Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced student protests Saturday while visiting her alma mater, Wellesley College.
Clinton returned to campus for the honor of having a university building named after her. At a women-led democracy summit on campus that Clinton also attended, protesters lined up to harass participants.
Local news outlets said angry students distributed pamphlets on campus claiming that Clinton was Wellesley’s “best-loved war criminal” and that she had “blood on her hands.” .
School administrators acknowledged the protests but did not condemn them.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced student protests Saturday while visiting her alma mater, Wellesley College. (Franziska Krug/Getty Images)
“We encourage everyone who participates in activities to follow our demonstration policies and to be mindful of the Student Code of Conduct to keep themselves and our community safe,” Vice President and Dean of Students Sheila Shaw Houghton said in a statement. ” he said.
Clinton is no stranger to facing protests during visits to U.S. universities. She was repeatedly interrupted by protesters during her appearance at Columbia University in February, and her students called her a “war criminal.”
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The protests came days after Clinton scolded American voters during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon. (Todd Ouyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
Saturday’s protests came days after Clinton scolded American voters during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon asked Clinton what she would say to voters who are “upset” about the choice between former President Trump and President Biden.
Mr. Clinton replied, “Get over yourself. Those are your two choices.”
“Yeah! I love that,” Fallon responded.
“One is older, he’s capable, he’s compassionate, he has a heart, he really cares about people. And the other one is older and he’s been charged with 91 felonies,” Clinton said. Ta.
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Clinton argues that Americans should be able to easily choose between Biden and Trump. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
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“I really don’t understand why this is a difficult choice. I don’t understand,” Clinton continued. “But we have to get through the election, and it’s an existential question, so I hope the public understands what’s at stake. What kind of country will we become?” What kind of democracy can we have? And the people who blow it up aren’t paying attention, because Trump, his enablers, his enablers, his allies, they don’t know what they are. It’s not that they haven’t told us what they want to do. In other words, they are quite clear about what kind of country they want. ”
