Night four at the Democratic national convention: what…

Night four at the Democratic national convention: what we learned

‘Imagine him in the Oval Office’: Clinton takes down Trump as she accepts nomination

The fourth and final day of the 2016 Democratic national convention has ended.

Here’s what happened:

Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to be nominated by a major party for the country’s highest office.
Clinton delivered an hourlong speech that was part biography, part profession of faith, part political prospectus, part job application and part attack on Donald Trump.
“He’s offering empty promises,” Clinton said. “What are we offering? A bold agenda to improve the lives of people across our country – to keep you safe, to get you good jobs, and to give your kids the opportunities they deserve.
The choice is clear.”
Clinton: “Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis. A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”
The night was programmed to highlight the historic nature of Clinton’s nomination, with speaker after speaker calling for a first female president. However the rest of the country felt, the cheering room agreed that it was participating in history.
Clinton ignored attempts by scattered protesters to interrupt her speech, and sometimes the crowd helped her by chanting: “Hillary! Hillary!”
The show was almost stolen by Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim soldier killed into Iraq, who tore into Trump, his veiled wife standing beside him. “Donald Trump … Let me ask you, have you even read the United States constitution?” Khan asked, pulling a copy from his pocket. “I will gladly lend you my copy.”

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Introducing her mother, Chelsea Clinton delivered a personal speech about feeling supported as a child. “That feeling – being valued and loved – that’s something my mom wants for every child,” she said.
Sanders congratulated Clinton “on this historic achievement” in a tweet. “We are stronger together,” he wrote.
“Great speech,” the president thought:

Great speech. She's tested. She's ready. She never quits. That's why Hillary should be our next @POTUS. (She'll get the Twitter handle, too)
— President Obama (@POTUS) July 29, 2016

Clinton managed some lighter moments in her attacks on Trump, as when she described his convention speech: “He spoke for 70-odd minutes – and I do mean odd.”
The Trump campaign replied that the Clinton speech was “an insulting collection of cliches and recycled rhetoric”.

The four days of convening are over. Just more than 100 days left until the election now … Here’s how the week began: