The Latest: Michelle Obama gives Clinton strong endorsement
The Latest: Michelle Obama gives Clinton strong endorsement
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia (all times EDT):
10:10 p.m.
Michelle Obama is offering an unequivocal endorsement for Hillary Clinton.
The first lady says Clinton — a former secretary of state, senator and first lady herself — is the "one person who I truly believe is qualified to be president of the United States."
Michelle Obama says in her speech at the Democratic National Convention that Clinton "never buckles under pressure." She says Clinton would be the kind of president that she wants for her own daughters.
Michelle Obama notes Clinton's reaction to her 2008 Democratic primary loss t Barack Obama. Michelle Obama says Clinton "didn't get angry or disillusioned" and "did not pack up and go home."
She says Clinton has "never quit on anything in her life."
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10:05 p.m.
Michelle Obama is calling out Donald Trump in her remarks at the Democratic National Convention.
The first lady says that "when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, we don't stoop to their level."
She's not mentioning the Republican presidential nominee by name, but she's is decrying what she calls "hateful language." She says that goes against what she tries to teach her children.
Her message? She says, "When they go low, we go high."
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9:50 p.m.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seems to be reveling in the drama at the Democratic National Convention as he campaigns with running mate Mike Pence.
"What a mess they have going," Trump tells supporters Monday night at a rally in North Carolina.
Trump says rival Hillary Clinton made a mistake by not choosing a more liberal running mate to appease Bernie Sanders' supporters.
Trump says: "Crazy Bernie's going crazy right now."
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9:40 p.m.
A warmup speaker at a Donald Trump rally is calling President Barack Obama a racist.
Mark Burns is a black pastor who often speaks at Trump events, and last week he had a prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.
Burns said at a Trump event in North Carolina on Monday that "President Obama is the racist."
Burns also says Democrats should be ashamed for inviting the mother of Michael Brown to speak at their convention.
Michael Brown was the unarmed black 18-year-old who was shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
Burns contends the invitation reaffirms that blacks should be afraid of police.
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9:25 p.m.
Comedian Sarah Silverman isn't mincing words in her message to die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters.
Here's what she says Monday night at the Democratic convention: "Can I just say to the Bernie or bust people, you're being ridiculous."
Silverman was one of a number of prominent entertainers who backed Sanders in the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton. But Silverman is telling the crowd in Philadelphia — and a national television audience — that she plans to vote for Clinton.
The crowd broke into chants of "Bernie, Bernie," but Silverman quickly shot back with her quip.
As the crowd roared in applause, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken — standing next to Silverman — joked, "Listen to what you did."
Franken noted that because he was a Clinton backer and Silverman was with Sanders, they were forming a bridge.
"We're like a bridge over troubled water," he said, and they next went on to introduce singer Paul Simon.
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Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia (all times EDT):
10:10 p.m.
Michelle Obama is offering an unequivocal endorsement for Hillary Clinton.
The first lady says Clinton — a former secretary of state, senator and first lady herself — is the "one person who I truly believe is qualified to be president of the United States."
Michelle Obama says in her speech at the Democratic National Convention that Clinton "never buckles under pressure." She says Clinton would be the kind of president that she wants for her own daughters.
Michelle Obama notes Clinton's reaction to her 2008 Democratic primary loss t Barack Obama. Michelle Obama says Clinton "didn't get angry or disillusioned" and "did not pack up and go home."
She says Clinton has "never quit on anything in her life."
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10:05 p.m.
Michelle Obama is calling out Donald Trump in her remarks at the Democratic National Convention.
The first lady says that "when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, we don't stoop to their level."
She's not mentioning the Republican presidential nominee by name, but she's is decrying what she calls "hateful language." She says that goes against what she tries to teach her children.
Her message? She says, "When they go low, we go high."
___
9:50 p.m.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seems to be reveling in the drama at the Democratic National Convention as he campaigns with running mate Mike Pence.
"What a mess they have going," Trump tells supporters Monday night at a rally in North Carolina.
Trump says rival Hillary Clinton made a mistake by not choosing a more liberal running mate to appease Bernie Sanders' supporters.
Trump says: "Crazy Bernie's going crazy right now."
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9:40 p.m.
A warmup speaker at a Donald Trump rally is calling President Barack Obama a racist.
Mark Burns is a black pastor who often speaks at Trump events, and last week he had a prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.
Burns said at a Trump event in North Carolina on Monday that "President Obama is the racist."
Burns also says Democrats should be ashamed for inviting the mother of Michael Brown to speak at their convention.
Michael Brown was the unarmed black 18-year-old who was shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
Burns contends the invitation reaffirms that blacks should be afraid of police.
___
9:25 p.m.
Comedian Sarah Silverman isn't mincing words in her message to die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters.
Here's what she says Monday night at the Democratic convention: "Can I just say to the Bernie or bust people, you're being ridiculous."
Silverman was one of a number of prominent entertainers who backed Sanders in the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton. But Silverman is telling the crowd in Philadelphia — and a national television audience — that she plans to vote for Clinton.
The crowd broke into chants of "Bernie, Bernie," but Silverman quickly shot back with her quip.
As the crowd roared in applause, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken — standing next to Silverman — joked, "Listen to what you did."
Franken noted that because he was a Clinton backer and Silverman was with Sanders, they were forming a bridge.
"We're like a bridge over troubled water," he said, and they next went on to introduce singer Paul Simon.
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