--- title: Reince Priebus Turns '3 A.M.' Attack on Clinton description: Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus turned Hillary Clinton's "3 a.m. phone call" attack back on her. canonical: https://time.com/3726239/rnc-chair-turns-3-a-m-attack-on-clinton/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-27T17:06:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:47:19.842Z article:section: Politics og:title: RNC Chair Turns '3 A.M.' Attack on Clinton og:description: He used her line against Barack Obama from 2008 against her. og:url: https://time.com/3726239/rnc-chair-turns-3-a-m-attack-on-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07c30c551abafa1a/698686b2e53aba057d4d1a02/time-080-gop-obamacare-2014-140321.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, participates on a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National at National Harbor, Md. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: RNC Chair Turns '3 A.M.' Attack on Clinton twitter:description: He used her line against Barack Obama from 2008 against her. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07c30c551abafa1a/698686b2e53aba057d4d1a02/time-080-gop-obamacare-2014-140321.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # RNC Chair Turns '3 A.M.' Attack on Clinton by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 27, 2015 5:06 PM UTC  Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, participates on a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National at National Harbor, Md., March 8, 2014. Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, participates on a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National at National Harbor, Md., March 8, 2014.Ron Sachs—CNP/AdMedia/Corbis by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 27, 2015 5:06 PM UTC Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus turned one of Hillary Clinton’s signature attack lines against her Friday, previewing a GOP theme in advance of the 2016 election. Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference, Priebus criticized Clinton for allowing her foundation to accept money from foreign governments while she was service as Secretary of State. “Taking money from countries like Algeria and Oman while she was Secretary of State,” Priebus said. “Which makes you wonder: How will those donations affect her answer to that 3 a.m. phone call?” “I can hear it now: ‘Don’t worry, sultan, just send 10 million to the Foundation, and it’ll all work out,'” he added. The 3 a.m. attack is a reference to one of Clinton’s most biting hits on then-Senator Barack Obama, questioning the first-termer’s ability to handle complicated foreign policy questions. Tying Clinton to the Obama administration’s foreign policy record is a central component of the GOP’s strategy to take her on. 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