Rand Paul attacks Hillary Clinton for 1990s record on crime

Rand Paul’s campaign attacked Hillary Clinton on Wednesday for her past support of the “War on Drugs” while first lady.

In her speech at Columbia University on Wednesday, Clinton called for an end to mass incarceration and recommended that police departments have officers wear body cameras.


“Earlier today, Hillary Clinton proposed various criminal justice reform ideas in an attempt to undo some of Bill Clinton’s work — the same work she cheerfully supported as first lady,” a statement from the Kentucky senator’s campaign reads.

The release cites an April 13 Salon article titled “The Clinton dynasty’s horrific legacy: How ‘tough-on-crime’ politics built the world’s largest prison system.”

“Not only is Hillary Clinton trying to undo some of the harm inflicted by the Clinton administration, she is now emulating proposals introduced by Senator Rand Paul over the last several years, and we welcome her to the fight,” the campaign said.

The campaign’s remarks follow Paul’s comments to Laura Ingraham’s radio show Tuesday, noting that his train had passed through Baltimore the previous night, when riots overtook the city.

“I’m glad the train didn’t stop,” he said.

Paul, who has made advocating for criminal justice reform a priority, ticked through some of what he thought could be causing the unrest.

“There are so many things we can talk about,” Paul said, noting “the breakdown of the family structure, the lack of fathers, the lack of a moral code in our society.”