Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s VP Pick, Does Donald Trump Impression At DNC; Twitter Reacts

Tim Kaine, the Virginia Senator tapped to be Hillary Clinton‘s running mate, gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night that included his best impression of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Tim Kaine’s Trump Impression

As a politician not particularly well-known to the general public, Kaine spent much of the beginning of his speech introducing himself. He talked about his children and wife, growing up in Kansas City, how he learned Spanish on a volunteer trip to Honduras, serving as a “hard times” governor in Virginia and serving on a number of committees in the U.S. Senate. Kaine then spoke of his trust in Hillary Clinton – and his lack of trust in Trump.

“Trump is a guy who promises a lot but, you may have noticed, he has got a way of saying the same two words every time he makes his biggest, hugest promises. ‘Believe me,'” Kaine began. Transitioning into his impression he added, “It’s going to be great, believe me. We are going to build a wall and make Mexico pay, believe me. We are going to destroy ISIS so fast, believe me. There is nothing suspicious and my tax returns, believe me.”

Kaine asked the audience, “Does anybody here believe that Trump ought to release his tax returns just like every other presidential candidate in modern history?” After applause, he went on, “Of course he should. Hey, Donald, what are you hiding? And yet, Donald still says, believe me. Believe me. Believe me? Believe me? I mean, here’s the thing, most people when they run for president, they don’t just say, believe me, they respect you enough to tell you how they will get things done.”

In conclusion, Kaine said, “He never tells you how he is going to do any of the things he says he will do. He just says, believe me. So here’s the question, here’s the question, do you really believe him? I mean, Donald Trump’s whole career says you had better not.

Twitter largely enjoyed Kaine’s impression of the New York City real estate mogul and reality TV star – even though the general consensus was that it wasn’t very good. The most common conclusion was that the impression was an extended and possibly effective “dad joke” performed on the political stage.