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Bill Clinton: I like Joe Wilson, the man who was the target of the wrath of somebody in the administration. But he didn't vote for me…

On the recordJuly 13, 2005
I like Joe Wilson, the man who was the target of the wrath of somebody in the administration. But he didn't vote for me in '92, he voted for former President Bush. And he said so publicly. He's a career diplomat. He didn't deserve to have his career ruined and his wife didn't deserve to have her career ruined because he wouldn't say what they wanted him to say.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Bill Clinton defends Joe Wilson, criticizing the administration's treatment of him and his wife.

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