Clinton Uses Trump's Abortion Comments to Hit Sanders

[Purveyor]

PURCHASE, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton, minutes after being interrupted by Bernie Sanders supporters here Thursday, slammed the Vermont senator for his response to Donald Trump's comments on abortion.

While calling Trump out for "outrageous" statements on women facing punishments for abortion - which the Republican front-runner has since walked back - Clinton notably took the opportunity to hit Sanders for suggesting Wednesday in an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that the country should instead have "a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America."

Though she acknowledged Sanders first called Trump's comments "shameful," Clinton argued that women's reproductive groups like Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Law endorsed her instead because she's "led on this issue."

"We need a president who is passionate about this, seeing it as a top priority because women's health is under assault," she said.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-uses-trump-s-abortion-comments-hit-sanders-n548691

[MisterP]

1. um, Mrs. Clinton? we don't have goldfish memories and everything's on the record now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511614277

[Wilms]

7. She's a shameless liar. n/t

[MisterP]

8. it's the curse of triangulation: the further on one goes in time, the higher the chance the pol

has taken every single stance on every issue imaginable

[azurnoir]

2. If politics were a limbo contest............

[DebbieCDC]

4. How low can she go? nt

[hollysmom]

3. Yeah like grossly misrepresents it

basically how i interpreted it was The Donald wins the media attention again by saying something outrageous, and Sanders does not want to play that way. Can we one time acknowledge that the Trump is not that good at politicking and then discuss the issues on the table today, not how every other person feels about Trump. Sanders already stated no law should infringe on the right of a woman over her body. that is pretty clear, why have to respond to ever single donald crap?

thi was not about abortion, this was about having to talk about the donald every 5 seconds.

[loyalsister]

5. she's "led on this issue."

And knowing where she wants to go from here should be an embarrassment to any woman who walks the feminist walk.

[dogman]

9. She was led on the issue.

Rachel said she had to run out on the streets of New York to feed her Trumps quote and Bernie's response. Then she set-up the question on a tee for Hillary. I wonder if she paid Rachel a bounty?

[beam me up scottie]

6. Hillary "I Could Compromise on Abortion" Clinton?

That's as hypocritical as her hitting out at him on guns.

[Karmadillo]

10. At least she's not a one tactic candidate.

She's able to move with ease from race-baiting to abortion-baiting.The complete absence of shame is an awesome asset for an aspiring nominee. Next week she'll probably be attacking Sanders for bringing chaos to Libya.

[CharlotteVale]

11. Led on the issue? Like being amenable to compromise with Republicans on "constitutional

action" against late-term abortions "led on the issue"?

She really is full of it. I would never have to worry about Bernie not being 100% for a woman's right to choose, no matter what.

Not so with Hillary.

[Nanjeanne]

12. WTF?

This woman has jumped the shark if she thinks it's smart to criticize Sanders about this issue.