The Democratic National Convention 2024 kicked off on Monday in Chiacgo with Joe Biden taking centre stage. President Biden, who exited the White House race last month, was met with a rapturous and emotional welcome as Democrats from all over the US thanked him for his service.
DNC 2024 will be held till August 22. Over 4,000 delegates from the Democratic party will come together for the next four days to draft their platform for the next four years and to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate.
Tearful Biden And Loser Trump | DNC 2024 Day 1 Highlights
Tearful Biden Passes On The Baton
Ahead of Biden's emotional speech where he passed on the leadership to Harris, the Vice President expressed her gratitude towards the 81-year-old President. Harris took to the stage unexpectedly and thanked Biden for his "lifetime of service to our nation.”
"Let us fight for the ideals we hold dear, and let us always remember: When we fight, we win," stated VP Harris.
An emotional Biden took centre stage and thanked the people for their support. “I made a lot of mistakes in my career, but I gave my best to you. For 50 years, like many of you, I’ve given my heart and soul to our nation and I’ve been blessed, a million times in return, with the support of the American people," stated Biden.
Harris also made an unexpected speech to thank Biden for his service and support. "I want to kick us off by celebrating our incredible president, Joe Biden. Joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation. We are forever grateful to you," she said in a surprise speech.
'Donald Trump Is A Loser'
After an emotional welcome, Joe Biden took the stage and called out Trump while drawing stark contrasts between the achievements of his administration and the "failures" of the Trump presidency.
"Donald Trump says we are losing, but he is the loser," stated Biden, adding that Trump's claims of the US no longer being a leading country are wrong.
"He is dead wrong. Name a country in the world that does not think we are the leading nation in the world. Who could lead the world if not us?" stated POTUS.
Apart from Biden's jibe at Trump, several Democrats took swipes at the former President. Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas highlighted the stark contrast between Harris’ career and Trump. The Texas rep stated that “she (Harris) became a career prosecutor, while he became a career criminal.”
'Kamala Will Have Our Backs': Hillary Clinton
2016 presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to the stage to endorse Vice President Harris and declare her support for the second female presidential candidate.
"As president, she (Kamala Harris) will always have our backs and she will be a fighter for us. She will fight to lower costs for hard-working families, open the doors wide for good paying jobs and, yes, she will restore abortion rights nationwide," stated Clinton.
Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential elections, also took a swipe at the former president and congratulated him for "becoming the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions."
Harris Will Fight For Ceasefire In Gaza: AOC
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, a favourite of the progressive left, declared her support for Kamala Harris and stated that the vice president is and will tirelessly work towards a ceasefire in Gaza.
AOC, who was met with loud applause and chants of her name, further tore into Trump as a Wall Street insider who “would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets”.
