Hillary Clinton Participates in MSNBC Town Hall

During a special edition of MSNBC’s Hardball, Hillary Clinton participated in an exclusive town hall event from Springfield, Illinois. Host Chris Matthews asked Clinton about a variety of topics including trade, the economy, her vote on the Iraq War, and what she things of Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Of Trump she said, “To be here, in this state Capitol, in this room where Abraham Lincoln gave that speech about ‘a house divided’ and to see that someone who is vying to be president of the United States is using divisiveness, is stoking fear, is pointing fingers, scapegoating against all kinds of people, I think is so dangerous.” You can watch clips from the town hall at the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

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News Source: Journal Gazette & Times-Currier

Clinton Calls on Sanders to Join MSNBC Debate

On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton spoke to MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews via telephone. They discussed a proposed Democratic debate that would be televised by MSNBC. The debate would be held on February 4th in New Hampshire, only 5 days before the New Hampshire primary. Clinton urged the Democratic National Committee to agree to sponsor the debate. Bernie Sanders has said that he would not participate in a debate not sanctioned by the DNC, but Clinton is hopeful that the DNC and his campaign could work things out. She said, “Look, I’m ready for the debate and I hope Senator Sanders will change his mind and join us. I think the DNC and the campaigns should be able to work this out.  I’ve been for, you know, for a long time, that I’d be happy to have more debates and I hope we can get this done.” You can watch the interview by CLICKING HERE.

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News Source: The Washington Post, MSNBC

Clinton Interviewed by Chris Matthews

Hillary Clinton appeared on Tuesday’s edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC. During the interview, Clinton refused to address the attacks directed and her and husband by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but she did take the opportunity to criticize his and the other GOP candidates stance on a number of issues, particularly their anti-Muslim attitude. She said, “We need to have a sense of unity and purpose in combating terrorism. What I’m hearing from the other side is not only offensive and shameful; it’s dangerous.”

Clinton also discussed her support of gun control measures and the actions taken by President Barack Obama to expand background checks for gun buyers. She stressed how important the issue is and that, although it is a divisive issue, we can accomplish a lot by working together. The interview was broken into three parts which you can watch by following the links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

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News Source: USA Today, MSNBC