Asked about the “Lock her up” chant, Manafort opined that “it probably reflects the attitude of a lot of people in America”.
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During MSNBC’s coverage of the RNC on Tuesday, National Journal Senior Political Columnist Ron Fournier said, “The prosecution of Hillary Clinton has already been conducted, and she’s been found guilty by the American public”.
Christie, who is leading Trump’s White House transition team, said it wasn’t “coincidence” that state delegates had a prominent seat on the convention floor this week.
Headliners: Melania Trump, Lieutenant General (ret.) Michael Flynn, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jason Beardsley and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (Mont.). It will be interesting to see how the Democrats handle Trump next week.
The pro-Clinton superPAC Priorities USA Action was even more aggressive; it spent $23.7 million, more than triple its total for May.
Fournier began by saying that “middle of the road voters” don’t want to her an audience chanting for Clinton to be sent to prison or that she’s guilty, and that doing so is like something out of a “banana republic”.
Trump allies hope the four-day convention will not only help cast Clinton as unfit to serve, but ease doubts about Trump’s character and credibility to be commander in chief.
Day two of the Republican National Convention made history by officially nominating businessman Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.
Still, the criticism has triggered a backlash from some Republicans who say it’s beyond the pale.
After the Department of Justice recently declined to pursue charges against Clinton for her use of private email while secretary of state, Christie, a former federal prosecutor, told the crowd, “We’re going to present the facts to you, a jury of her peers, both in this hall and in living rooms around our nation”. And Bill Pickle, a SC delegate and talk radio host, said those doing the name-calling “sound and act like demons”.
“I don’t think it means anything different today than it’s meant all along”, he said. “What happened to professionalism, manners and humanity in our politicians and citizens?”
But many attending the Republican convention shrugged off his comments.
Waiting to board a bus at a Marriott where Texas delegates are staying, Helen Gonzalez, from Arlington, said opposing abortion is a “woman’s issue”. “What is that?” Tambourides said, referring to Comey’s explanation for not referring Clinton for prosecution ― that she didn’t intend to break the law.
Clinton, meanwhile, has sought to use the negativity to her advantage.
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, an Iraq War veteran and rising star in the GOP, said he wanted to talk to Democrats and independents as well about keeping America secure. But Clinton, as the first woman to become the presumptive nominee for a major party, has been faced with a unseen brand of vitriol.
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Walking toward the arena Wednesday night, a middle-aged GOP delegate, wearing the traditional slacks and a blazer combination, stopped to buy a shirt from a street vendor. The relentless spotlight on an opponent’s supposed criminality is another departure. After absurdly accusing Clinton of being “an apologist for an al-Qaida affiliate”, Christie criticized her for being too soft on dictators and the Kremlin.
