UMVA has learned that a fierce backlash has erupted from conservatives against Hillary Clinton's criticism of President Donald Trump's White House UFC event, with many accusing the former first lady of selective outrage.
Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, initially slammed the UFC idea last month before taking to social media on Sunday to assert that the White House is "not his house" but "our house," while promoting merchandise benefiting groups and candidates she claimed would "respect the form and the function of the people's house."
In a post that sparked intense debate, Clinton wrote: "Remember, during today's literal cage match on the White House grounds: No matter what, it's not his house. It's our house. Get a hat, coaster, or sticker to support groups and candidates who will respect the form and the function of the people's house."
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., was among many critics who fired back at Clinton, retweeting her post and making light of President Bill Clinton's infamous scandal with intern Monica Lewinsky in the same White House.
"They literally rented out the Lincoln Bedroom and don’t forget Bill’s activity in the Oval Office," Burchett said. "The vandalism that went on when you left was also well-documented."
The controversy surrounding the Clintons' past actions in the White House intensified with the intervention of retired Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, who claimed to have carried Bill Clinton's nuclear football and sharply criticized Hillary Clinton over her UFC comments.
"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 said. "I saw it all up close for two years."
Patterson's scathing rebuke continued: "While Bill was getting b--- j--- in the Oval Office from an intern and groping female Air Force enlisted crew on Air Force One. You lecture about ‘respect for the institution’ while your husband lost the nuclear codes. And when you finally slinked out in 2001? You and your crew trashed the place—vandalism, theft, the it. Sit down, b-----, the adults are back in charge."
Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton also weighed in, remarking: "Woman who stole White House furniture has something to say about ‘our house’."
The official Republican Party account simply suggested Clinton "sit this one out," as the debate over the Clintons' past actions and Hillary Clinton's criticism of Trump's UFC event continues to unfold.
A Government Accountability Office investigation had previously estimated $15,000 in damage to the White House, sparking claims of intentional vandalism and allegations of misconduct.
