Tim Kaine explains why he trusts Hillary Clinton
After formally accepting the Democratic Party's vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) made the case for why he trusts Hillary Clinton. "First, she's consistent," Kaine said, addressing the convention for the first time. "She battled to put kids and families first since she was a teenager."
Kaine doubled down on that point, saying he would trust Clinton with the life of his son, who was just deployed overseas as a Marine. "You know who I don't trust? I wonder," Kaine said, before doing a quick imitation of Donald Trump:
While Clinton has a passion for "kids and families," Kaine said, Trump only has a passion for "himself." "Folks, you cannot believe one word that comes out of Donald Trump's mouth," he said. "Not one word."
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