WikiLeaks release shows @HillaryClinton camp discussed Mississippi Speaker Gunn’s #msflag comments

Clinton campaign took notice of Gunn on state flag

When Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn called for the removal of the Confederate symbol from the state flag, it caught the eye of Hillary Clinton’s campaign as members there discussed messaging for an upcoming speech in the aftermath of the South Carolina shootings.

In an email thread released by WikiLeaks as part of this week’s dump of emails from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, several members of Clinton’s staff are shown debating how best to address the issue of the Confederate flag, specifically whether to stick strictly to the flag issue or to broaden it to other Confederate symbols.

Clarion Ledger
10/11/16