Hillary Clinton laid claim to the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination and with it, a piece of history Tuesday night, as she became the first woman to lead a major party’s bid for the White House.
Speaking in Brooklyn, New York, on a night where she won the New Jersey primary, Clinton told supporters that they were witnessing a historical moment.
“Thanks to you we’ve reached a milestone. First time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee,” she said, adding that the victory “belongs to generations of women and men who struggled and sacrificed and made this moment possible.”
Clinton took direct aim at Donald Trump, calling out the billionaire for divisive rhetoric and casting his “Make America Great Again” slogan as “code for let’s take America backward.”
Clinton told supporters that Trump was “temperamentally unfit” to be president, citing Trump’s attacks on a federal judge, reporters and women.
“He wants to win by stoking fear and rubbing salt in wounds and reminding us daily just how great he is,” Clintonsaid. “Well, we believe we should lift each other up, not tear each other down.”