At the beginning of the party convention, K. Harris made a brief appearance on stage, which was not included in the official program. It was Harris’ first appearance at the event. “Let’s fight for the ideals that are important to us,” she said. – And let’s never forget: if we fight, we will win!”
Then Mr. Biden was greeted with thunderous applause at the party convention. The crowd chanted “We love Joe!”
The president looked visibly agitated. He replaced his daughter Ashley Biden on stage, who praised her father earlier in her speech. In an emotional moment, father and daughter embraced and Mr. Biden had tears in his eyes.
In his speech, the president urged to vote for K. Harris. “Are you ready to vote for Kamal Harris and Tim Walz?” he told thousands of delegates. – Are you ready to vote for freedom?”. The President emphasized: “The best days are not in the past, but in the future.” Applause kept interrupting his speech.
The four-day convention of the Democratic Party began in Chicago on Monday. K. Harris already secured the nomination in early August during several days of electronic voting. She is expected to officially accept the nomination on Thursday.
On Monday, T. Walz was confirmed by the party as a candidate for vice presidents in the elections to be held in November. Several thousand delegates voted for the governor of the state of Minnesota in a purely ceremonial manner.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also spoke in Chicago on Monday. She called the nomination of K. Harris “a ground-breaking step for the country.” “We are writing a new chapter in American history,” she said. “The future is here.”
Mr. Biden withdrew his candidacy less than a month ago. Asked if he was ready to pass the baton to Harris, the president told reporters, “I’m ready.”
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