Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) came to the defense of his rival, Hillary Clinton, during Tuesday’s first Democratic debate over questions about her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.
“Let me say something that may not be great politics. But I think the secretary is right,” he said, gesturing toward Clinton. “And that is that the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.”
“Thank you. Thank you,” Clinton said in response, breaking into surprised laughter.
Their exchange was met with some of the loudest applause of the night.
“Enough with the emails,” Sanders continued. “Let’s talk about the real issues facing America.”
Clinton has faced heavy criticism for conducting official business from a private server kept in her upstate New York home while she was a member of the Obama administration. She and her staff maintain that no classified information was received or sent from her private account.
Just major cool. I can’t think of what else to add to Sanders’s defense here. Stops a stupid diversion, even though he can score cheap points on it, and gets back to the real issues.
It would be nice to include a clip to accompany this article.
Edited to Add: And yes, good reactions from both Bernie and Hillary.
Edited Again to Add: I see a clip has since been added at the bottom of the article. Thank you, TPM.
This was an absolutely brilliant moment for him! He not only got back to the issues, but he managed to use it to drive home his own message without using it as an attack method!
Still waiting for a producer at a major news program to recognize what Sanders expressed so well.
Not enough “man bites dog here” for the media to pay attention.
Bernie simply makes too much sense.