--- title: Hillary Clinton's Speech on Donald Trump's Business Record description: Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton hit rival Donald Trump's personal business record in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday. canonical: https://time.com/4378220/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-economics-business/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-22T15:05:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:02.280Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Clinton's Speech Criticizing Trump's Business Record og:description: Here is a transcript. og:url: https://time.com/4378220/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-economics-business/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b89a4a5f2cd8eea/698898f2ab6d774f3b6aa2b7/hillary-clinton12.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters on June 21, 2016 at the Construction Arts & Auto Technology building, Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, in Columbus, Ohio. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Clinton's Speech Criticizing Trump's Business Record twitter:description: Here is a transcript. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b89a4a5f2cd8eea/698898f2ab6d774f3b6aa2b7/hillary-clinton12.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Hillary Clinton's Speech Criticizing Donald Trump's Business Record > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images) COLUMBUS, OH - JUNE 21: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters on June 21, 2016 at the Construction Arts & Auto Technology building, Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, in Columbus, Ohio. Clinton discussed her vision for a stronger America and her commitment to build an economy that she says will work for everyone. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images) J.D. Pooley—2016 Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 22, 2016 3:05 PM UTC Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton hit rival Donald Trump’s [personal business record and his economic proposals](http://time.com/4377036/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-business-record-columbus-speech/) in a speech in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday. The speech was part of a series criticizing the presumptive Republican nominee on various subjects. 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