.HillaryClinton blasts Sen. LindseyGrahamSC for joining Trump 'cult'
In an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Tuesday, Clinton criticized Graham for his loyalty to the former president, pointing to the South Carolina senator’s efforts to point out the “inconsistencies and dangers” of Trump’s 2016 campaign before reversing course once he was elected president. Graham was one of more than a dozen people who ran and lost to Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.“When Trump ended up getting elected, Sen.
“I find it bewildering that somebody who was always on the conservative side — don't get me wrong — has so thrown his lot in with the cult that goes along with the big lie,” Clinton said. “[And it] seems to be, you know, moving us in a direction that I think anyone with half a sense of American history knows is going to hurt us.”
Clinton also criticized Republicans over the response to the attack of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband last week. Although many top Republicans have denounced the attack, Clinton homed in on GOP candidates who have sought to make light of the incident. Hillary Clinton on MSNBC:"This midterm election we've seen a lot of ads by Republicans running for everything touting crime. Crime is the issue. But when an 82-year-old man is attacked by an intruder in his own home they don't seem to be too bothered by that." pic.twitter.com/qqFJZmpQvORepublicans have placed public safety as a high priority to highlight throughout the midterm cycle, seeking to blame rising crime rates nationwide on failing Democratic policies.
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