Clinton: Sanders’ ‘Phony’ Attack On Campaign Finance Is Attack On Obama

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, and Hillary Clinton speak during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, April 14, 2016 in New York.... Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, and Hillary Clinton speak during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, April 14, 2016 in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) MORE LESS

After Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioned Hillary Clinton’s judgment for funding her campaign with Super PAC money during Thursday’s Democratic debate, Clinton framed Sanders’ comments as an attack on President Obama.

“President Obama had a Super PAC when he ran,” Clinton pointed out. “President Obama took tens of millions from contributors, and President Obama was not at all influenced when he made the decision to pass and sign Dodd-Frank, the toughest regulations on Wall Street in many a year.”

“So this is … a phony attack that is designed to raise questions when there is no evidence or support to undergird the insinuations that he is putting forward in these attacks,” she continued.

Sanders has often gone after Clinton for taking money from large Wall Street firms during the 2016 race, arguing that the donors that fund her campaign influence her policy priorities.

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  1. Avatar for grack grack says:

    Looking forward to further “oh snap” moments like this from Hillary

  2. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Everything Sanders attacks Clinton on -is also an attack on Obama.

    Hillary needs to point this out…constantly.

  3. I agree with Josh. I’m half expecting Trump to come on and tell these two to tone it down a bit. Either that or it might turn into a food fight.

  4. Avatar for alana alana says:

    Hillary is crisp and informative, Bernie is just grumpy, not happy demeanor doesn’t give confidence. He seems to recycle the tired, show us the speeches. He doesn’t wow us with new exciting attacks on Secretary Clinton. Yawner

  5. He knows he’s losing and it’s making him more grumpy.

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