here we go: damage control time - deflection with a meaningless' apology'
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Clinton says she regrets labeling ‘half’ of Trump supporters ‘deplorable’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...a3c148-775c-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html
The comments echoed an
accusation that Clinton has levied previously — that Trump appeals to and amplifies racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic viewpoints. But Clinton triggered a fresh controversy by claiming that “half” of Trump’s supporters fit that description.
Romney and Obama both made their remarks at private events, while Clinton knew she was on the record. Clinton’s aides defended her efforts to define a significant chunk of Trump’s supporters as out of step with American values, and the candidate issued a statement Saturday afternoon saying she regretted using the word “half” to describe those supporters.
“That was wrong,” Clinton said. “But let’s be clear,