21 harshest burns

The 21 harshest Trump burns from DNC Day 3

By Dan Spinelli and Bianca Padró Ocasio

Democrats roasted Donald Trump on Wednesday night, delivering burn after burn on the convention stage.

The third night of the Democratic National Convention shifted from an infomercial for Hillary Clinton to a systematic takedown of her Republican rival, with speakers delivering both somber warnings and barbed jokes about the billionaire reality TV star.

Here are the 21 harshest burns aimed in Trump's direction.

Early speakers blasted Trump’s values and comments about women.

1. "Donald Trump & Mike Pence have united to form the 'make misogyny great again' ticket."
--Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America

2. “Parents, you are right to fear what comes out of Donald Trump's mouth. Republicans, you should have been careful also. He learned it from watching you.”
--Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

Others accused Trump of lacking any specifics on policy and holding only a superficial understanding of foreign policy.

3. “Donald Trump says he gets his foreign-policy experience from watching TV and running the Miss Universe pageant. If only it were funny, but it is deadly serious.”
--Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

4. “No major party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less or been less prepared to deal with our national security.”
--Vice President Joe Biden

5. “He’s not really a plans guy. Not really a facts guy, either.”
--President Barack Obama

Beyond the alleged lack of policy chops, Democrats also ripped Trump's pessimistic portrayal of the country and the world.

6. “Trump strangled the sunny optimism of Ronald Reagan and replaced 'Tear down that wall' with the cynical bigotry of "Build that wall."
-- California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom

7. “Even the Know Nothings, anti-immigrant party of the 1850s, did not stray this far into sheer ignorance and dark fantasy as have the Republicans and their leader Donald Trump.”
--California Gov. Jerry Brown

8. “Contempt for the Constitution, inhumane mass deportation, malice towards different views and different hues. Those are disqualifications from any office, let alone the highest office in the land.”
--Newsom

They also ripped his business record.

9. “Trump says he wants to run the nation like he's running his business? God help us. I am a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one.”
--Former Republican New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg

10. “Truth be told, the richest thing about Donald Trump is his hypocrisy.”
--Bloomberg

11. “He is trying to tell us he cares about the middle class. Give me a break. That is a bunch of malarkey.”
--Vice President Joe Biden

12. “To me, it seems like our nation is too great to put in the hands of a slick-talking, empty promising, self-promoting, one-man wrecking crew.”
--Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s running mate

13. “Detroit is 18 months out of bankruptcy. Something Donald Trump knows a little bit about.”
--Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan

14. “I know plenty of businessmen and women who’ve achieved success without leaving a trail of lawsuits, and unpaid workers, and people feeling like they got cheated.”
--Obama

15. "It is a choice between the secretary of state and the secretary of hate. "
--Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York

16. “Donald Trump, when he sees gun violence devastating our communities, it is just like everything else. He sees it as an opportunity. Another opportunity to convince Americans that they should fear one another.”
--Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy

Former members of the military decried Trump as a potential national security disaster.

17. “Donald praises dictators and insults our allies. His foreign policy would be based on false bravado and bluster.”
--Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, retired U.S. Marine

18. “Donald Trump is a walking, talking, recruiting poster for terrorists. That is not hyperbole, that's not hyperbole. ISIS literally used Trump in a commercial.”
--Rear Admiral Josh Hutson, formerly of the U.S. Navy

19. “He even mocked POWs like John McCain. I served in the same Navy as John McCain. I used to vote in the same party as John McCain. Donald, you are not fit to polish John McCain's boots.”
--Hutson

20. “When he says he would expand torture, kill civilians, or force the military to commit war crimes, he's defying the values that every service member is taught on day one.”
--Former Marine Corps Captain Kristen Kavanaugh

But perhaps the night's sharpest knife was its most subtle, when Bloomberg indirectly ripped Trump by offering a base-level endorsement of Clinton:

21. “Together, let’s elect a sane, competent person.”