The American presidential race seemed more like a playground fight than a clash of politics this week as would-be Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton drew her claws on her Republican counterpart Donald Trump.
The rumpus was sparked by Trump’s comments on Megyn Kelly’s tough approach towards him during a recent Republican Party debate. ‘You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever,’ he said. The possibility that Trump was blaming Kelly’s harsh tone on her menstrual cycle predictably sent social media into meltdown. Never too far from a scandal, Clinton seized her chance. In a public statement she described Trump’s comments as ‘outrageous’.
However, what is really outrageous are Clinton’s double standards here. She has based her campaign on the fact that women are different. She kicked it off, remember, by presenting herself as a girl-friendly, fluffy candidate in which women were singled out as in need of special attention.
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