She even turned one of Republican hero Ronald Reagan’s signature phrases against the real estate developer.
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Hillary Clinton waves as she takes the stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Hillary Clinton will formally accept the nomination to become the Democratic candidate for president in Philadelphia at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first woman to be nominated for the position by a major political party.
The Clintons’ daughter, Chelsea, will introduce her Thursday night, painting a personal picture of her mother.
Stepping out of the shadows of presidents past, the former first lady, senator and vanquished-candidate-turned-secretary-of-state appeared unannounced on the platform at her nominating convention, pointed a finger at President Barack Obama and gave him a hug.
After Clinton’s speech, Trump posted a flurry of Twitter messages, including saying she was unfit to be president because of what he called her “refusal to mention Radical Islam” as she advocates allowing more refugees into the United States.
She’s locked in a tight general election contest with Republican Donald Trump, an unconventional candidate and political novice.
“A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons”, she added.
The 36-year-old daughter of Mrs Clinton and former USA president Bill Clinton will explain why her other parent is destined to return to the White House. For me, it will be up to the people of NY to decide whether I’ll have the privilege of serving them in the United States Senate.
But for every jab she threw at Trump, Clinton backed it up with her own policies on health care, gun reform, foreign affairs and equal pay.
This is representative of the generational divide that presents a challenge for Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton said she will take money out of politics, yet she’s raised over $300 million for this White House run.
Because she’s interviewing for the most powerful job in America. “Make it easier to get credit”.
“And most importantly don’t believe anyone who says, ‘I alone can fix it, ‘” she said, in a nod to Trump’s convention speech last week. There is no other Donald Trump.
There were initial questions of whether it was even a good idea for Clinton to speak.
“He’s taking the Republican party a long way from morning in America to midnight in America”, Clinton said of Trump.
Some were hoping for more of an effort to bring Sanders supporters into the party that is backing Clinton. “Where families are strong, communities are safe, and yes, love trumps hate”.
Clinton also sought to stoke any voter concerns that Trump is too unpredictable to lead the country, especially when it comes to national security.
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Clinton’s top advisers told the New York Times she would highlight the moment of reckoning that they said the country faces – the path of division laid out by Republicans or a way forward, “stronger together”.
