Hillary Clinton may barely comprise her glee when the Democratic Nationwide Conference erupted in a “Lock him up” chant after a pointed dig at Donald Trump … and she or he appeared to revel within the karma.
The mantra — a remix of the “Lock her up” motto utilized by Trump and his supporters within the 2016 presidential election — bubbled up from the gang in Chicago and stored constructing … after the previous Secretary of State referred to as out the previous prez’s a number of felony convictions.
Whereas Clinton did not tackle the gang’s outburst immediately, she did take a second to pause on the podium … the place she surveyed the plenty, smiled and nodded as they continued.
Trump has famously fired up his base by promising to imprison Clinton over her use of a personal e mail server throughout her time as Secretary of State. So, we won’t say we’re stunned Clinton struggled to cover her sincere response to the brand new chant.
Nonetheless, Vice President Kamala Harris — who Clinton endorsed in her speech on the primary evening of the DNC — has made it clear she is not a fan of the mantra … even when it does imply turning the tables on Trump.
Harris shut down the slogan whereas out on the marketing campaign path in New York … saying the courts will deal with Trump — who’s scheduled to be sentenced subsequent month.
As TMZ beforehand reported … Trump was discovered responsible on 34 counts of falsifying enterprise information, after paying porn star Stormy Daniels hush cash to lie about their earlier affair throughout his 2016 presidential marketing campaign.
Clinton ultimately pivoted focus again to Harris … and inspired fellow Democrats to assist make historical past by electing Harris to the presidency in November.
Her backside line was clear … “This is our time, America. This is when we stand up.”
