Clinton: The Party Of Lincoln Is ‘Becoming The Party Of Trump’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally at Cohoes High School on Monday, April 4, 2016, in Cohoes, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Hillary Clinton argued in a speech Wednesday that her opponent, Donald Trump, was a threat to democracy and well on his way to turning the Republican Party into the “party of Trump.”

She criticized the real estate mogul in a speech in Springfield, Illinois, where she called for racial unity following the slaying of five police officers in Dallas and the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. She then turned her focus to Trump, whose campaign she said was sending an “ugly, dangerous message” to America.

She pointed to Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims, his plan to deport thousands of undocumented immigrants and his habit of demeaning women when she said that he campaign was as “divisive as any we’ve seen in our lifetimes.”

“This man is the nominee of the party of Lincoln. We are watching it become a party of Trump,” she said. “And that’s not just a huge loss for our democracy, it is a threat to it.”

Clinton spoke from the Old State House, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous “House Divided” speech, and made several historical references to the former President.

She went on to say that Trump’s campaign rhetoric amounted to fear-mongering and asked the audience to imagine if Trump didn’t have just “Twitter and cable news” to go after his critics, but also the IRS and the military.

“The very first thing a new president does is take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. To do that with any meaning, you’ve got to know what’s in it. And you have to respect what’s in it,” she said. “I do wish Donald Trump would listen to other people once in a while. He might actually learn something.”

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  1. Trump: Crooked Hillary is finally right about something. I am a leader.

  2. "The very first thing a new president does is take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. To do that with any meaning, you’ve got to know what’s in it.

    Very, very, nice.

  3. Thought this was a very good, back to basics speech along the lines of what she started with her speech in San Diego before the CA primary. She hit Trump very hard and kept the focus on the mortal danger he represents to this country, while weaving in the issues we face and how we can address them head on and successfully. She’ll finish out the week strong with this appearance and the one with Kaine tomorrow.

  4. Hillary Clinton argued in a speech Wednesday that her opponent, Donald
    Trump, was a threat to democracy and well on his way to turning the
    Republican Party into the “party of Trump.”

    EXCEPT THE GOP IS POTS the party of trumpheads.All the shit that spews out of trumpo’s mouth he picked up by what he heard already.Trumpo is not a creative and original man…he just cherry picks thru the mental shit that P OTS Voters say.

  5. This is superb. The Democrats need to use every opportunity to keep the GOP bound hand and foot to Trump. - Trump said something offensive? Every Dem Congressional candidate has to tie it to his or her opponent. Don’t even call them Republicans any more: it’s the Party of Trump.

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