Hillary Clinton puts boot in after dodging shoe
Video will begin in 5 seconds.
RAW VISION: A shoe has been thrown at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a speech she was giving at a Las Vegas hotel.
A woman threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton on Thursday as the former secretary of state was delivering a speech at a Las Vegas hotel, but Clinton dodged it and continued with her remarks, a US Secret Service spokesman said.
Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said the shoe-thrower was not a ticketed guest for Ms Clinton's speech at the Mandalay Bay hotel and had been spotted by Secret Service agents and hotel security guards before the incident.
"As agents and hotel security approached her she threw a shoe and was immediately taken into custody by the Secret Service and hotel security," Mr Ogilvie said.
Who was that? Hillary Clinton looks towards the audience after someone threw a shoew at her. Photo: Reuters
Footage of the incident broadcast by KTNV-TV showed Ms Clinton, 66, crouching to dodge an object as she stood on stage.
Advertisement
The Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported that the former first lady joked about the incident as she continued her speech to some 1000 people attending a metal recycling conference.
"Is that somebody throwing something at me?" Ms Clinton asked, according to the Review-Journal. "Is that part of Cirque du Soleil?"
Continue reading here: