Hillary Clinton appeared at Monday night’s Democrat National Convention and inspired the audience to cheer on the legal assault against former President Donald Trump.
Clinton hyped the crowd by bringing up convictions in Trump’s New York “hush money” trial, contrasting his trumped up felony charges with Kamala Harris’ past as a prosecutor.
“As a prosecutor, Kamala locked up murderers and drug traffickers. She will never rest in defense of our freedom and safety,” Clinton said.
“Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial, and when he woke up, he made his own kind of history — the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions,” she said.
The talking point prompted the audience to break out in cacophonous out-of-sync chants of “Lock him up!” — a callback to “Lock her up!” chants made popular during Trump’s 2016 campaign referencing Clinton’s long list of crimes.
The chants underscore the lingering bitterness felt by Democrats and Clinton over Trump’s 2016 victory, an emotion primarily fueling their efforts to defeat him in November.
See the full Hillary speech below: