At closed fundraiser, Clinton cites 'security' as top reason to defeat Trump.
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At closed fundraiser,
Clinton cites 'security' as top reason to defeat Trump.
By Dan Merica,
CNN Updated 9:12 PM ET, Mon
February 22, 2016
Los Angeles (CNN)
Hillary Clinton told an audience at a closed
California fundraiser Monday that the top reason to defeat
Republican front-runner
Donald Trump in November is because of how his presidency would negatively impact the security of
United States. "
There are a number of reasons to defeat Donald Trump, but chief among them is security," Clinton said after a long riff about how Trump's pitch to ban Muslims and other comments make it harder to work with
Middle East nations and fight terrorism. Clinton's blunt comment, while casting Trump as a risk to the nation's security, also leans into the chance that Trump could end up as the Republican standard bearer. Trump handily won the
South Carolina primary on Saturday, his second victory in his party's nominating process. Clinton did not mention another Republican by name at the $2,700-a-head fundraiser but repeatedly hit the party writ large. "
It's just not who we are," Clinton said about the
Republican Party's positions. "It's quite a troubling vision. And it's not just Trump. It's all of them." Clinton's fundraiser was at the
Studio City home of
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Jon
Vein. Goldsmith-Vein is a movie producer and entertainment executive and Vein is the co-founder and
CEO of MarketShare. The outdoor event was audible from a nearby street. Clinton told the audience at the hilltop home that she was "feeling very good" about the state of her campaign and the race against
Vermont Sen.
Bernie Sanders. The former secretary of state noted her win in
Nevada and the fact that she will be heading to
South Carolina later this week for the state's primary on Saturday. "We must keep the
White House, and with your help that is exactly what we will do," Clinton told her supporters. Clinton also knocked Sanders throughout her speech, using familiar lines on education, guns and
Wall Street that she uses at events open to the press. "If we don't stand up against the (gun lobby)
... shame on us," Clinton said, adding that this is a "big
difference" she has with Sanders. On banks, Clinton said, "If we had all the big banks broken up tomorrow that wouldn't break all the barriers" that are facing
Americans. Clinton did not take questions from the audience.