Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort walks off the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena after talking to reporters, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump Campaign Manager Says Clinton Should Drop Out of the Race

Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns as head of DNC

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):

6:40 p.m.

Donald Trump’s campaign chairman is calling on Hillary Clinton to follow Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s lead and drop out of the race over her use of a secret email server. Paul Manafort says in a statement that Wasserman Schultz’s emails put the Democratic Party at risk, “but Hillary Clinton’s emails put all of America at risk.”

Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she is stepping down as Democratic National Committee chairwoman following the publication of hacked party emails.

Manafort also says Clinton’s selection of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate only reinforces her status as the establishment candidate.

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6:25 p.m.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says his Democratic counterpart’s forced resignation was “inevitable.”

Priebus says Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s ouster underscores the “uphill climb” Democrats face in uniting their party during this week’s convention.

Wasserman Schultz announced her resignation Sunday following the publication of leaked emails suggesting the Democratic National Committee favored Hillary Clinton. The emails angered supporters of Bernie Sanders, who finished second to Clinton in the nominating contests.

Priebus spoke to reporters in Philadelphia, where Democrats are holding their convention.

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6:00 p.m.

Hillary Clinton says she has no nickname for Donald Trump, despite his repeated use of the derisive term “Crooked Hillary” to refer to her.

Clinton tells “60 Minutes” in an interview to be broadcast Sunday that she won’t “engage in that kind of insult-fest that he seems to thrive on.”

Clinton says she will focus on how the newly minted Republican nominee for president “has hurt people in business time after time after time.” She says she also will call attention to the “total disregard that he has shown toward large groups of people in our country.”

Clinton running mate Tim Kaine says the repeated use of the term “Crooked Hillary” and chants of “lock her up” at last week’s Republican convention was ridiculous.

The Virginia senator says that “most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade.”

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5:20 p.m.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says Debbie Wasserman Schultz made the right decision for the Democratic Party’s future by resigning as party chair.

Sanders says Democrats need new leadership “that will open the doors of the party and welcome in working people and young people.”

Wasserman Schultz announced abruptly Sunday afternoon that she would step down at week’s end. Sanders had called earlier Sunday for her departure.

Wasserman Schultz has been a target of criticism throughout the presidential campaign between Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Sanders and his supporters in the party’s liberal wing have repeatedly accused the party of favoring Clinton despite officially being neutral.

Sanders says party leaders must remain impartial in future presidential primaries, “something which did not occur in the 2016 race.”

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4:30 p.m.

Hillary Clinton is thanking her “longtime friend” Debbie Wasserman Schultz after the Florida congresswoman’s decision to step down as chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Clinton says that Wasserman Schultz will serve as honorary chair of her campaign’s 50-state program to help elect Democrats around the country.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says she looks forward to campaigning with Wasserman Schultz in Florida “and helping her re-election bid.”

Clinton responded after Wasserman Schultz agreed to step down as chair at the end of this week’s Democratic National Convention.

The move came after the publication last week of some 19,000 hacked emails, some of which suggested the DNC was favoring Clinton during the primary season.

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4:20 p.m.

President Barack Obama says he is “grateful” for Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s leadership at the Democratic National Committee.

Obama says in a statement that the Florida congresswoman has “had my back,” particularly during his 2012 re-election campaign.

He says she played a critical role in supporting the nation’s economic recovery and his effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system. He adds that no one works harder for their constituents.

Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday that she will resign as party chairwoman at the end of this week’s Democratic convention. The four-day convention kicks off Monday in Philadelphia.

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3:55 p.m.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she is stepping down as Democratic Party chairwoman at the end of this week’s convention.

The Florida congresswoman has been under fire following the publication of hacked emails suggesting the Democratic National Committee favored Hillary Clinton in the presidential primaries.

That prompted runner-up Bernie Sanders to call Sunday for Wasserman Schultz’s immediate resignation.

In a statement, Wasserman Schultz says she still plans to fulfill her duties formally opening and closing the convention in Philadelphia. She also says she will speak at the four-day gathering.