DNC crowd thunders with 'lock him up' chants as Hillary Clinton mentions Trump's 34 felony counts

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Hillary Clinton experienced a full circle moment during her speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Monday, August 19, when the raucous crowd erupted into "lock him up" chants against former president Donald Trump.

The former secretary of state, who was the first woman to run against the GOP presidential nominee, appeared on stage on the first day of the DNC, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and receiving thunderous applause from the attendees. Clinton, in a fiery speech, cited Trump's controversial political life when he was convicted in a criminal case and compared it to Harris' resume.

Hillary Clinton's reference to Donald Trump's conviction leads to thunderous 'lock him up' chants

"As a prosecutor, Kamala locked up murderers and drug traffickers. She will never rest in defense of our freedom and safety," Hillary Clinton remarked, according to The Hill.

Bringing up Harris' rival, she added, “Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial and when he woke up, he made his own kind of history—the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions."

The mention of Trump's felony counts drew a stunning response from the crowd, who booed loudly, roaring, "Lock him up." The chant continued for nearly half a minute, and Clinton had to pause her speech. She acknowledged the moment with a smirk and nod.

Trump supporters often targeted the former presidential candidate during her 2016 campaign with "lock her up" chants. This was a regular part of Trump rallies, and with her DNC speech, Clinton came into a full circle, flipping the script.

The real estate mogul became the first Oval Office holder to be convicted in a criminal case when he was found guilty of all 34 counts in the New York hush money trial. The case stemmed from his falsifying business records before the 2016 election to conceal hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to stop her from revealing their affair. New York Justice Juan Merchan is set to declare the verdict in September.

During the trial that lasted for more than a month, from mid-April to the end of May, some reports claimed that Trump fell asleep inside the Manhattan courtroom multiple times.

Further in her speech, Clinton also took a dig at her former rival for mispronouncing Harris' name, according to The Wrap.

"He’s mocking her name and her laugh – sounds familiar," she asked the crowd. “But, we have him on the run now.”

Out of his three presidential bids, Trump's opponents were women twice, except in 2020 when he ran against President Joe Biden. Though he defeated Clinton in 2016, she emerged as the candidate with more popular votes.

Rep Jasmine Crockett also took a swipe at the MAGA spearhead in an emotional DNC speech, mentioning his criminal conviction and comparing it with Harris' career as a prosecutor.

Donald Trump mocked as Hillary Clinton's DNC speech ignites 'lock him up' chants

Social media users brutally slammed Donald Trump after videos of the 'lock him up' chants during Hillary Clinton's DNC went viral. Netizens quipped that the former president might be "seething" after watching the crowd's emotion.

"Somebody might need to do a wellness check on Trump tonight.. cuz we ALL know he is watching this.. and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FOR HIM. How the tables have turned," a user said.

"Trump watching this right now," another remarked, sharing a Trump meme.

One person shared a meme from 'The Lion King' that read, "THE CIRCLE OF LIFE."

Another hilarious meme portrayed an animated baby with Trump's face in diapers, crying in the cradle.

"He must be sooooo triggered over this wonderful woman! @HillaryClinton," someone else tweeted.

"Trump has to be seething right about now! lol," an individual chimed in.

"Trumps gonna need to change his diaper if he sees this!" another user said.

"I would not want to be an employee at Mar-a-Lago right now. Between the diaper changes and cleaning the ketchup off the walls, it's not going to be a good night for them," read one remark.

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