--- title: Democratic Convention: Read Elizabeth Warren's Speech description: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued that Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign was little more than a scam on the American people. canonical: https://time.com/4421731/democratic-convention-elizabeth-warren-transcript-speech/ copyright: © 2026 TIME USA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. terms: https://legal.time.com/terms-of-service/ license_contact: syndication@time.com author: Will Drabold article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-26T03:13:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:43:42.149Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Elizabeth Warren's Anti-Trump Speech at the Convention og:description: "Trump's entire campaign is just one more late-night Trump infomercial." og:url: https://time.com/4421731/democratic-convention-elizabeth-warren-transcript-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34868c7d430f08c1/69889f37524fc0119ddf8e16/elizabeth-warren.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Sen. 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Elizabeth Warren argued that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign was little more than a scam on the American people in a speech at the Democratic national convention Monday night._ by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 26, 2016 3:13 AM UTC Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign was little more than a scam on the American people in a speech at the Democratic national convention Monday night. by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 26, 2016 3:13 AM UTC Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign was little more than a scam on the American people in a speech at the Democratic national convention Monday night. “Trump’s entire campaign is just one more late-night Trump infomercial. Hand over your money, your jobs, your children’s future, and The ­­­­­­Great Trump Hot Air Machine will reveal all the answers,” she said. “And, for one low, low price, he’ll even throw in a goofy hat.” Read Warren’s marks as delivered in full below: --- > “” --- ## Transcript The stock market is breaking records, corporate profits are at all time highs. CEOs make tens of millions of dollars. There's lots of wealth in America, but it isn't trickling down to hardworking families like yours. Does anyone here have a problem with that? [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] Democrats proposed refinancing student loans and Republicans they said no. Democrats proposed ending tax breaks for corporations that shift jobs overseas and Republicans they said no. Democrats Proposed raising the minimum wage and Republicans they said no. So to every Republican in Congress who said no, this November the American people are coming for you. What kind of a man cheats students, cheats investors, cheats workers? Well I'll tell you what kind of a man, a man who must never be President of the United States. [ APPLAUSE ] Trump's entire campaign is just one more late night Trump infomercial. [ LAUGH ] Hand over your money, your jobs, your children's future, and the great Trump hot air machine will reveal all the answers. If you believe that we are stronger together then let's work our hearts out to make Hillary Clinton the next President of the United States. [ APPLAUSE ] Thank you. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4421731/democratic-convention-elizabeth-warren-transcript-speech/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4421731/democratic-convention-elizabeth-warren-transcript-speech/"},"headline":"Read Elizabeth Warren's Anti-Trump Speech at the Democratic Convention","datePublished":"2016-07-26T03:13:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-06T09:43:42.149Z","description":"Massachusetts Sen. 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