Hillary Clinton, Bill de Blasio deliver cringe-worthy 'CP Time' joke at charity event
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are taking heat over a comedy skit that some people feel was racially insensitive...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are taking heat over a comedy skit that some people feel was racially insensitive.
In a scripted scene during the Inner Circle charity event in New York on Saturday, Clinton mocked the mayor for taking so long to endorse her.
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He responded: “Sorry Hillary. I was running on CP time.”
At first, that seemed to be a reference to a racial stereotype, “colored people time.”
Leslie Odom Jr., a black actor who plays Aaron Burr in the Broadway smash “Hamilton” was in the skit, too.
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He pretended to be offended, saying “I don’t like jokes like that, Bill.”
Clinton then interjected. “Cautious politician time. I’ve been there.”
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The mayor said in a CNN interview that people were missing the point.
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