Hillary Clinton on Trump: ‘What we have seen over the last several years is truly deplorable’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sharply criticized President Trump during an appearance in Las Vegas on Sunday, using the word “deplorable” to describe the last several years.

“What we have seen over the last several years is truly deplorable,” the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said to rousing applause.

{mosads}Clinton’s use of the word deplorable was notable because Trump and his supporters had blasted her during the 2016 presidential race after she described a portion of his supporters as belonging to a “basket of deplorables.”

Appearing alongside her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in an appearance on their speaking tour, Hillary Clinton took several swipes at Trump during her more than 90 minutes on stage.

She first used the word “deplorable” while speaking at a campaign event in September of 2016. Trump and his campaign quickly seized on the comments and his supporters began to embrace the term.

Clinton also weighed in on the Mueller report during her appearance, saying that it shows “this president obstructed justice.”

“He tried to interfere with that investigation,” she added, referring to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election that also focused on whether Trump sought to obstruct the probe.

In her wide-ranging speech, Clinton also slammed Attorney General William Barr for acting like the “president’s defense attorney, not the attorney general for the entire country” during his testimony last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee.