Hillary Clinton taunts Trump: "We have him on the run"
Add Axios as your preferred source to
see more of our stories on Google.
Hillary Clinton in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 19. Photo: by Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP via Getty Images
Hillary Clinton thanked President Biden for being "democracy's champion" while taking aim at former President Trump during a speech on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday that also lauded Kamala Harris.
The big picture: The former Secretary of State, who was herself the first woman to win a major party's nomination, is putting her weight behind Harris to help her become the first woman president in U.S. history.
- "The future is here," Clinton said. "On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand, and taking the oath office," she added.
- "When a barrier falls from one of us. It falls and clears the way for all of us."
What else she's saying: Clinton praised Harris and her integrity, saying she "has the character, experience and vision to lead us forward."
- The former Democratic presidential candidate said she and the current candidate "both got our start as young lawyers helping children who were abused or neglected."
- She added: "That kind of work changes a person. Those kids stay with you. Kamala carries with her the hopes of every child she protected, every family she helped, every community she served."
Zoom in: Clinton took jabs at her longtime foe, saying, "Just look at the candidates. Kamala cares about kids, families and cares about America. Donald only cares about himself."
- She said Trump has "made his own kind of history" as "the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions."
- The audience could be heard chanting "lock him up."
- "We have him on the run now," Clinton added.
- Clinton alluded to Trump's gender-driven insults of her in the 2016 race and how he's doing the same to Harris. "He's mocking her name and her laugh. Sounds familiar," Clinton said.
Zoom out: The Harris-Trump race is the first since 1976 without at least one member of the Bush, Clinton or Biden families on the ballot.
What we're watching: Clinton is set to release a new book next month entitled "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty," just seven weeks before the election.
Go deeper:
