Pushed On Stop-And-Frisk, Trump Pulls ‘Superpredator’ Card

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gesture during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Rick T. Wilki... Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gesture during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Rick T. Wilking/Pool via AP) MORE LESS
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Informed by moderator Lester Holt that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York state for unfairly targeting black and Latino men during Monday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump offered a spirited defense of the policing practice while also reminding the audience that Hillary Clinton once referred to young black men in gangs as “super-predators.”

“I do want to bring up the fact that you were the one that brought up super predator about young black youth,” Trump said. “And that’s a term that I think was—it’s been horribly met as you know. I think you’ve apologized for it. I think it was a terrible thing to say.”

His remark was sandwiched between comments on keeping people on the no-fly list from having guns and on “taking guns away” from people on the street by using stop-and-frisk.

Clinton said earlier this year that she “shouldn’t have used those words” and “wouldn’t use them today.”

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