During the final day of the , actress Kerry Washington got attendees riled up as she lead a sweet lesson alongside two young grandnieces. As the former Scandal star took the stage, Kerry rallied in support of Vice President Harris and her upcoming presidential election against former President . And in a sweet gesture to the politician, Kerry brought out her two grandnieces to lead the crowd with a lesson.
Standing on stage alongside 8-year-old Amara and 6-year-old Leela, Kerry said to the crowd: "It’s come to my attention that there are some folks who struggle — or pretend to struggle — with the proper pronunciation of our future president’s name," and continued: "Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not. So tonight we are going to help everyone get it right.
” The 47-year-old actress then went on to lead a chant in which she asked the audience to correctly pronounce Kamala's name with the help of her two guests. Kerry's kind message was well-received by the crowd as they all happily joined in as they repeated the correct pronunciation of the Democratic nominees name. Earlier in the night, Kerry also shared some moving words showcasing her support of the Vice President.
At the start of her speech, she said: "As I stand here, I know there are folks on social media already saying, ‘Go back to your TV show. Shut up and act. I am not here tonight as an actor.
" She continued: "I am here as a mother, as a daughter, as a proud union member. I am here as the grandda.