Clinton's invoking of 9/11 to defend donations draws ire.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign on Sunday defended her donations from Wall Street by saying she worked to help the financial sector rebuild after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and sought to address the abuses that led to an economic crisis.

During the second Democratic debate on Saturday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders put Clinton on the defensive when he said Wall Street had been the major contributor to her campaigns. "Now maybe they're dumb and they don't know what they're going to get, but I don't think so," he said.

Clinton accused Sanders of trying to "impugn my integrity" and said that as a New York senator, she helped New York City's financial hub rebuild. "That was good for New York and it was good for the economy and it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country," she said, her voice rising.

On Sunday, Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon elaborated, saying in a statement that her work to help the financial industry rebuild after 9/11 "did not mean she ever hesitated to call out and seek to reform the abuses and excesses that led to the economic crisis. She did so early and often."

Her debate response drew an incredulous reaction on social media sites like Twitter, and the debate's moderators asked Clinton to respond to one Twitter user, who took issue with her mention of 9/11 to justify the contributions.



By Ken Thomas.
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