Clinton campaign standing by Clinton's 50% "basket of deplorables" remark: https://t.co/odwacEjjDI
— Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) September 10, 2016
When John Edwards was running for president in 2004, he claimed there were “two Americas.” Hillary Clinton said yesterday that there are “two baskets”:
Hillary Clinton: Half of Donald Trump supporters are in 'basket of deplorables' – https://t.co/4kGK7SPuhq https://t.co/N9RyKH1Aez
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 10, 2016
Clinton, at the Barbara Streisand fundraiser tonight in NYC, said half of Trump supporters are, what she calls, "the basket of deplorables"
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) September 10, 2016
Video of @HillaryClinton "basket of deplorables" remarks pic.twitter.com/4EMz6hciEp
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) September 10, 2016
It was pointed out that Clinton has been telling her fundraiser attendees similar things for some time:
https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/774441040082337797
Hillary’s spokesman Nick Merrill didn’t back down from the comment:
(1/3) She gave an entire speech about how the alt right movement is using his campaign to advance its hate movement. https://t.co/ZZZv31cFCq
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) September 10, 2016
(2/3) Obviously not everyone supporting Trump is part of the alt right, but alt right leaders are with Trump.
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) September 10, 2016
(3/3) And their supporters appear to make up half his crowd when you observe the tone of his events.
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) September 10, 2016
Will Team Clinton decide to backpedal a little in the coming days?
Hillary's people are defending her "basket of deplorables" comment but I bet they eventually back away from it https://t.co/NMbW0eYBw5
— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) September 10, 2016
We’ll see.
Obama in Asia: Americans are "lazy"
Hillary: Millions of Americans belong in a #BasketOfDeplorables
Banner week for the Democrats.
— Jason (@jasonelevation) September 10, 2016
It really was!