Hillary Clinton Addresses the Fake News Epidemic
During her first trip to the Capitol complex since her presidential election loss to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton declared fake news an "epidemic" and "a danger that must be addressed and addressed quickly."
Clinton was on Capitol Hill for a portrait unveiling in honor of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, who is retiring after 30 years in the Senate. A portrait of Reid was unveiled, and Democrats and Republicans joined Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden for the event.
In her speech, Clinton said fake news and "malicious false propaganda" can have real impacts and threaten lives, and she is calling on officials in the public and private sectors to take steps to combat them. She noted bipartisan legislation moving forward and is calling for support.
On Sunday, a man fired an assault rifle at a pizza parlor in Washington. He said he had come to investigate the false online stories about a child sex trafficking ring run by prominent Democrats operating out of the restaurant.
Clinton received sustained applause as she stood to speak, ruefully remarking, "This is not exactly the speech at the Capitol I hoped to give" after the election.She joked that after spending several weeks in the woods taking selfies, she thought it would be a good idea to emerge.
Not far from where the ceremony was held, workers were building the platform on the West Front of the Capitol where Trump will take the oath of office on Jan. 20. Trump won the Electoral College vote, 306-232. Clinton leads in the popular vote, 65,432,202 to Trump's 62,793,872.
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