By David Mccormack PUBLISHED: 00:56 EST, 2 August 2013 | UPDATED: 01:00 EST, 2 August 2013 Philippe Reines, was so enraged hearing about Antony Weiner's latest sexting exploits that he told the New York mayoral candidate he wanted to 'reach through this phone' and 'pull out' his throat Hillary Clinton's longtime spokesman and adviser, Philippe Reines, was so enraged after hearing about Antony Weiner’s latest sexting exploits that he told the New York mayoral candidate he wanted to ‘reach through this phone’ and ‘pull out’ his throat. The incident took place on a campaign conference call just hours before Weiner’s infamous news conference on July 23, when his wife Huma Abedin, a close personal friend of Reines, spoke publicly in support of her shamed husband.
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Hillary Clinton's longtime spokesman Philippe Reines berated Weiner on a conference call hours before the latest sexting allegations became public
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Reines has been working on the campaign to help his good friend and colleague Huma Abedin
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He is now advising Weiner's wife to get less involved in the husband's faltering mayoral bid
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