Clinton during a speech today, and that the person who threw the object described it as a shoe.
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ A woman was taken into custody after throwing what she described as a shoe at Hillary Clinton during a Las Vegas speech.
— Michelle Rindels (@RindelsAP) April 10, 2014
Others report that the object was paper:
Woman just threw paper at Hillary Clinton during a speech in Las Vegas. Clinton: "Thank goodness she didn't play softball like I did"
— Jessica Cain (@JessicaCainNews) April 10, 2014
Hillary Clinton reportedly initially thought it was a bat:
Someone just ran up and threw her shoe at Hillary Clinton. Her response: "was that a bat?"
— Justen Harper (@TenHarper) April 10, 2014
Shoe. Bat. Paper. What difference does it make? Clinton was not hit by the object.
Clinton seemed to be prepared to respond to such a rude interruption:
.@HillaryClinton at recycling conf: "I didn't know that solid waste management was so controversial," after … http://t.co/8NXltZ5saK
— laura myers (@lmyerslvrj) April 10, 2014
.@hillaryclinton in #vegas jokes after s'one threw s'thing at her: "Is that part of Cirque de Solei?" pic.twitter.com/eCLjrhYH6M #lvrj
— laura myers (@lmyerslvrj) April 10, 2014
Woman just threw paper at Hillary Clinton during a speech in Las Vegas. Clinton: "Thank goodness she didn't play softball like I did"
— Jessica Cain (@JessicaCainNews) April 10, 2014
Update:
.@HillaryClinton ducks shoe thrown at her during Las Vegas speech http://t.co/AiBOybOCLR pic.twitter.com/inUDxHTHpO
— Las Vegas Sun (@LasVegasSun) April 10, 2014
Video:
Woman Throws Shoe At Hillary Clinton 4-10-14: http://t.co/yeEJOha9HJ via @YouTube
— dean (@turnsignal) April 10, 2014