President Biden passed the Democratic torch to Kamala Harris at the party’s convention in Illinois and told the gathered crowd that he had done his best for them. In an emotional speech, the President addressed remarks by Donald Trump that he is angry at his removal from the White House race, which had occurred as a result of a Democratic coup. “All this talk about how I’m angry at all those people (who) said I should step down — that’s not true,” he said.
Biden, introduced by his daughter, took to the stage on the first night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. He told a cheering crowd that being President was the greatest honor of his life, but he loved his country more and it was time for him to pass the party’s leadership to Vice President Harris.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also delivered a speech, in which she mocked Donald Trump and sparked chants of “lock him up” from the crowd. During a 15-minute address, Clinton urged Americans to shatter the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” and elect the nation’s first female President in November. She added that Harris has former President Trump “on the run.”
Other key speakers included “squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who said America has a “rare and precious opportunity” to elect a President who comes from a middle-class background and who “understands the urgency of rent checks and groceries and prescriptions.”
The party brought abortion front and center and introduced 12-year-old Hadley Duvall from Kentucky, who became pregnant after being raped by her stepfather. She said she was glad abortion was available to her and worried for the women who no longer have that choice.
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow also spoke and held aloft a copy of Project 2025 – the controversial blueprint for conservative governance penned by the Heritage Foundation. Democrats contend that the document contains provisions on removing fundamental freedoms from American citizens and insist that Donald Trump is poised to enact the policies if re-elected in November. Mr. Trump said he has no association with the document and does not agree with much of its content.
