Bill Clinton actually said...

"We also want to thank Michael Cardozo, the executive director of the Trust, the cochairs, Father Theodore Hesburgh and Nicholas Katzenbach, and the other trustees."

"The desecration of that symbol is the embodiment of intolerance that strikes at the heart of what it means to be an American."

"I strongly condemn the vandalism of the Islamic star and crescent displayed on the Ellipse in front of the White House."

"Desecration of a religious symbol motivated by prejudice and hatred hurts us all."