‘Sit This One Out’: Hillary Clinton Criticized Over White House Comments

Political Response to Clinton’s Remarks

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., referenced former President Bill Clinton’s relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky while criticizing Hillary Clinton’s remarks. “They literally rented out the Lincoln Bedroom and don’t forget Bill’s activity in the Oval Office,” Burchett wrote. “The vandalism that went on when you left was also well-documented,” Burchett added.

The Lincoln Bedroom became the subject of controversy during the Clinton administration after reports that major political donors had been invited to stay there. Bill Clinton’s affair with Lewinsky led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1998 on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, although he was later acquitted by the Senate.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, who carried the presidential emergency satchel known as the nuclear football during the Clinton administration, also sharply criticized the former first lady. “I was the Air Force lieutenant colonel who carried the nuclear football for your husband inside that ‘people’s house’ you’re suddenly so precious about,” Patterson wrote.