The Trump campaign is pulling out all the stops in the wake of Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" comment -- even a years-old tweet from President Obama. 。 Clinton faced major criticism Friday for calling "half" of Trump supporters part of a "basket of deplorables ... the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic — you name it" at a fundraiser.
。 Saturday morning, however, she apologized for her phrasing. "Last night I was 'grossly generalistic,' and that's never a good idea. I regret saying 'half;' that was wrong," she said in a statement. SEE ALSO:AP deletes tweet about Clinton's 'basket of deplorables' comment
。 Tweet may have been deleted。 Tweet may have been deleted。 In a more surprising move, he also retweeted a 2012 tweet from Barack Obama, in which the then-campaigning president called for a "president who is fighting for all Americans."。Meanwhile, the Trump campaign lambasted Clinton's remark well into Saturday, calling it the moment she "ripped off her mask and revealed her true contempt for everyday Americans."
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Trump also made comments criticizing Clinton's remarks, which he called "SO INSULTING to [his] supporters," on his personal Twitter.
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