Former President Bill Clinton had had enough of the interruptions from Black Lives Matter protesters criticizing his record on crime and his wife Hillary’s ‘super-predator’ remarks.
So he clapped back.
“I don’t know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack and sent them out onto the street to murder other African-American children,” Clinton said, implying his wife’s ‘super-predator’ remark was appropriate. “Maybe you thought they were good citizens…[Hillary] didn’t.”
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And then the ether: “You are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter.”
The exchange took place at a rally for Hillary in Philadelphia. Certainly, her husband’s remarks were about as off-script as you can get.
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Clinton went on to say his 1994 law led to a decrease in murders due to gun violence and said the protesters weren’t interested in hearing the “truth.”
Hillary Clinton was confronted about her “super-predator” remark and support of the law back in February at a campaign event in South Carolina.
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The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate later issued statement to The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart saying she regretted using the term.