ASHLEY Biden is expected to introduce her father, President Joe Biden, as the keynote speaker for the first night of the Democratic National Convention. The four-night event at the United Center in Chicago will also feature New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , and current First Lady Jill Biden .
The delegates of the Democratic Party will vote to officially nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for President and affirm Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. President Biden had been the presumptive nominee and was expected to face off against former President Donald Trump , however, following a disastrous debate performance on June 27, he made the decision to withdraw his candidacy on July 21. Biden quickly endorsed Harris, who secured the support of enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee within 24 hours.
It comes as thousands of protesters marched toward the arena where the DNC is set to take place, voicing their opposition to the ongoing war in Gaza. READ MORE ON KAMALA HARRIS Several broke through a fence set up by police as officers yelled at them to retreat. Biden did a walkthrough of the area ahead of his speech as protesters shouted at him.
"Biden, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide," they chanted, dubbing the president as "Genocide Joe." Hatem Abudayyeh, a spokesperson for the Coalition to March on the DNC, told the Associated Press that the group has come to the "belly of the beast to stop.