Clinton Campaign Issues Statement on Leaked Audio of Her Talking About Sanders Supporters

The Hillary Clinton campaign put out a statement today responding to some outrage online over leaked audio of Clinton speaking candidly about Bernie Sanders supporters.

Now, despite the outrage from many about Clinton referring to Sanders backers living in their parents’ basements, her full comments were actually sympathetic to their beliefs and idealism:

“I think we should all be really understanding of that and should try to do the best we can not to be, you know, a wet blanket on idealism. We want people to be idealistic. We want them to set big goals.”

But because the initial part of the comments was seen as condescending, the Clinton campaign put out a statement this afternoon to address the issue:

NEW: @HillaryClinton campaign on fundraiser comments: "She is fighting for exactly what the millennial generation cares most about." pic.twitter.com/gYwTpryXu1

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 1, 2016

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