Hillary Clinton, Failed Comedian

Published May 27, 2016 8:37pm ET



Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton joked Monday that “the last thing” America needs “is a bully in the pulpit” – a gag meant to dig into rival Donald Trump. She apparently hasn’t used the line since.

“There is so much more that unites than divides us. And we’re going up against a candidate who will pull us backwards on every issue we care about,” Clinton said at a union convention in Detroit. “We need a president who will use the bully pulpit to stand up for working families – but the last thing we need is a bully in the pulpit.”

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