Hillary Clinton: Republicans Are the Ones Playing ‘Gender Card,’ Not Me

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hit back at Republicans Monday afternoon, accusing them of playing the “gender card” after she was accused of doing the same by Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

“Senator Mitch McConnell said about you today: ‘The gender card alone isn’t enough,'” Huffington Post’s Laura Bassett asked in a Facebook Q & A. “How do you respond to an attack like that?”

“Wow,” Clinton responded. “If that’s what he said, Mitch McConnell really doesn’t get it.”

“There is a gender card being played in this campaign,” she continued. “It’s played every time Republicans vote against giving women equal pay, deny families access to affordable child care or family leave, refuse to let women make decisions about their health or have access to free contraception.”

“These aren’t just women’s issues, they are economic issues that drive growth and affect all Americans. Anyone who doesn’t get that doesn’t understand what our lives are like.”

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