Roland Martin Grills Bill Clinton #BlackLivesMatter Protesters: What Do You Want the Clintons to Do?

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by Tommy Christopher



As former President Bill Clinton addresses the fallout from his exchange with #BlackLivesMatter protesters in Philadelphia on Thursday, News One Now host Roland Martin welcomed those protesters, Rufus Farmer and Erica Mines, to find out more about why they protested the former president. President Clinton took heavy criticism for things like telling the protester to “hush up” and for defending a remark that Hillary Clinton has already apologized for by accusing the pair of defending gang leaders, but has since expressed regret over his part in the exchange.

On the substance, though, Clinton spent a lot of time defending the 1990s policies the duo were protesting, and on Friday morning, Roland tried to drill down on the specifics of their grievances.

He began by asking why they weren’t protesting others who supported the law, such as Vice President Joe Biden, who authored and pushed the 1994 crime bill. “Vice President Biden does deserve criticism for it,” Farmer replied, “Vice President Biden was not the one in Philadelphia yesterday.”

Erica Mines also added that they have issues with others, including Senator Bernie Sanders and members of the Congressional Black Caucus at the time, who supported the bill.

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