Hillary Clinton touched off a cascade of GOP criticism Thursday after she drew a parallel between terrorists’ and Republicans’ views on women.
Clinton, talking at Case Western University in Cleveland about GOP efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, said: “Extreme views about women — we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. We expect that from people who don’t want to live in the modern world.
“But it’s a little hard to take coming from Republicans who want to be the President.”
Republican contender Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, lashed back, raising the recent controversy over Planned Parenthood workers’ handling of fetal tissue.
“@HillaryClinton compares pro-life Americans to terrorists, but defends despicable PP treatment of unborn? Her priorities are totally wrong,” Bush tweeted.
The Republican National Committee jumped in with its own critique.
“For Hillary Clinton to equate her political opponents to terrorists is a new low for her flailing campaign. She should apologize immediately for her inflammatory rhetoric,” RNC National Press Secretary Allison Moore said in a statement.
No apologies, Team Clinton said.
“Instead of trying to manufacture outrage by twisting Hillary Clinton’s words, Republican presidential candidates should stop pushing extreme policies that would limit women’s reproductive health care choices,” said Clinton rep Christina Reynolds.
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