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Top Hillary Clinton aide slams Buttigieg for ‘indefensible’ attack on her

By Daniel Jativa
Published March 30, 2019 4:00am ET
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Top Hillary Clinton aide slams Buttigieg for ‘indefensible’ attack on her
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to well-wishers following an appearance at Barnard College with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in New York, where the pair called for codifying abortion rights into New York State law. The two Democrats shared the stage Monday where members of the state Legislature and women's rights advocates cheered Clinton as she said the struggle for women's equality "continues to be the fight of our lifetime." | (Kathy Willens/AP)

A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton blasted Democratic 2020 hopeful Peter Buttigieg, saying it was “indefensible” for him say that President Trump understood concerns of ordinary voters that Clinton failed to perceive.

“This is indefensible. [Hillary Clinton] ran on a belief in this country & the most progressive platform in modern political history. Trump ran on pessimism, racism, false promises, & vitriol. Interpret that how you want, but there are 66,000,000 people who disagree. Good luck,” Nick Merrill tweeted.

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