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  • Thank you, thank you.

  • Kasim, thank you for that kind introduction.

  • Let me thank all of you for welcoming an outsider here to

  • deliver what will be an unconventional convention speech.

  • Now, I'm not here as a member of any party, or to endorse any party platform.

  • I am here for one reason: to explain why I believe it is imperative that we elect Hillary

  • Clinton as the next president of the United States.

  • And to ask you to join with me in supporting her this November.

  • When the Founding Fathers arrived here in Philadelphia to forge a new nation, they didn't

  • come as Democrats or Republicans, or to nominate a presidential candidate.

  • They came as patriots who feared party politics, and I know how they felt.

  • I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because

  • I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

  • When I enter the voting booth each time, I look at the candidate, not the party label.

  • I have supported elected officials from both sides of the aisle.

  • Probably not many people in this room can say that, but I know there are many watching

  • at home who can.

  • And now, they are carefully weighing their choices.

  • I understand their dilemma.

  • I know what it's like to have neither party fully represent my views or values.

  • Too many Republicans blame immigrants for our problems, and they stand in the way of

  • action on climate change and gun violence.

  • Meanwhile, many Democrats wrongly blame the private sector for our problems, and they

  • stand in the way of action on education and deficit reduction.

  • There are times when I disagree with Hillary Clinton.

  • But let me tell you, whatever our disagreements may be, I've come here to say: We must put

  • them aside for the good of our country.

  • And we must united around the candidate who can defeat a dangerous demagogue.

  • I believe it's the duty of all American citizens to make our voices heard by voting in this

  • election.

  • And, if you're not yet registered to vote, go online and do it now.

  • This is just too important to sit out.

  • Now, we've heard a lot of talk in this campaign about needing a leader who understands business.

  • I couldn't agree more.

  • I've built a business and I didn't start it with a million-dollar check from my father.

  • Because of my success in the private sector, I had the chance to run America's largest

  • city for 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy.

  • Today, as an independent, and entrepreneur and former mayor, I believe we need a president

  • who is a problem solver, not a bomb thrower.

  • Someone who can bring members of Congress together, to get things done.

  • And I know Hillary can do that because I saw it firsthand.

  • I was elected mayor two months after 9/11, as a Republicanand I saw how Hillary

  • Clinton worked with Republicans in Washington to ensure that New York got the help it needed

  • to recover and rebuild.

  • Throughout her time in the Senate, we didn't always agree

  • but Hillary Clinton always listened.

  • And that's the kind of approach we need in Washington today, and it just has to start

  • in the White House.

  • Given my background, I've often encouraged business leaders to run for office because

  • many of them share that same pragmatic approach to building consensus, but not all.

  • Most of us who have created a business know that we're only as good as the way our employees,

  • clients, and partners view us.

  • Most of us don't pretend that we're smart enough to make every big decision by ourselves.

  • And most of us who have our names on the door know that we're only as good as our word.

  • But not Donald Trump.

  • Throughout his career, Donald Trump has left behind a well-documented record of bankruptcies,

  • and thousands of lawsuits, angry shareholders, and contractors who feel cheated, and disillusioned

  • customers who feel ripped off.

  • Trump says he wants to run the nation like he's run his business, God help us!

  • I'm a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one!

  • Trump says he'll punish manufacturers that move to Mexico or China, but the clothes he

  • sells are made overseas in low-wage factories.

  • He says he wants to put Americans back to work, but he games the US visa system so he

  • can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages.

  • He says he wants to deport 11 million undocumented people, but he seems to have no problem in

  • hiring them.

  • What'd I miss here?!

  • Truth be told, the richest thing about Donald Trump is his hypocrisy.

  • He wants you to believe that we can solve our biggest problems by deporting Mexicans

  • and shutting out Muslims.

  • He wants you to believe that erecting trade barriers will bring back good jobs.

  • He's wrong on both counts.

  • We can only solve our biggest problems if we come together and embrace the freedoms

  • that our Founding Fathers established right here in Philadelphia, which permitted our

  • ancestors to create the great American exceptionalism that all of us now enjoy.

  • Donald Trump doesn't understand that.

  • Hillary Clinton does.

  • And we can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and

  • do more to support small businesses.

  • Not stiff them.

  • Donald Trump doesn't understand that.

  • Hillary Clinton does.

  • I understand the appeal of a businessman president, but Trump's business plan is a disaster in

  • the making.

  • He would make it harder for small businesses to compete, do great damage to our economy,

  • threaten the retirement savings of millions of Americans, lead to greater debt and more

  • unemployment, erode our influence in the world, and make our communities less safe.

  • The bottom line is: Trump is a risky, reckless, and radical choice.

  • And we can't afford to make that choice.

  • Now, I know Hillary Clinton is not flawless; no candidate is.

  • But she is the right choiceand the responsible choicein this election.

  • No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands

  • that this is not reality television; this is reality.

  • She understands the job of president.

  • It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers, and offering hope, not stoking fear.

  • Over the course of our country's proud history, we have faced our share of grave challenges,

  • but we have never retreated in fear.

  • Never.

  • Not here in Philadelphia in 1776, not here at Gettysburg in 1863, not through two World

  • Wars and a Great Depression, not at Selma or Stonewall, and not after 9/11 — and we

  • must not start now.

  • America is the greatest country on Earthand when people vote with their feet, they come

  • here.

  • The presidency of the United States is the most powerful office in the world, so I say

  • to my fellow independents: Your vote matters now.

  • Your vote will determine the future of your job, your business, and our future together

  • as a country.

  • To me, this election is not a choice between a Democrat and a Republican.

  • It's a choice about who is better to lead our country right now: better for our economy,

  • better for our security, better for our freedom, and better for our future.

  • There is no doubt in my mind that Hillary Clinton is the right choice this November.

  • So tonight, as an Independent, I am asking you to join with menot out of party loyalty

  • but out of love of country.

  • And together, let's elect a sane, competent person with international experience, a unifier

  • who is mature enough to reach out for advice, to build consensus, who recognizes that we

  • all have something to contribute.

  • So let's elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the greatest country in the world,

  • the United States of America!

  • Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

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