Tim Kaine's DNC Speech: Trump is 'One-Man Wrecking Crew'

PHILADELPHIA, PA — With a playful impression of Donald Trump, Tim Kaine took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night in Philadelphia. He challenged Trump's honesty and introduced himself to voters as the vice presidential running mate on the ticket with Hillary Clinton in November.

The goal Wednesday night was to build the case against Trump, the Republican presidential nominee. Speakers, including Joe Biden and Mike Bloomberg argued the Democratic ticket stands apart as a steady hand on the wheel.

Kaine told the crowd that any party that would nominate Donald Trump has moved too far away from the party of Lincoln. He then looked to the cameras, "If any of you are looking for that party of Lincoln, we've got a home for you right here in the Democratic Party."

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Kaine called Trump a "slick-talking, empty-promising, self-promoting, one-man wrecking crew."

Kaine went through a list of business deals that ended well for Trump, but built acrimony with his creditors and clients. "You cannot believe one word that comes out of Donald Trump's mouth," Kaine told the crowd.

And Kaine addressed Spanish-speaking voters directly, a stark difference to Trump's infamous comments that some immigrants were criminals and rapists. "For Donald Trump, Latinos are second-class citizens," Kaine told a crowd during the ticket roll out on Saturday in Miami.

Beyond the argument against Trump, Kaine heaped praise on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who lost a bruising presidential primary against Clinton. "We all should feel the Bern, and we should all not want to get burned by the other guy," Kaine said.

Some on the left felt spurned after Clinton passed over left-leaning favorites for the position, including Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker.

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Clinton announced Friday that Kaine would join her on the Democratic ticket. A former Virginia governor and Richmond, Va., mayor, Kaine was a finalist in the running for Obama's veep in 2008. Since then, his resume has grown as a U.S. senator, with key oversight on foreign policy and armed services, and a passion for education issues.

"Donald Trump poses an unprecedented danger to our country and the entire world," Kaine told reporters in June.

Kaine has criticized Trump's name-calling on the campaign trail and on Twitter as schoolyard taunts.

"It is beneath the character of the kind of dialogue we should have. Because we got real serious problems to solve," Kaine said during a "60 Minutes" interview last week. "And look, most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade."