Hillary Clinton has been getting a lot of backlash for a seemingly hostile comment to a young woman who approached her in a coffee shop in Minnesota on Tuesday.

But an alternate portrayal may be that the woman was looking for a fight and Clinton shut down the confrontation.

The woman, who the Minneapolis City Pages identifies as activist Stacey Rosana, spoke with Clinton about her record supporting black communities, specifically Somali-Americans, of which there is a large contingent in Minneapolis.



They discuss who in the Somali-American community Clinton has met with. Clinton mentions Minneapolis city councilman Abdi Warsame, a Somali-American who grew up in Britain before moving to the United States in 2006 for work.

"Abdi Warsame is not from the Somali community," Rosana says, shaking her head and giving Clinton a contemptuous smile. Mark Dayton, the governor of Minnesota, tries to usher Rosana away, saying that other people need to be given a chance to meet Clinton.

Clinton is visibly shaken by Rosana's tone and effect. She asserts that the two have different opinions and that she is proud that a Somali-born man holds the council seat.

