Kamala Harris Embraces Her Heritage in Historic DNC Speech
Harris is the first Black and South Asian woman to accept a major party’s vice presidential nomination.
Harris is the first Black and South Asian woman to accept a major party’s vice presidential nomination.
The night included a virtual state roll call vote formally nominating Joe Biden.
“Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” Obama said at the DNC.
“I have a whole list of things that I want our next president to do for us,” the rapper said.
The gathering runs from Aug. 17-20, and will make the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket official.
The former Republican presidential candidate died last month from complications of COVID-19.
“Failing to select a Black woman in 2020 means you will lose the election,” they wrote in a letter.
“Spiritually, these are not fulfilling times,” Obama said on her podcast.
“This is clearly a targeted effort by Republican operatives,” one Democrat told CNN.
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