Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened her press conference this week regarding her use of a personal email account with a jab at Senate Republicans who issued an open letter to Iran regarding its nuclear program.
“The president and his team are in the midst of intense negotiations. Their goal is a diplomatic solution that would close off Iran’s pathways to a nuclear bomb and give us unprecedented access and insight into Iran’s nuclear program,” Clinton said to a horde of reporters at the United Nations on Tuesday who were waiting to hear her email comments.
“Now, reasonable people can disagree about what exactly it will take to accomplish this objective, and we all must judge any final agreement on its merits,” she continued. “But the recent letter from Republican senators was out of step with the best traditions of American leadership. And one has to ask, what was the purpose of this letter?”
“There appear to be two logical answers. Either these senators were trying to be helpful to the Iranians or harmful to the commander- in-chief in the midst of high-stakes international diplomacy. Either answer does discredit to the letters’ signatories.”
Clinton followed this up on Wednesday with a tweet:
GOP letter to Iranian clerics undermines American leadership. No one considering running for commander-in-chief should be signing on.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 11, 2015
Responded one governor thinking about running for commander in chief:
.@HillaryClinton No one who allows Iran to become a nuclear power should consider running. — Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) March 11, 2015
He was actually a day ahead of Clinton on the Iran letter tweets, which may have prompted the wording that she used:
.@VP Biden owes @SenTomCotton an apology. He wore the boots in Iraq. He’s earned our attention, not your insults.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) March 10, 2015
Anyone thinking of running for Prez, on both sides, should sign on to the letter to make clear that Iran is negotiating w/ lame duck Prez.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) March 10, 2015
Make no mistake – any Iran deal that President Obama makes is not binding on a future president.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) March 10, 2015
.@BarackObama‘s obsession to cut a deal with Iran, regardless of the cost, is the reason we are where we are today.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) March 10, 2015
And more:
Secretary Clinton, do you agree with Pres Obama there is a “moderate” element in charge of Iranian policy? If so, who are they? — Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) March 10, 2015
While another presidential hopeful stayed on the email scandal:
The Clintons should not be above the law. Convenience should not trump national security. RETWEET if you agree! https://t.co/IGTVgau3ZN
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 11, 2015
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