Politics | Hillary Clinton Obama Says Clinton Meant No Offense in RFK Comment 'Sometimes you get careless,' he says By John Johnson Posted May 24, 2008 9:48 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands with supporters during a campaign stop in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, May 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) Barack Obama said today that he believes Hillary Clinton meant no harm when she made her much-maligned comment about Robert Kennedy's assassination, the Chicago Tribune reports. "Sen. Clinton says that she did not intend any offense by it, and I will take her at her word on that," he told a Puerto Rico radio station. Clinton has apologized for noting that RFK was shot in June, a remark that set off a firestorm given the concerns over Obama's security. "I have learned that when you are campaigning for as many months as Sen. Clinton and I have been campaigning, sometimes you get careless in terms of the statements that you make, and I think that is what happened here," said Obama. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Report an error