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Responding to the Republican National Convention, Hillary Clinton on Friday dubbed her opponents’ focus on her as “kind of perversely flattering.”

Hillary Clinton Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

“It’s hard to believe they spent so much time talking about me and no time talking about jobs or education or health care,” Clinton said at a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, one day after Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president at the party’s convention in Cleveland.

Addressing thousands of supporters at the Florida State fairgrounds, Clinton assailed her opponent’s convention address as counter to the principles upon which America was founded. The former secretary of state offered a lengthy rebuke of Trump, particularly over the real estate mogul’s declaration during his speech that “I alone can fix it.”

“Now, just think about that for a minute, because it’s really important,” Clinton said. “His vision of America is one where we Americans are kind of helpless -- where we need to be rescued.”

“I can’t really imagine him on a white horse, but that seems to be what he’s telling us: ‘I alone can fix it.’

“That’s not a democracy, my friends,” she added. “As I recall, we had a revolution to make sure we didn’t have someone who said I can fix it alone.”

“He doesn’t understand that we Americans, we are strong, bighearted, results-oriented, generous people in America.”

Clinton also reacted to Texas senator Ted Cruz being booed off the stage after he urged the crowd to “vote your conscience” while withholding his endorsement of Trump during a primetime speech before the convention on Wednesday.

“I never thought I would say these words but Ted Cruz was right,” Clinton said of the former Republican presidential candidate.

“Something has gone terribly wrong when one speaker says, ‘Vote your conscience’ and gets booed,” Clinton said. “In this election, do the right thing and vote your conscience.”