During a fundraiser in New York City Friday evening, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton described half of the Americans supporting Donald Trump as a “basket of deplorables” made up of “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic” people.

“You know to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables,” she said as the crowd laughed and applauded. “…the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, you name it.”

Clinton said that it was unfortunate that Trump had given them a voice, citing “offensive mean-spirited rhetoric” on websites and Twitter.

“Some of those folks — they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America,” she said.

She praised the supporters attending her fundraiser as “friends” who were in the “other basket.”

Clinton tried to signal empathy for those were “desperate for a change” pointing out that they felt that “the government has let them down, nobody cares about them, nobody worries about what happens to their lives and their futures.”

“They don’t buy everything he says, but he seems to hold out some hope that their lives will be different,” she said, calling for her supporters to “understand and empathize with as well.”

Clinton’s remarks drew comparisons to rhetoric from former failed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who pointed to the 47 percent of America that were just looking for a handout from the government.

Romney’s remarks, made in private, were secretly recorded and made public, dooming his presidential campaign against President Barack Obama.

But the former first lady made her remarks in front of reporters, as she allowed her campaign press pool access to the event.

Clinton’s event was in New York City with Barbara Streisand, who performed a parody of the song “Send In The Clowns” which mocked Trump.

Is he that rich?

Maybe He’s poor

‘Till he reveals his returns

Who can be sure?

Who needs this clown?

Something’s amiss

I don’t approve

If he were running the free world

Where would we move?

Name me a town

Just who is this clown?

And when we thought we’d heard it all

Huffing and puffing about his big fantasy wall

Making his entrance on stage

He just shoots from the hip

He’s full of bull

He’s lost his grip

And if by chance

He gets to heaven

Even up there he’ll declare

Chapter eleven

Who’d hire this clown?

This sad vulgar Clown

“You’re fired” you clown.

Hillary’s kind

Smart that is clear

While she is giving us hope, Trump is selling us fear

Look how he changes his views every time that he speaks

It’s lie after lie

Can’t take eight more weeks

This is no farce

Maybe he’s broke

Is this the art of his deal

or some awful joke?

You’ve got to admit

This silly half wit

is so full of ___!