Hillary Clinton declared herself the victor in the Democratic nominating race, becoming the first woman to run as the presidential candidate of a major U.S. political party, and immediately launched her general election campaign with an attack on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
President Barack Obama sent a clear signal that the Democratic race is over. He called Clinton Tuesday night to congratulate her for securing the number of delegates needed for the nomination and agreed to meet challenger Bernie Sanders on Thursday, the White House said. Obama is expected to endorse Clinton in the coming days.
In her address to supporters Tuesday night in Brooklyn, Clinton, 68, savored the historical moment and appealed to supporters of Sanders. But Clinton wasted no time in setting the tone and themes for her race against Trump, who an hour earlier took his own shots at Clinton and promised there were more attacks to come in a major speech as early as Monday. For the full article click here
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