INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders energized their supporters with separate local rallies Tuesday.

Clinton and her Democratic allies dove deeper into Donald Trump's record, launching a new round of attacks designed to paint the billionaire businessman as profiting off the housing crisis that hurt millions of Americans.

As she has for weeks, Clinton avoided all mention of primary challenger Bernie Sanders, even as both campaigned in the Inland Empire ahead of the state's June 7 primary. Instead, she focused on Trump, trying to use the presumptive Republican nominee's words against him.

Clinton hopes to make a statement in the primary contest that will effectively end the primaries and encourage the party to coalesce around her candidacy. Clinton is targeting Latino and black voters, who have typically backed her candidacy in high numbers, as she campaigns across the state.

Sanders, meanwhile, hopes that winning a large share of the state's 475 delegates will give him momentum heading into the party's Philadelphia convention in July. He is barnstorming the state, holding multiple rallies a day in hopes of connecting directly with grassroots supporters.

In Riverside, Clinton spoke just a few miles, and a couple hours apart, from her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders, who rallied in downtown Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Clinton said Donald Trump’s remarks “may have started out as entertainment but now it’s really concerning," she said, adding: "You're fired" won't work in the White House.

In San Bernardino, more than 5,000 Sanders supporters showed up at the National Orange Show Events Center to cheer on the Vermont senator.

Clinton and Sanders are competing for a growing number of liberal and independent voters in the Inland Empire, shining a political spotlight on the region.

Story Date: May 25, 2016