Hillary Clinton shuts down Anderson Cooper with one word
Hillary Clinton scored a huge applause line — or really just a huge applause word — during the Democratic presidential debate Tuesday when Lincoln Chafee suggested her email problem indicates she does not have strong ethical standards.
Asked by moderator Anderson Cooper whether she wanted to respond, Clinton simply said "No."
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had said Republicans were focusing too much on Clinton's private e-mails. "The American people are tired of hearing about your damn emails," he said. The two shook hands, but Cooper turned to Chafee, noting he has criticized Clinton for using a private server for government email.
"Any time someone is running to be our leader, and a world leader, which the American president is, credibility is an issue out there with the world, " Chafee said. "And we have repair work to be done. I think we need someone that has the best in ethical standards as our next president. That's how I feel."
If crowd reaction is any measure, she won that exchange.
This article was originally posted at On Politics.