PHILADELPHIA – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper laced into Donald Trump’s business record in a speech before the Democratic delegation on Thursday and encouraged Americans to get off their cell phones and work to elect Hillary Clinton.
Highlighting his own entrepreneurial approach to leadership and taking a direct dig at the Republican presidential nominee, Hickenlooper told those listening: “The true mark of a successful businessman is not how many times you’ve said ‘you’re fired,’ it’s the number of times you’ve said ‘you’re hired.'”
“That’s right, I’m a business guy. But unlike that other candidate’s businesses, my business didn’t go bankrupt six times,” he said. “Success is sweeter when it’s shared — and that’s just as true in business as it is in life.”
The Democratic governor touted Colorado’s economic rebound as something that was achieved through “partnerships” between businesses, government and local communities not “Donald Trump’s trickle-down economics – where he doesn’t pay his bills and small businesses go out of business.”
Clinton understands this and she will champion a similar economic agenda as president, Hickenlooper claimed.
“She’s going to make the largest investment in jobs since World War II. She’ll cut red tape and taxes so it’s easier to start and grow a small business,” he told Americans. “Hillary Clinton is going to work for the young entrepreneur who wants to open a brewpub, or launch a startup, or even create a drapery business, just like her dad, Hugh Rodham, did all those years ago in Chicago.”
But Hickenlooper stressed the importance of enlisting Democrats across the country to help defeat Trump, especially in battleground states like his own, where Trump plans to spend Friday campaigning.
So “put down your ‘Pokemon Go’ and go to hillaryclinton.com” Hickenlooper encouraged Democrats. “Tonight, Hillary Clinton accepts the nomination for President of the United States. Tomorrow, we’re going to get down to business. We all have a job to do: electing Hillary Clinton. Let’s get to work!”
