Hillary Clinton claimed the democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, which would make her the first woman to represent a major party in the race for the White House.
Her democratic rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, won North Dakota Tuesday, but Clinton won New Jersey.
Clinton maintains a lead in Montana and South Dakota. California results are not yet available. Senator Sanders has pinned a lot of hopes on gaining a major share of California’s delegates, previously hopeful that they could keep him in the race long enough to battle for the nomination at the democratic convention.
Clinton addressed a crowd of screaming fans waving American flags in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening.
“The first time, the first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee for President of the United States,” she said.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke earlier in the evening, also addressing an enthusiastic crowd.
He strongly attacked Clinton, accusing her of “selling access” to the State Department when she was secretary.
The sharp-tongued Trump said Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have “turned the politics of personal enrichment into an art form for themselves.”
goal is to bring people together and he promised to never back down from a fight or let his supporters down.
“Together we accomplished what nobody thought was absolutely possible. And you know what that is. We’re only getting started and it’s going to be beautiful. Remember that,” he said.
U.S. media say Clinton already has the support of the 2,383 delegates she needs for the nomination. This includes the 571 so-called super delegates who are free to support any candidate, but already have pledged their backing to Clinton.
