Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton for president amid convention protests
Delegates at the Democratic National Convention officially nominated Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential candidate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thousands of protesters rallied outside, disgruntled with the party agenda.
29 July 2016
04:49 GMTProtests against the DNC continued into the late night hours, but the mood progressively turned to calm. Instead of standing and chanting, many sat and sang. One witness reported an "excessive amount of sage."
Super peaceful by the entrance #DNCpic.twitter.com/VL5zT39JEp
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) July 29, 2016- 03:29 GMT
This marks the first time the iconic post convention balloons have been released for a female candidate.
🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 pic.twitter.com/90OLbZA3O2
— dodai (@dodaistewart) July 29, 2016The Clintons gaze up at the scene around them at the end of the #DemConventionhttps://t.co/mhKXkiGpaa#DemsInPhillypic.twitter.com/8iFt3Hhe7J
— CNN International (@cnni) July 29, 2016Oh so the fence around the stage wasn't to keep the protestors out, it was to keep the balloons in! #DNCinPHL
— Joshua J. (@joshj777) July 29, 2016weeeeeee! #DemsInPhillypic.twitter.com/4cfT37Uk8g
— Mashable GIF (@mashablegif) July 29, 2016Hard not to see symbolism here. #DNCinPHLpic.twitter.com/VcYAcsaJSD
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) July 29, 2016 - 03:24 GMT
Platoons of riot control state police massing behind security perimeter now #DemsInPhilly#DNCinPHL#DemConventionpic.twitter.com/HP9lSgsHuS
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) July 29, 2016Reynolds says of experience as @BernieSanders delegate inside #DNCinPHL: "We were always being watched." pic.twitter.com/bGhr8QNfjF
— Colin Deppen (@colin_deppen) July 29, 2016"Well we stayed up all night but it was worth it." #DNCinPHLpic.twitter.com/YxWYLlj1Y1
— Matt Knudsen (@mattknudsen) July 29, 2016 - 03:23 GMT
"Donald Trump isn't offering change, he's offering empty promises." -HRC
- 03:19 GMT
"I'm not here to take away your gun... I just don't want you to be shot by someone who shouldn't have a gun in the first place."
hillary about to throw some trump memes up in the background like ovofest
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) July 29, 2016We can't afford to have a president who's in the pocket of the Sauds, Hillary. #DNCinPHL
— Dietrich Eiden (@dietrich_eiden) July 29, 2016Hillary: I'm not here to take away your guns.
— Maria Wojciechowski (@RiaWojo) July 29, 2016
Me: No, please do! - 03:17 GMT
"A man you can bait with a Tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." - HRC
- 03:09 GMT
Crowd goes wild for lines about equal pay and right to choose. #DNCinPHL
— Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) July 29, 2016"If fighting for family leave and affordable child care is playing the woman card, then deal me in." #DNCinPHL
— Alexandra Rosas (@GDRPempress) July 29, 2016 - 03:02 GMT
Oregonians' "No voice No unity" signs w other Bernie supporters in silent protest during Clinton speech #DNCinPHLpic.twitter.com/scIcyTBbWe
— Kristena Hansen (@KristenaRHansen) July 29, 2016 - 02:58 GMT
BREAKING: Protesters just stormed the #DNCinPHL#DemsinPhilly Booing #HillaryClintonpic.twitter.com/NmCdZzVhpW
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) July 29, 2016As #Clinton speaks inside the #DNCinPHL big protest happening outside pic.twitter.com/7LrH9ou6Qd
— Joe Gomez (@JoeGomezNews) July 29, 2016 - 02:50 GMT
"When there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit." - Hillary Clinton
