Hillary Clinton hit Republican rival Rand Paul on Wednesday for a comment he made earlier in the day about gay rights in the workplace.
The libertarian-leaning Paul, who is skeptical of more government regulations on business conduct, said in Iowa that he did not support anti-discrimination laws that would give LGBT Americans the chance to sue their employer if they are fired for their sexual orientation.
“I think, really, the things you do in your house, if you could just leave those in your house and it wouldn’t have to be part of the workplace, to tell you the truth,” Paul said Wednesday to students at Drake University, according to a video posted by the Democratic opposition group American Bridge.
Paul said that the laws increase the chance of more litigation against employers.
“It sets up a whole industry of people who want to sue,” he said. “I think society is rapidly changing and that if you are gay, there are plenty of places that will hire you.”
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton quickly pounced on Paul’s remarks.
“The feeling when a GOP candidate says it’s acceptable to be fired for being gay,” she tweeted, along with a gif of her saying, “No.”
The gif was her response to a question during Tuesday night’s CNN/Facebook debate.
