--- 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: 2026-10-06T09:29:31.440Z 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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Hillary Clinton delivered a blistering, full-frontal attack on Donald Trump’s personal business record and his economic proposals on Tuesday in Ohio._ by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 22, 2016 3:05 PM UTC 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. Here is a full transcript. --- > “” --- ## Transcript Everyday we see how reckless and careless Trump is. He's proud of it. Well, that's his choice. Except when he is asking to be our president. Then it's our choice. A few days ago he said, and I quote I'm going to do for the country what I did for my business. Boo! So, let's take a look at what he did for his business. He's written a lot of books about business. They all seem to end at chapter 11. We can not put a person like this. With all his empty promises in a position of power over our lives. 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