Hillary Clinton: Kamala Harris Can Smash The Glass Ceiling ‘Once And For All’

CHICAGO ― Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a rousing speech Monday night in support of Kamala Harris for president, emphasizing that her victory in November would mean that women everywhere have finally smashed through the glass ceiling.

“Together we’ve put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton said. “Tonight we are so close to breaking through once and for all. I want to tell you what I see through all those cracks. And what it matters for each and every one of us.”

Clinton, who was hoping to become the first female president in 2016 but lost to Donald Trump, said if Harris becomes that historic first, she sees endless freedoms for people.

“I see the freedom to make our own decisions about our health, our lives, our loves, our families,” she said. “To speak our minds freely and honestly. I see freedom from fear and intimidation from violence and injustice, from chaos and corruption.”

“And you know what?” Clinton added. “On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th president of the United States.”

The crowd erupted into deafening cheers in response, something they’d already been doing from the moment Clinton stepped on stage. She seemed happy to receive it, too. She was beaming and forceful throughout her speech. She took several shots at Trump, something she may have been eager to do given how ugly his campaign was in 2016.

“It is no surprise, is it, that he is lying about Kamala’s record. He’s mocking her name and her laugh. Sounds familiar,” she said to laughs, referring to Trump doing the same thing to her in 2016. “But we have him on the run now.”

At times, TV cameras panned to people in the crowd