Clinton ‘worst secretary of state’ in history
Trump says Clinton is “the worst secretary of state in the history of our nation.”
The world blew up around us
He aslo criticizes her stance on immigration:
[She’ll] let everybody come in… killers, criminals, drug dealers…Hillary’s weak on immigration. I might be divisive on immigration, but she’s weak on immigration, which is far worse…If you listen to Hillary, she is so weak on immigration, we will have a crime rate like you’ve never seen.
Raises $45 million
Clinton sets a fundraising record by raising $45 million in the opening quarter of her campaign. The previous fundraising record was set by President Obama, who raised $42 million in the first quarter of 2011. According to the campaign, 91 percent of the donations it received were $100 or less.
‘Proud’ to celebrate ruling
Clinton says she is celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage.
Proud to celebrate a historic victory for marriage equality—& the courage & determination of LGBT Americans who made it possible. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 26, 2015
First major campaign speech
Clinton launches her campaign in earnest with a 45-minute address on Roosevelt Island in New York City:
It is wonderful…to be here in this beautiful park dedicated to Franklin Roosevelt’s enduring vision of America, the nation we want to be.
The speech emphasizes her biography:
I may not be the youngest candidate in this race, but I’ll be the youngest woman president in the history of the United States.
Clinton tells how her mother was abandoned by her own parents and started supporting herself as a teenager:
My mother taught me that everybody needs a chance and a champion. She knew what it was like not to have either one. I wish my mother could have been with us longer. I wish she could have seen Chelsea become a mother herself. I wish she could have met Charlotte. I wish she could have seen the America we’re going to build together.
And her view that American success should be measured by how well ordinary families are doing, not by the wealth of a few.
It’s America’s basic bargain: if you do your part, you ought to be able to get ahead. Democracy can’t be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain too. I’m not running for some Americans, but for all Americans…You brought our country back. Now it’s time — your time — to secure our gains and move ahead
Opens online store
Clinton launches her online store, which allows Clinton both to sell goods to bankroll her campaign and to build out her email list for fundraising down the road. Visitors to the store can find a $30 “pantsuit te” with the Hillary logo, or a t-shirt with the words “women’s rights are human rights are women’s rights,” which echoes Clinton’s 1995 speech in Beijing. A $55-stitched pillow in the store says “A woman’s place is in the White House,” a coffee mug has the words “Red, white and brew, “a pint glass with the words “made from 100% shattered glass ceiling,” a hoodie, a “canvass canvas” bag, and an I <3 Hillary tumbler.
All the products in the store are American made, according to a Clinton campaign official. The models in the photos are Clinton campaign staffers.
Memorial Day tweet
Clinton tweets a message for Memorial Day:
We have a sacred responsibility to those who serve and sacrifice for this country–today we remember and honor the values they fought for.
We have a sacred responsibility to those who serve and sacrifice for this country—today we remember and honor the values they fought for. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 25, 2015
Tweets link to sneak peek of online store
Clinton’s campaign offers a discount and sneak peek of her online store.
10% off and an exclusive sneak peek at the #Hillary2016 store ahead → http://t.co/nIzR7ugFyE pic.twitter.com/2V4ixGEVhn
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 26, 2015
March in Chappaqua
Hillary and Bill Clinton march in their hometown Memorial Day parade in Chappaqua. The Clintons smile and wave at supporters. Hillary Clinton poses for selfies while still walking the route. Hillary:
Many of our veterans came home from combat with injuries of all kinds. This is a way of demonstrating that they are not forgotten, and we are going to make sure we do everything we can to honor their sacrifice.
Castro defends Clinton
Castro appears on CNN and answers questions about Clinton and the 2016 campaign.
Let’s take a look at this issue of Benghazi. This thing has been studied to death by Republicans and Democrats, several committees including in Congress that have all said, yes, of course what happened was tragic but Secretary Clinton was not in any way at all responsible. And what you have here with these e-mails is basically a witch hunt. And you know, Congressman Gowdy, who is leading this, is very intentionally trying to manipulate this witch hunt to play politics.
I think we need focus on more substantive things. As one who hasn’t spent my lifetime in D.C., I know that out there in America they care about are you reducing Veteran homelessness, are you providing the impetus for young people to be able to achieve their dreams, are we making sure that America in this 21st century remains the undisputed land of opportunity, not whether somebody had e-mails or didn’t have them
Agrees with U.S. policy on Iraq
At a news conference in New Hampshipre Clinton speaks on the U.S. handling of Iraq.
I think it’s a very difficult situation and I basically agree with the policies that we are currently following, and that is, American air support is available. American intelligence and surveillance is available.
American trainers are trying to undo the damage that was done to the Iraqi army by former prime minister Maliki, who bears a very big part of the responsibility for what is happening inside of Iraq today.
This has to be fought by and won by Iraqis. There is no role whatsoever for American soldiers on the ground to go back, other than in the capacity as trainers and advisers.
Wants to be ‘the small business President’
Clinton participates in a discussion about the local and national economy with the community in New Hampshire. Her main focus for this discussion is how the state of the economy affects small businesses.
There’s nothing more important than small business, it is the engine of economic growth, it is where most of our jobs come from, and I want to be the small business President.
Announces first ‘big event’
Clinton’s campaign tweets that she will hold “the first big event” of her 2016 presidential campaign on June 13.
Get excited: Hillary will be making her official campaign announcement speech at the first big event of her campaign on June 13th.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 21, 2015
Subpoenaed
A source says a subpoena has been issued to Blumenthal. The source declined to be publicly identified because of the ongoing probe of the Benghazi attack. The source says the House panel has “a number of questions” for Blumenthal, including whether he had any business arrangements that led him to frequently email Clinton about Libya when she was secretary of state. Rep. Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the panel, says the committee’s decision to have the U.S. Marshals Service deliver the subpoena to Blumenthal’s home is “heavy-handed.”
Clinton hires Praeli
Clinton hires Praeli, one of the most prominent activists among the Dreamers, to lead her Latino outreach efforts. Renteria, the Clinton campaign’s political director says:
Bringing Lorella into our campaign is the next step in making sure families aren’t living in fear of deportation, all students have the chance to go to college, and that any comprehensive immigration reform ensures full and equal citizenship.
Breaks silence, wants emails released
After a campaign event at a bike shop in Iowa, where she was discussing small businesses and entrepreneurship, Clinton breaks her 28-day streak not talking to the press by answering six questions from reporters. On the release of State Department emails.
I want those emails out. Nobody has a bigger interest in getting [the emails] released than I do. They are not mine; they belong to the State Department. But as much as they can expedite that process. That’s what I’m asking: please move as quickly as they possibly can.
On her wealth:
Well, obviously Bill and I have been blessed and we’re very grateful for the opportunities that we had. But we’ve never forgotten where we came from, and we’ve never forgotten the kind of country that we want to see for our granddaughter. … So I think that most Americans understand that the deck is stacked for those at the top, and I am running a campaign that is very clearly stating that we want to shuffle that deck.
On the Clinton Foundation:
I am so proud of the foundation. I’m proud of the work that it has done and that it is doing. … And I’ll let the American people make their own judgments about that.
During the event, Clinton told the local businesses owners that she wants to roll back regulations on small businesses and small banks and spur business creation across the country.
I want to be a small business president.
Iraq war vote ‘a mistake’
On the subject of her vote in favor of the Iraq war Clinton states:
I made it very clear that I made a mistake, plain and simple. And I have written about it in my book, I have talked about it in the past. What we now see is a very different and very dangerous situation.
‘I like Hillary Clinton’
Sanders denies that he would be a “spoiler” for the electoral chances of the establishment favorite:
Maybe I shouldn’t say this: I like Hillary Clinton.
Sanders asks if the media would “allow us to have a serious debate?”
Or is the only way you get media attention by ripping apart somebody else?
Criticizes Clinton immigration proposal
Graham strongly opposes Clinton’s proposal to expand President Obama’s offer of deportation relief to undocumented parents of children brought to the U.S. illegally.
What she’s doing is ensuring a third wave of illegal immigration. I think there’ll be a backlash in this country.
‘Baltimore is burning’
Clinton reacts to the Baltimore riots.
It is heartbreaking. The tragic death of another young African-American man. The injuries to police officers. The burning of peoples’ homes and small businesses. We have to restore order and security. But then we have to take a hard look as to what we need to do to reform our system.
Rainbow flag avatar
Clinton’s campaign changes its Facebook and Twitter avatars to a gay-friendly rainbow-flag version of the H-arrow logo. This change comes as arguments begin in the Supreme Court aimed at finally resolving two key remaining questions over gay marriage.