Bill Clinton dismissed repeated attacks by Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders during a rally in North Dakota on Friday. The former president defended his wife Hillary, saying the GOP will do anything to “delegitimize” its opponents.
“I know the Republicans have been mean to her and they say terrible things. You gotta respect ’em — they’re good at this. They delegitimize the people they don’t like. They aren’t in the habit of attacking people they’re not scared of,” Clinton told the crowd at the Fargo, N.D., rally at Rheault Farm.
Clinton even brought up the 1993 death of former White House aide Vince Foster, which some attempted to link to him and Hillary.
“You think the stuff they said about her is bad? They accused me of murder,” Clinton said. “I mean, our memories are short. It’s what they do.”
Clinton pivoted, stealing a line from Sanders’ campaign speeches in a move to tell his wife’s competition they would not be intimidated by his attacks either.
“They try to sucker punch the rest of us into nominating people they think they can really devour if they get a hold of them,” Clinton said.
But he walked back his criticism of Sanders, adding that the fights within the Democratic Party have “been real.”
North Dakota will hold its caucuses for both parties on June 7
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