Hillary Clinton was just on the verge of wrapping up the Democratic nomination. But then Bernie Sanders went and surprised everyone (even himself) by winning Michigan on Tuesday night, making tonight’s debate all the more important. Will Clinton be able to stop Bernie’s momentum? Or will Sanders show even more surprising strength? Check back here for their best lines.
Jorge Ramos, disclosing:
Secretary Clinton, I want to disclose once again that my daughter Paula works for your campaign. And now I have a question about your e-mails.
Clinton on whether or not Donald Trump is racist:
I called him out when he was calling Mexicans rapists, when he was engaging in rhetoric that I found deeply offensive. I said Basta, and I am pleased that others — others are also joining in making clear that his rhetoric, his demagoguery, his trafficking in prejudice and paranoia has no place in our political system.
Sanders on whether or not Donald Trump is racist:
You know, I find it very interesting, Karen, my dad was born in Poland. I know a little bit about the immigrant experience. Nobody has ever asked me for my birth certificate. Maybe it has something to do with the color of my skin.
Clinton on why the wall she voted for is different from Trump’s wall:
It’s a big difference. First of all, as I understand him, he’s talking about a very tall wall, right, a beautiful tall wall, the most beautiful tall wall, better than the greatwall of China that would run the entire border, that he would somehow magically get the Mexican government to pay for, and, you know, it’s just fantasy.
Clinton’s “one-word” answer on deporting children:
I will not deport children. I would not deport children. I do not want to deport family members either, Jorge. As I said, I want to prioritize who would be deported. Violent criminals, people planning terrorist attacks, anybody who threatens us. That’s a relatively small universe.
Sanders on why Clinton should release her Goldman Sachs speeches:
Well, what I have said is that when you get I believe it is $225,000 for giving a speech, and she gave several speeches to Goldman Sachs, one of the wall Street financial institutions whose greed and illegal behavior helped destroy our economy a number of years ago, when you get paid $225,000, that means that that speech must have been an extraordinarily wonderful speech. And I would think that a speech so great that you got paid so much money, you would like to share it with the American people and I think she should.
Sanders threatening Wall Street:
I am proud that the gentleman who is head of Goldman Sachs, now, he didn’t give me $225,000 for speaking fees, he said I was dangerous and he’s right. I am dangerous for Wall Street.
Clinton on Sanders’ comments on Cuba in 1985:
[Sanders] praised what he called the revolution of values in Cuba and talked about how people were working for the common good, not for themselves. I just couldn’t disagree more. You know, if the values are that you oppress people, you disappear people, imprison people or even kill people for expressing their opinions, for expressing freedom of speech, that is not the kind of revolution of values that I ever want to see anywhere.
Clinton on the importance of Obama making a Supreme Court nomination:
I believe no state probably understands this better than Florida because let’s remember three words—Bush versus Gore. A court took away a presidency. Now we’ve got the Republican Congress trying to take away the constitution and we should not tolerate that.
This post has been updated.
