“And now, we have nominated our first woman to be president at a convention run by an African-American woman”.
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The president went hard in the paint as he went head-on after Trump, a contentious candidate who was most recently in the news for encouraging the Russians (or Chinese; he wasn’t picky) to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. “Unless you want to be lied to, belittled and attacked for your beliefs, don’t watch Hillary’s DNC speech tonight”, Trump’s campaign said in a fundraising email. But in her speech at the Jewish Democratic event, she said she would “go home and win my primary”, which was greeted with loud cheers.
“If Bernie is not the Democratic nominee, then I will certainly leave the Democrat party”, one Sanders supporter said. She spoke to the cheering crowd about the need to unite to deal with the nation’s challenges.
Sanders supporters on Thursday wore fluorescent green T-shirts that said “Enough is Enough”. All eyes are now on November’s election. “It’s just not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can’t refinance theirs”. They are supplied by IMAX Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma state, which says on its website that it sources products from India and China. “And this country, if they choose her, this country will not be in good shape”. Calling her nomination a milestone on America’s “march toward a more ideal union”, Clinton presented herself as an experienced leader in volatile times who can unify the country.
“He’s taken the Republican Party a long way, from “Morning in America” to Midnight in America”, Clinton said.
KHIZR KHAN: Donald Trump, you’re asking Americans to trust you with their future. “I will gladly lend you my copy”.
“I want you to know, I’ve heard you”, she said. She reminded them of what Obama said the night before, “Don’t boo”.
Trump Jr. suggested that Obama’s speech in Philadelphia on Wednesday night lifted a line from his Republican National Convention remarks, pointing out that both addresses contained the line “That’s not the America I know”.
But Democrats – from Obama and former President Bill Clinton on down – have spent the past three days hammering away at Trump’s personality and business record.
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Trump, a 70-year-old NY businessman who has never held political office, is running just ahead of Clinton in a RealClearPolitics average of recent national opinion polls.
