He welcomed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ backers with open arms and he slammed Clinton as a deceitful politician who will never achieve the change Americans seek.
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Giving a speech in NY at his Westchester golf course following the wins, Trump said he would “lead the Republican Party to victory” in the November 9 election.
President Barack Obama called former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to congratulate her on “securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic nomination for president”, according to a statement from the White House.
Clinton waited until six states held a final round of contests Tuesday to declare victory, which will solidify her lead in pledged delegates earned through primaries and caucuses as well as her advantage in the overall popular vote.
“I think the Sanders campaign would agree that the president has worked hard and gone to great lengths to be fair”, said Earnest.
In a speech in Brooklyn, New York, a few hours after winning the New Jersey primary, Clinton told her supporters, “We’ve reached a milestone, the first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee”. Tuesday also marks exactly eight years to the day from when Clinton dropped out of the primary race against then-Sen.
Donald Trump won the Republican primaries in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. The results mean Clinton is the first woman in history and the first spouse of a former USA president to obtain the presidential nomination of a major US political party. Her campaign unveiled an introductory video earlier this evening highlighting the struggles of women in politics. “We’re moving toward a general election where if we don’t start coalescing – we’re losing days to take this fight to Donald Trump”.
Clinton said she was not concerned that Sanders supporters might instead turn to her Republican rival in the general election.
Another California voter, Todd Trakinat, 57, said he understands why Sanders appeals to Millennials, but said he supports Clinton because she has a proven track record of accomplishment.
Asked on NBC whether he was continuing that effort, he said, “We are. We’re on the phone right now”.
Clinton told supporters in Brooklyn, New York, that Trump was “temperamentally unfit” to be president, citing Trump’s attacks on a federal judge, reporters and women.
The latest cause for GOP concern was his insistence that a judge handling a legal case involving the businessman was being unfair in his rulings.
“He is not just trying to build a wall between America and Mexico”.
Trump, however, was on the defensive over comments about Mexican-American U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is overseeing fraud lawsuits against Trump University, the NY businessman’s defunct real estate school.
Trump says U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel can not judge him fairly because he is of Mexican heritage and Trump plans to build a wall with Mexico.
Trump’s level of support has since eroded as he sparred with his party’s leadership and continued to be dogged with questions about Trump University. Trump should end the night with enough delegates who are required by party rules to vote for him, whatever their personal views.
Other Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, have rejected Trump’s remarks and urged him to unite the GOP. Chasing a largely symbolic victory in the state, he sought to seize momentum for his more liberal message – if not his presidential aspirations – heading into the party’s nominating convention. While the content of the call is unknown, Sanders’ campaign has appeared to slightly soften its rhetoric since the call. The Vermont senator has said he will try to shift superdelegates’ support away from Clinton before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.
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It’s America’s largest and one of its most progressive states.
