Clinton, Trump trade barbs day after DNC
PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton began her general election campaign just hours after her acceptance speech by slamming Donald Trump and putting a big emphasis on her job creation plans.
“Donald Trump wants to make America great again?” Clinton said yesterday, referencing the GOP nominee’s slogan. “Donald Trump doesn’t make a thing in America, except bankruptcies.”
Despite taking the stage just after 1 p.m. — an hour after the estimated start time — Clinton drew a warm reception from a raucous crowd when she walked onto the stage accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, her running mate, Tim Kaine, and Kaine’s wife, Anne Holton.
“As of tomorrow, we have 100 days to make our case to America,” said Clinton, the first major party female presidential nominee. “So what better place to kick off this campaign than Philadelphia where it all started 240 years ago.”
Supporters packed in shoulder to shoulder inside McGonigle Hall, the 3,900seat home of the Temple Owls basketball team. Her speech was interrupted several times by hecklers and supporters of Bernie Sanders.
Rallying in Colorado, Donald Trump denounced Clinton’s convention speech as “full of lies” and said he’s starting to agree with those calling for her to be locked up.
“Remember this,” he said, “Trump is going to be no more Mr. Nice Guy.” And for the first time he encouraged his crowd’s anti-Clinton chants of “lock her up.”
“I’ve been saying let’s just beat her on Nov. 8,” he said, “but you know what? I’m starting to agree with you.”