Hillary Clinton · 2026

Jan 20, 2026Reported claimRated There’s no evidence this quote is real, and it has been debunked many times. · Full Fact

Hillary Clinton

Full Fact rated the claim “Ahead of the 2016 US presidential election, the-then Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton emailed the Democratic National Committee interim chair Donna Brazile, saying that if that “bastard” wins, “we’re all going to hang from nooses”.” There’s no evidence this quote is real, and it has been debunked many times..

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