“Trump is a danger to our country and he must be defeated and I intend to do everything I can to see that he is defeated”, he said to big cheers.
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The convention could be contentious this evening on the night when Elizabeth Warren, Michelle Obama and Sanders are set to speak.
DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile, a veteran Democratic strategist who will lead the party on an interim basis after the convention, warned more leaked emails, and more apologies, could be coming.
For Clinton, it was a turbulent start to a historic four-day gathering that will culminate in the nomination of the first woman to lead a major USA political party.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said US officials have seen indications of foreign hackers spying on the presidential candidates, and that they expect more cyberthreats against the campaigns.
Still, the number of people chanting “Bernie or Bust” has yet to reach the number of self-professed Clinton voters who bolted for Sen.
Philadelphia police called Sunday’s protests peaceful and said they were pleased with how things were going.
Clinton campaign officials pointed the finger for the hack at Russian military intelligence agencies.
WikiLeaks on Friday released more than 19,000 emails and over 8,000 attachments from seven key figures in the Democratic National Committee.
Monday night’s program was created to appeal to liberals in the party, with speeches from Sanders and Sen. He said a Donald Trump presidency wouldn’t be any worse than what’s happening now. “Hillary! Hillary!” briefly returned fire before being overwhelmed by Sanders supporters.
Her shocking resignation came just as the party convention began here, though her looming departure hasn’t quelled anger among Sanders supporters.
Efforts to promote party togetherness were not helped by the publication last week of thousands of hacked emails, some of which suggested the DNC was favoring Clinton during the primary season.
The scandal is an unwanted distraction as the Democratic Party tries to paint itself as paint itself as unified at the four-day convention. Rumblings of dissent were already present, with The New York Times reporting that the Bernie Delegate Network here was “contemplating” a challenge to Clinton’s vice presidential nominee, Virginia Sen. They’ll also have tubs of ice and towels to help cool off protesters, said organizer Jenni Kelleher of Equality Coalition.
The National Weather Service says temperatures will hover in the mid- to upper-90s on Monday.
“This is nothing new”, she said. She doesn’t think the heat will keep protesters away.
Protester Tony Schuster is staying at a campground in New Jersey.
She was jeered Monday by Sanders’ supporters as she spoke to a group of delegates from her home state of Florida, where she is a congresswoman, but did not talk about the emails. He says campground conditions are good and it’s not too muddy. Clinton wants to project an optimistic tone, in contrast to the dark portrait of the current state of affairs painted by the Trump convention.
There’s nothing like starting a national convention with the party chair heading out the door.
For Sanders’ supporters, it was a high-profile victory.
On Sunday, several protests were held around the city.
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Volunteers will be handing out water all week to demonstrators as the region copes with an oppressive heat wave.
