Clinton Arrives On North Shore For Fundraiser After Blasting Trump In Springfield
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Hillary Clinton arrived on the North Shore for a high-dollar fund-raiser after earlier attacking Donald Trump for deepening divisions among Americans.
She was attending the event at the home of Chicago Cubs board member Laura Ricketts and her wife, Brooke.
Her motorcade arrived shortly before 2:30 p.m. Donors forked over thousands of dollars each to attend.
In pricey presidential politics, Clinton raised $68 million last month while Trump stepped up his fundraising efforts pulling in over $50 million.
Clinton first traveled to the old Statehouse in Springfield, where she evoked the symbolism of Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech.
"This man is the nominee of the party of Lincoln. We are watching it become the party of Trump. And that's not just a huge loss for our democracy — it is a threat to it," Clinton said, speaking from the black walnut wooden dais in the Old State Capitol. "Because Donald Trump's campaign adds up to an ugly, dangerous message to America."
Clinton said grievances over police mistreatment among minorities must be taken seriously, and she specifically mentioned the deaths of Illinoians Laquan McDonald and Sandra Bland.
"Time after time, no one was held accountable," she said. "Surely, we can all agree that's deeply wrong and needs to change."
But Clinton added, brave and hard-working cops, like those murdered in Dallas, must know our support.
"They were protecting a peaceful march," she told the crowd> "And they gave their lives for it."
Clinton, a polarizing figure for nearly three decades in national political life, acknowledged that she, too, must contribute to the healing.
"As someone in the middle of a hotly fought political campaign, I cannot stand here and claim that my words and actions haven't sometimes fueled the partisanship that often stands in the way of our progress," Clinton said a week after she faced criticism from the FBI director over her handling of classified materials at the State Department. "So I recognize I have to do better, too."
In her speech, Clinton rattled off a series of attacks against her GOP rival, calling Trump "dangerous," ''divisive," ''fear-mongering" and "pitting American against American." Even stalwart Republicans, she said, should be alarmed by Trump's policies and racist rhetoric.
Trump was in Indiana today, meeting with potential vice presidential candidates, Gov. Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich.
Contributing: Associated Press
