it was one night Vice President Kamala HarrisBut it was Democratic Party veteran Hillary Clinton who got the loudest cheers and applause. It was a moment of revenge for Clinton, a former rival of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, when the crowd at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) chanted “Lock him up” after she mentioned the former president’s 34 felony convictions.
The DNC will be held in Chicago from August 19-22.
Hillary Clinton ran against Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Her speech and loud cheers at the DNC on Monday was her moment of revenge against Trump, who had denigrated her throughout the campaign. However, it meant another woman, a black woman, Kamala Harris, was in the race.
Everyone applauds Hillary Clinton at the DNC
The standing ovation that Hillary received after her speech said it all. According to the New York Post, the ovation lasted for 1.5 minutes and was louder than the ovation Kamala Harris received.
Hillary Clinton focused her speech on women’s struggle for political space and compared lawyer Kamala to “criminal” Trump.
He thanked President Joe Biden for his lifelong service and for passing the baton to Harris, calling it a “new chapter.”
Hillary talked about Shirley Chisholm’s bid for the White House in 1972 and Geraldine Ferraro’s nomination as America’s first female vice president in 1984.
He then spoke about his 2016 nomination and how 66 million Americans voted “for a future where our dreams have no limits”.
Despite her defeat, she highlighted how women have been contesting for many top positions since 2016.
“I wish my mother and Kamala’s mother could have seen us. They would have said, keep going,” the New York Post quoted Hillary as saying.
Harris and Hillary vs. Trump
Hillary Clinton then compared prosecutor Harris to “criminal” Trump.
“As a prosecutor, Kamala took on murderers and drug traffickers. Donald Trump fell asleep in his own trial. And when he woke up, he made his own kind of history. The first person to run for president after being convicted of 34 serious crimes,” he said.
She smiled as the crowd at the DNC chanted “Lock him up,” Politico reported.
It was a sweet revenge for him, as these words were taken from the 2016 Republican campaign, when Trump had coined the slogan “Lock her up” and demanded that she be put in jail.
However, in an interview with Fox News, Trump denied that he had called for Hillary to be arrested, tried and jailed. Although since 2016, he has publicly demanded “send her to jail” several times.
Kamala Harris is a surprise Democratic nominee after Biden dropped out of the race. Trump ahead in approval ratingIncluding many swing states. Trump and the Republicans tried His identity is being mocked but he seems to be in trouble Now. And by touching a nerve, Hillary Clinton has a chance to take her revenge.