Speaking in Baltimore, Hillary Clinton praises London mayor for leadership following attack

Source: Baltimore Sun





Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at a fundraiser for the Elijah Cummings Youth Program that sent kids to Israel to learn about the culture. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)


Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, speaking Monday in Baltimore to an organization that provides leadership training to African-American students, said the world would benefit from "steady, determined leadership" in response to the recent terror attacks in the United Kingdom.

Without mentioning President Donald J. Trump by name, or addressing his policies directly, Clinton pointedly said it was leaders overseas — including London Mayor Sadiq Khan — who were reacting to those events with poise and resolve. Trump criticized Khan in social media postings after the attack Saturday that left seven dead and dozens injured.

"It's a time for steady, determined leadership, like we are seeing from local authorities in London, including the mayor of London," Clinton said at the fundraiser in Fells Point for the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel. "This is not a time to lash out, to incite fear or to use tragedy and terror for political gain.

"Normally this would go without saying, but we are not living in normal times."

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