Hillary Clinton faced angry protests from pro-Palestinian activists while leaving a Broadway fundraiser for Joe Biden in New York City.
Video showed protesters loudly accusing Clinton of facilitating genocide and being responsible for deaths in Gaza.
They criticized her for holding fundraisers for “genocide” and called her a “coward” and “piece of [expletive].”
When asked about US voters upset with the choice between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton says:
"Get over yourself. Those are the two choices."
Really glad to see she's learned lessons from her 2016 defeat then!pic.twitter.com/odJl8XJ8Ei
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“Hillary Clinton, you are responsible for genocides, you are responsible for atrocities, you are literally helping [expletive] facilitate the genocide of Palestinian people!” one woman yelled. “What the [expletive] do you have to say for yourself. The [expletive] you have to say, Hillary?”
“[expletive] piece of [expletive], Hillary. We can see you sitting in your [expletive] [expletive] car from the Broadway show. Over 34,000 people are dead, Hillary. I know you can [expletive] hear me!” she said. “You call yourself a feminist; women are dying in Gaza.”
“Stop holding fundraisers for genocide, you [expletive] coward!” another yelled.
“You know how many people have died at your hands, you [expletive] coward?” she added.
Bill Clinton also faced shouts calling him a “genocide supporter.”
“Bill Clinton, you’re a genocide supporter,” one man said. “[expletive] you, you piece of [expletive].”
The confrontation came days after Clinton told voters upset with Biden vs Trump choices to “get over yourself,” which was seen as dismissive of concerns like Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
“It’s Biden versus Trump, we know that,” Jimmy Fallon said. “What do you say to voters who are upset that those are the two choices?”
“Get over yourself, those are the two choices … And, you know, it’s kind of like one is old and effective and compassionate, has a heart and really cares about people, and one is old and has been charged with 91 felonies,” Hillary said.
“I don’t understand why this is even a hard choice,” she added.
Some analysts said Clinton’s comments ignored issues dividing Democrats and could further repel young voters who see Biden as complicit in actions like the Gaza war.
Clinton’s comment “betrays an inattentiveness to one of the biggest issues dividing the Democratic caucus,” columnist Zeeshan Aleem wrote.
“Expressing bewilderment at people who believe that Biden is complicit in genocide will only further repel those who believe that a protest vote or deliberate abstention is in order,” he added.
