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Posted: 2024-08-22T09:13:01Z | Updated: 2024-08-22T11:57:42Z PEAK SNARK: The 6 Most Memorable Attacks On Trump That Had DNC Crowd Roaring | HuffPost

PEAK SNARK: The 6 Most Memorable Attacks On Trump That Had DNC Crowd Roaring

The former president was widely mocked during the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Democrats kept the pressure on Donald Trump throughout the third night of their convention , with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries  (D-N.Y.) comparing the former president to a jilted ex. 

Donald Trump is like an old boyfriend who you broke up with, but he just wont go away, Jeffries said . He has spent the last four years spinning the block, trying to get back into a relationship with the American people. Bro, we broke up with you for a reason.

Jeffries went on to remind voters of chaos agent Trumps track record during his presidency. 

Donald Trump can spin the block all he wants, but theres no reason for us to ever get back together, he said. Been there, done that. Were not going back.

The crowd loved it: 

Former President Bill Clinton hit Trump for his rally ramblings, in particular how Trump routinely makes strange references to Silence of the Lambs. 

Clinton wondered what other world leaders might think when they hear that. 

What are they supposed to make of these endless tributes to the late, great Hannibal Lecter? he asked

The audience laughed. 

President Obama once gave me the great honor of saying I was the explainer in chief, he said. Folks, Ive thought and thought about it, and I dont know what to say.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore compared his military service to Trump ducking the draft during the Vietnam War by claiming he had bone spurs

I joined the Army when I was 17, Moore said. I was too young to sign the paperwork. I had to ask my mom to sign the paperwork for me because I dont have bone spurs. 

TV legend Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing speech with plenty of memorable lines, including one aimed at Trumps running mate, JD Vance, who has complained that America is run by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives. 

We are not so different from our neighbors, she said . When a house is on fire, we dont ask about the homeowners race or religion. We dont wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No, we just try to do the best we can to save them and if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out, too.

Tim Walz , the governor of Minnesota and vice presidential candidate, took aim at Project 2025 , the far-right policy document put together by a number of figures in Trumps inner circle. 

The former president has tried to distance himself from Project 2025 as it becomes increasingly unpopular, but the general concepts inside are widely considered to form the blueprint for a potential second term. 

Walz has taken to calling Trump and other Republicans weird, a word he says helps remove the fear that helps give them power. 

But on Wednesday, he added a couple of other words as he described the Project 2025 agenda.

Is it weird? he asked. Absolutely. But its also wrong, and its dangerous. 

Longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson brought out an oversize Project 2025 book.

You ever seen a document that could kill a small animal and democracy at the same time? he quipped, then compared it to the terms and conditions from a software company:  You know how when you download an app and there are hundreds of pages there that you dont read its just the terms and conditions. And you just click agree, right? Well, these are the terms and conditions of a second Trump presidency.

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