Donald Trump slams Bill Clinton as sexist amid clash with Hillary

Bill and Hillary Clinton
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In an ongoing feud with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump bashed her husband as sexist Saturday, alluding to former President Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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Having a "penchant for sexism" is how Hillary Clinton described Trump in a recent Des Moines Register interview. That, in turned, had stemmed from Trump's comment that she was "schlonged" by Barack Obama in 2008.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.