Trump campaign responds to Clinton's 'basket of deplorables' comment
The Trump campaign is pulling out all the stops in the wake of Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" comment -- even a years-old tweet from President Obama.
Clinton faced major criticism Friday for calling "half" of Trump supporters part of a "basket of deplorables ... the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic — you name it" at a fundraiser.
Saturday morning, however, she apologized for her phrasing. "Last night I was 'grossly generalistic,' and that's never a good idea. I regret saying 'half;' that was wrong," she said in a statement.
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Meanwhile, the Trump campaign lambasted Clinton's remark well into Saturday, calling it the moment she "ripped off her mask and revealed her true contempt for everyday Americans."
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Trump also made comments criticizing Clinton's remarks, which he called "SO INSULTING to [his] supporters," on his personal Twitter.
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In a more surprising move, he also retweeted a 2012 tweet from Barack Obama, in which the then-campaigning president called for a "president who is fighting for all Americans."
Topics Donald Trump Elections Hillary Clinton
Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
