Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonCynthia Nixon camp partially blames high turnout for loss Bannon says right must support ‘RINOs’ Graham to renew call for second special counsel MORE is drumming up interest in a general election debate with Donald Trump
Donald John TrumpSouth Carolina detention centers say it will not relocate inmates in mandatory evacuation zones Letitia James routs three Dems to win New York AG primary Trump slams Kerry for 'illegal' meetings with Iran MORE as she turns her focus toward battling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
"I think it would be a singular moment in American history, because I think I’ll have a chance to make clear why I believe why he is not qualified and temperamentally unfit to be president," Clinton told ABC News in an interview released late Tuesday night.
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Her remarks were taped shortly before the former secretary of State claimed the Democratic presidential nomination during a victory speech at Brooklyn Navy Yard after wins in several states on Tuesday.
Bernie Sanders
Bernard (Bernie) SandersDems should run as economic progressives, says ex-Obama strategist Susan Sarandon: Trump 'unintentionally' energized politics More than 150 Dems launch caucus to expand Social Security benefits MORE, Clinton's Democratic rival, vowed in the early morning hours of Wednesday that he would campaign in Washington D.C., ahead of the primary there on June 14, the last Democratic contest, as well as to "take our fight" to the Democratic National Convention in July.
Sanders pushed Clinton for more debates throughout the Democratic primary, including before the California contest. Clinton has pushed to focus on debating Trump, with the pair exchanging attacks in competing victory speeches Tuesday night.