Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered an address on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, giving a full-throated endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris . "There is always a choice," said Clinton. "Do we push forward or pull back? Come together as “We The People” or split into us versus them? That’s the choice we face in this election.
" Clinton, who was the first woman to be nominated by the Democratic Party for president, ran a bruising campaign in 2016 that ended with a narrow Electoral College loss to former President Donald Trump . " Kamala has the character , experience, and vision to lead us forward," said Clinton. "I know her heart and her integrity.
We both got our start as young lawyers helping children who were abused or neglected. That kind of work changes you. Those kids stay with you.
Kamala carries with her the hopes of every child she protected, every family she helped, every community she served." Clinton proceeded to contrast Harris' record with that of Trump. ALSO READ: Donald Trump deep in debt while foreign money keeps coming: disclosure "The Constitution says the president’s job is to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
’ Those are the words of our founders. ‘Take care,’" Clinton continued. "Just look at the candidates.
Kamala cares about kids, families, and America. Donald only cares about himself. "On her first day in court, Kamala said five words that still guide her: ‘Kamala Harris, for the people.
"That is something Donald Trump will never understand." Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to take aim squarely at former President Donald Trump's running mate, fellow Ohioan J.
D. Vance , over her claims that he abandoned his community and used it as a political prop. "I'm Joyce Beatty and I'm proud to represent Ohio," she said.
"I was born in the Buckeye State and I never left." In contrast, she said, Vance "likes to talk" about his upbringing as a Middle American, but "as soon as he could, he ran away to Yale and Silicon Valley, cozying up with billionaires while trashing our community." "What has he done for hardworking Americans? Nothing," she said.
"He's been busy writing the foreword to the book from the Project 2025 guy ." Beatty then went on to draw contrasts between the two presidential tickets. "While J.
D. and Donald Trump have been sharing conspiracy theories from the darkest corners of our internet, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have been busy expanding access to the internet.," said Beatty.
ALSO READ: ‘Absolutely essential’: Son of Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes is all in for Kamala Harris "While the other guys have been criticizing women without children, Joe and Kamala have been expanding the Child Tax Credit. And let me just tell you, cutting the poverty rate for our children. Kamala and Joe Biden have been also at the same time, reducing the price of health care for our seniors, and yes, securing a cap of $35 on insulin.
" In short, she added, "J.D. and Trump, they want to take us back to the past.
Kamala and Joe have been bringing the jobs of the future to America today." Watch the video below or at the link here. Vice President Kamala Harris gave President Joe Biden a metaphorical salute and a word of gratitude on Monday night ahead of his speech , in which he'll endorse her at the top of the ticket and highlight his own achievements.
"We are forever grateful to you," Harris told a raucous crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “Thank you, Joe." As she thanked the president, the crowd erupted into chants of ”U-S-A!" Harris' short speech continued with her saying she sees the "beauty of our great nation.
" ALSO READ: ‘Absolutely essential’: Son of Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes is all in for Kamala Harris "People from every corner of our country," she said, "United by a shared vision for the future of our country." Harris declared the nation will move "forward with optimism hope and faith, and guided by our love of country.” She finished repeating her campaign slogan: “When we fight, we win.
” Former President Donald Trump has sought to cast Vice President Kamala Harris as antisemitic by asserting that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was only passed over as the Democrats' presidential running mate because he is Jewish. But in speaking to CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Monday during the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Shapiro stamped that out hard.
Moreover, he lashed out at Trump for trying to use him as a political prop. "Trump claims that antisemitism played a role in you not ultimately being selected as the vice president," said Collins. "What's your response to that?" "Donald Trump has absolutely no credibility to speak on that issue," said Shapiro.
"He is a person who's acted bigoted, he is a person who spreads hate, and he is a person who routinely divides people in this country. Listen, when folks marched in Charlottesville, and quite literally said with Tiki torches in their hand, 'Jews will not replace us,' what did Donald Trump say? He said, there are good people on both sides ." "I want to be crystal clear about something: antisemitism played absolutely no role in the dialogue I had with the vice president," Shapiro continued, adding that while antisemitism exists in America and among some fringe Democrats, "We need to stand up and speak out against hate in all forms.
Antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, any form of hatred and bigotry has no place. And what I want to see from leaders is what Kamala Harris is doing, and what I try and do every day. Speaking and acting with moral clarity.
Something that Donald Trump is bankrupt on." ALSO READ: Donald Trump deep in debt while foreign money keeps coming: disclosure "He has no moral clarity, and he has absolutely no business opining on this issue, given his track record," Shapiro said. Shapiro was one of a small handful of finalists for Harris' running mate, with many political strategists hopeful he would lock down the critical swing state of Pennsylvania due to his popularity as governor there.
Ultimately, Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz , partly because of Walz's charisma and partly because Harris' team had reportedly been concerned Shapiro might upstage her . Watch the video below or at the link here.
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