WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton says Jeb Bush’s suggestion that Democrats offer “free stuff” to appeal to minority voters is “deeply insulting.”
Bush told a South Carolina audience last week that Democrats offer division and “free stuff,” or government help, to black voters while his message is about “hope and aspiration.”
Clinton took issue with the comments during a Facebook question-and-answer session on Monday. She says rhetoric like that is “deeply insulting, whether it comes from Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney or Donald Trump.”
She says Democrats are offering “real solutions to help people get ahead, including facing up to hard truths about race and justice in America.”
Bush told Fox News on Sunday his comments were taken out of context and more opportunity would allow people to rise up.