Hillary Clinton Nominated amid Protests from Sanders Supporters


Hillary Clinton Nominated amid Protests from Sanders Supporters

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Hillary Clinton was formally declared the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday evening, amid protests from supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders and efforts of party leaders to unify Democrats behind the former secretary of state.

Former president Bill Clinton delivered a speech chronicling his first meeting with Hillary through her time working at the State Department, offering a personal perspective of his wife and highlights of her political resume in Tuesday night’s keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

Sanders put Hillary Clinton over the top in a roll-call vote on Tuesday when he joined with the Vermont delegation to declare that all votes be moved to nominate the Clinton for president. Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major party, the Washington Free Bacon reported.

Hillary Clinton briefly addressed convention-goers via satellite from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., following her husband’s remarks. “I can’t believe we just put the biggest crack in this glass ceiling yet,” she said.

But the nomination was followed by chaos, with some Sanders delegates staging a walkout. Sanders activists also demonstrated outside the convention, clashing with police.

“The DNC has been operating on behalf of the Clinton campaign,” an Arizona delegate backing Sanders said during an organized sit-in at a press area following Clinton’s nomination. “They did not remain unbiased as is their job and they didn’t hear our voices. Hillary Clinton cannot beat Donald Trump. We are angry. We want to defeat Donald Trump and she is not the candidate to do it.”

The convention kicked off on Monday amid controversy, following a leak of emails showing Democratic National Committee staffers favoring Clinton during the 2016 presidential primary process. The scandal prompted the resignation of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who came under fire from protesters on Monday and was forced to relinquish any major role in the convention.

Party leaders apologized on Monday for the revelations in the emails released by WikiLeaks.

Some have speculated that angry Sanders supporters might turn to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the general election. Trump has repeatedly tried to court Sanders backers, though the Vermont senator has urged his supporters to vote for Clinton.

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