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U.S. President Barack Obama laid out Wednesday why he thinks Hillary
Clinton should take over when he leaves office in January, saying no man or
woman has ever been more qualified for the job.
His speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania highlighted accomplishments from his administration, while also
describing Clinton as the candidate who believes the country is better when
people of all backgrounds come together.
"This year, in this election, I'm asking you to join me -- to
reject cynicism, and reject fear, and to summon what's best in us; to elect
Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States, and show the world
we still believe in the promise of this great nation," Obama said.
He talked about her experience, which includes serving as secretary of
state during his first term, contrasting it with that of Republican nominee
Donald Trump who has never held elected office.Obama said nothing truly
prepares a person for being president.
"Until
you've sat at that desk, you don't know what it's like to manage a global
crisis, or send young people to war.But Hillary's been in the room; she's been
part of those decisions.She knows what's at stake in the decisions our
government makes, what's at stake for the working family, the senior citizen,
the small business owner, for the soldier, for the veteran."
The crowd in
Philadelphia booed when Obama mentioned Trump, to which Obama replied,
"Don't boo, vote.". Trump fired back at the largely optimistic tone
of Obama and other Democratic speakers who this week have taken exception to
Trump's campaign slogan pledging to "Make America Great Again."
"Our
country does not feel 'great already' to the millions of wonderful people
living in poverty, violence and despair," he wrote on Twitter. Trump's
campaign issued a statement calling Wednesday a "sad night" for the
Democratic Party and saying they presented only proposals to reward the rich
while attacking "decent Americans who want change for their
families."
"They
offered no solutions for the problems facing America -- in fact, they pretended
those problems didn't even exist." the statement said. The Trump campaign
also released statements detailing criticisms against the Obama administration,
saying its policies "unleashed ISIS," and left "Syria in
chaos," "Libya in ruins," and "Egypt in
disarray." The campaign said
Obama's economic policies have hurt young people and minorities and destroyed
the middle class.
Vice President
Joe Biden spent a large portion of his speech focusing on Trump and questioning
the billionaire's commitment to the middle class. He is trying to tell us he
cares about the middle class. Give me a
break. That is a bunch of
malarkey," Biden said. The vice president also said that the times are too
uncertain and the threats too great to elect Trump.
"No major
party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less or has been
less prepared to deal with our national security," Biden said. "We cannot elect a man who exploits our
fears of ISIS and other terrorists, who has no plan whatsoever to make us
safer. A man who embraces the tactics of
our enemies -- torture, religious intolerance.
You all know, all the Republicans know, that is not who we are."
Former New York
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent, considered his own run for president
before issuing a statement in March saying he would not risk the chance that he
would divide the electorate in a way that would lead to Trump getting
elected. He, too, harshly criticized
Trump on Wednesday saying it is important for voters to "defeat a
dangerous demagogue."
"This isn't
reality television, this is reality," Bloomberg said, referencing Trump's
former job hosting a show on NBC. The criticism continued when Clinton's choice
for vice president, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine took the stage. "Our
nation, it is just too great to put it in the hands of a slick-talking,
empty-promising, self-promoting, one-man wrecking crew," he told the
convention. The convention closes
Thursday night with an address from Clinton.
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