South Florida was the latest stop on Hillary Clinton’s book tour to promote her account of the 2016 presidential election in a novel titled What Happened. With a news-filled week, she mostly took the time to voice her opinion of the latest current events at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Monday.
“I’m devastated by what happened in Las Vegas,” she said. She expressed heartfelt concern for the victims and their families, and how she was inspired by the courage and compassion of those who came to help.
Then, she moved on to comment on what Republicans on Capitol Hill were saying about the tragedy.
In reference to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders’s comments Monday about now not being the time to talk about gun control, Clinton said this:
“I have to tell you, what better time is there?” The audience cheered in response. “It’s not too soon for us to say with one voice we are overdue for real, meaningful action.”
Clinton criticized the Trump administration for rolling back an Obama-era executive order which empowered judges to rule someone mentally unfit for the purpose of confiscating their firearms. She also ripped Congressional Republicans for supporting legislation that would make it easier to purchase silencers and said Americans must stand up to the NRA.
Finally, she moved on to talking about her book.
While she admits she’s had time to get over the the election loss, she laments the “horror” of the Trump presidency. Whenever she would refer to him by name, the crowd booed.
