--- title: Roger Stone Is at the RNC in a Bill Clinton 'RAPE' T-Shirt description: Anti-Hillary Clinton merchandise is everywhere at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, including a Bill Clinton "rape" shirt. canonical: https://time.com/4418044/roger-stone-rnc-bill-clinton-rape-shirt/ author: IDEAS Desk article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T21:53:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:26.717Z article:section: Ideas og:title: A Bill Clinton 'RAPE' T-Shirt Appeared at the RNC og:description: It's just the latest in anti-Hillary Clinton merchandise og:url: https://time.com/4418044/roger-stone-rnc-bill-clinton-rape-shirt/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19c2e03516dccb62/69889ebd0b72e3124c6ea4fd/roger-stone-shirt.png?branch=production&width=384&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 384 og:image:height: 216 og:image:alt: Roger Stone at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 21, 2016. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Bill Clinton 'RAPE' T-Shirt Appeared at the RNC twitter:description: It's just the latest in anti-Hillary Clinton merchandise twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19c2e03516dccb62/69889ebd0b72e3124c6ea4fd/roger-stone-shirt.png?branch=production&width=384&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Roger Stone Just Showed Up to the RNC in a Bill Clinton 'RAPE' T-Shirt > Sponsored content. 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Courtesy of Jennifer Jacobs by [IDEAS Desk](https://time.com/author/ideas-desk/) ## IDEAS Desk Jul 21, 2016 9:53 PM UTC [Anti-Hillary Clinton merchandise](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/20/bill-clinton-rape-shirt-republican-convention-hillary-merch) is out in full force at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week. The latest to make a [splash](https://twitter.com/PoliticoRyan/status/756234386073350145) on social media? A t-shirt of Bill Clinton’s face in the style of President Obama’s 2008 Shepard Fairey HOPE poster—but with the word RAPE underneath it instead. According to the _Guardian_, Donald Trump supporter Roger Stone is the creative mastermind behind the shirt, which references sexual assault allegations made against the former president and presumptive First Gentleman. On Thursday afternoon Bloomberg Politics reporter Jennifer Jacobs [tweeted](https://twitter.com/@JenniferJJacobs) a photo of Stone wearing the shirt. In 1999, Juanita Broaddrick came forward with the accusation that the former president had raped her during his 1978 campaign for Arkansas Governor. Bill Clinton has also been accused of other sexual misconduct. No criminal charges have been brought, and Clinton has denied the accusations. There have also been rape and [sexual assault](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/20/donald-trump-sexual-assault-allegations-jill-harth-interview) [allegations](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-scandals/474726/) made a[gainst Trump](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html), which he denies. As Charlotte Alter has [outlined](http://time.com/4357406/hillary-clinton-sexist-donald-trump/) for TIME, sexist attacks against Hillary Clinton have been top sellers this campaign season. Other anti-Clinton shirts at the convention feature phrases including “Hillary for Prison” and “Life’s a bitch, don’t vote for one.” And then there are the [pins](http://motto.time.com/4410564/republican-convention-anti-hillary-clinton-pins-sexist/), which include messages such as “KFC Hillary Special: 2 fat thighs 2 small breasts…left wing” and “Hot chicks for Trump.” Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign is not stooping to body-shaming attacks. Instead, it’s using Trump’s words against him. On Thursday the Clinton campaign [unveiled a new ad](http://time.com/4417151/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-ad-praise/) featuring clips of Trump praising Clinton’s abilities and the [“Trump Yourself” tool](http://Hillary Clinton Challenges Supporters to ‘Trump Yourself’ on Facebook http://time.com/4417179/hillary-clintons-trumpyourself/) that lets users superimpose his negative quotes over their profile pictures. ## Transcript Well I think the only card she has is the woman's card. She's got nothing else going. And frankly, if Hilary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5 % of the vote. The only thing she's got going is the woman's card. And the beautiful thing is, women don't like her. Okay? Mr. Trump accused me of playing the quote woman card. 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