Appearing as a guest on Wednesday's Fox and Friends, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke slammed "liberal Democrat mayors" for mishandling crime and the economy in their cities, and accused Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton of "pandering" to black voters in a recent appearance on a radio show, as he asserted that her behavior is "dehumanizing, it's embarrassing, it's disgusting. If any other candidate were to say something like that, some stereotype about black people, it would derail their campaign. But the rules seem different for the Clintons."
After co-host Brian Kilmeade predicted that law enforcement would be an issue in the general election, Sheriff Clarke praised Republicans and took aim at Democrats for spewing "anti-police rhetoric." Clarke:
But, again, on the Democrat side, anti-police rhetoric. It's not good. But you watch, come the general election, Mrs. Bill Clinton will come out and talk about, you know, our brave men and women in uniform. She'll do a pivot, but, you know, people can see right through her.
Co-host Ainsley Earhardt then brought up Clinton's recent radio appearance in which she claimed to always carry hot sauce with her, with one of the interviewers suggesting that she was "pandering." Earhardt posed: "So what do you make of, A, the hot sauce comment, and, B, her admitting to pandering?"
The Wisconsin Democrat skewered Clinton and liberal Democrats as he responded:
Well, I'm surprised she didn't say watermelon, just go all the way. You know, this stuff is dehumanizing, it's embarrassing, it's disgusting. If any other candidate were to say something like that, some stereotype about black people, it would derail their campaign. But the rules seem different for the Clintons. You know, the folks that she was being interviewed by, they saw right through it. That's why they said they're going to accuse you of pandering.
They know it. Black people know they're being pandered to. Nothing has gotten better under Democrat control. You go to all these cities where there's high poverty, there's high levels of crime and violence. They're all run by liberal Democrat mayors, liberal Democrat politicians, so nothing seems to get better.
Below is a transcript of the relevant portion of the Wednesday, April 20, Fox and Friends on FNC:
BRIAN KILMEADE: Sheriff, there's a future position that's going to come out more in the general, and that is law enforcement. It seems like Republicans and Trump are pro-law enforcement, and it seems like Hillary and Sanders are very critical about the inequitable ways they say law enforcement enforces.
SHERIFF DAVID CLARKE: There's no doubt about that. Senator Cruz as well have been very supportive. They're not beating around the bush. They're not walking around on egg shells in talking about their support for law enforcement. Law enforcement is important in this country. Everybody kind of gets that.
But, again, on the Democrat side, anti-police rhetoric. It's not good. But you watch, come the general election, Mrs. Bill Clinton will come out and talk about, you know, our brave men and women in uniform. She'll do a pivot, but, you know, people can see right through her.
AINSLEY EARHARDT: Sheriff, Hillary did really well among women and among the African-American voters here in New York. She was on a hip hop radio show talking about -- they were accusing her of pandering to black people. I want you to hear this soundbite, and then I want to get your reaction.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: What's something that you always carry with you?
HILLARY CLINTON: Hot sauce.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Really?
CLINTON: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Really?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Hot sauce? Hot sauce in my bags? What?
CLINTON: Hot sauce.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Really?
CLINTON: Yes, yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Now, listen, I want you to know, people are going to see this and say, "Okay, she's pandering to black people."
CLINTON: Okay. Is it working?
EARHARDT: So what do you make of, A, the hot sauce comment, and, B, her admitting to pandering?
CLARKE: Well, I'm surprised she didn't say watermelon, just go all the way. You know, this stuff is dehumanizing, it's embarrassing, it's disgusting. If any other candidate were to say something like that, some stereotype about black people, it would derail their campaign. But the rules seem different for the Clintons. You know, the folks that she was being interviewed by, they saw right through it. That's why they said they're going to accuse you of pandering.
They know it. Black people know they're being pandered to. Nothing has gotten better under Democrat control. You go to all these cities where there's high poverty, there's high levels of crime and violence. They're all run by liberal Democrat mayors, liberal Democrat politicians, so nothing seems to get better.
