Bill Clinton 'proud' of Hillary
Former president Bill Clinton said he is 'proud' of wife Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid for the 2016 election.
The comment was made while on a visit to Oklahoma City and is the first he's made about his wife's second presidential campaign, according to CNN.
The former secretary of state and first lady kicked off her campaign, which was launched last week, in Iowa and will move on to New Hampshire yesterday.
“I'm proud of her,” Bill Clinton said of his wife to CNN reporter Ryan Nobles.
Bill Clinton was in Oklahoma City to speak at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the car bombing that killed 168 people including 19 toddlers at the Alfred P Murrah federal building.
He addressed hundreds of people gathered at the site of the federal building to commemorate the dead, hailing the city as an example to the world of a strong and compassionate community.
The service for survivors, victims' families, and other citizens began at 9:02 am with a 168-second moment of silence followed by a reading of the names of those killed.
“I mostly came here to thank you today,” Clinton said. “For a whole country you burned away all the petty squabbles in which we engaged leaving only our basic humanity.”
Visibly emotional, he wiped his eyes as he drew parallels between the 'evil' behind the Oklahoma City bombing and the terrorism of Boko Haram in North Africa, ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and lone wolf militants in cities such as Paris.
Comments