Hillary Clinton completely ruined Donald Trump for the “racist birther lie” he used to launch his political career and advanced for five years thereafter. Trump may have tried to put it past him with one sentence a couple weeks ago, but during Monday’s debate Clinton tapped into just how vile and toxic perpetuating that lie really was. Here's what GOP pollster Frank Luntz's focus group said about that moment.
Here's a partial transcript of Clinton's answer:
He has a long record of engaging in racist behavior. And the birther lie was a very hurtful one. And you know, Barack Obama is a man of great dignity. And I could tell how much it bothered him and annoyed him that this was being touted and used against him, but I like to remember what Michelle Obama said in her amazing speech at our Democratic National Convention. When they go low, we go high. And Barack Obama went high. Despite Donald Trump's best efforts to bring him down.
Watch the whole thing below.