Bill Clinton actually said...

It proves again that we can compete; we don't have to retreat.

Remarks Announcing the Aircraft Contract With Saudi Arabia and an Exchange With Reporters

02/15/1994

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Yes, I'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. It was -- what I thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election...

But in the same sentence -- I said he shouldn't be elected because his ideas and policies I don't think are good for America.

I said he shouldn't be elected because his ideas and policies, I don't think, are good for America.

If he were elected and if he implemented the policies that he's advocating, it would be calamitous.