Hillary Clinton says Trump using ‘racist rhetoric to distract’ from inadequate coronavirus preparation

Published March 18, 2020 3:21pm ET



Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tore into President Trump over his response to the novel coronavirus, which has shuttered businesses and travel throughout the United States.

In a Wednesday morning tweet, Clinton accused the president of using “racist rhetoric” as a distraction from his failure to “adequately prepare” the country in the weeks leading up to the pandemic.

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