RNC Co-Chair Reignites Bill Clinton Sex Assault Claims On Convention Stage

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In a red-meat speech Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention, RNC co-chair Sharon Day slammed “crooked Hillary” Clinton for what she said were “vicious” attacks on the women who accused her husband, former President Bill Clinton, of sexual assault.

Speaking directly to the presumptive Democratic nominee, Day said, “As first lady, you viciously attacked the character of women who were sexually abused at the hands of your husband!”

The applause line didn’t quite land. But Day was undeterred, going on to accuse Clinton of fostering a gender wage gap among her own staffers.

That claim, which was first circulated by the conservative blog Free Beacon in 2015, was rated “mostly false” by Politifact.

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  1. I wish the anchors would blab more…the toxic gas from the stage and floor interviews is almost over-powering.

  2. That claim, which was first circulated by the conservative blog Free Beacon in 2015, was rated “mostly false” by Politifact.

    When has the truth ever deterred a Republican from lying his or hers ass off to try and score a lurid and cheap political point?

  3. And… and and… Ivana Trump accused Hillary of lesbian rape in sworn testimony, given under penalty of plagiarism!
    This is the national convention of word salad tossers… wow!

  4. Watching on CSPAN so I’m getting the full firehouse.

  5. Are you wearing a mask or using nose and ear filters? The hate’s making me lightheaded…

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