Harry Reid blasts 'craven' GOP leaders in DNC speech

Harry Reid.
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) let Donald Trump and the Republican Party have it Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.

"When Trump decided to run for president, he probably said to himself, 'I'm an egomaniac, I don't believe in science, I believe women are inferior. Where would I feel at home?'" Reid said. "You know where that is." He went on to call Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)'s actions "craven" and said the only thing the GOP has accomplished is "setting the stage for a hateful con man, Donald Trump." Parents should be rightfully concerned about their children listening to the words coming out of Trump's mouth, Reid added, and "Republicans, you should have been careful also, because Donald Trump learned it from watching you. They say they believe in country first; what a joke."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.