Democratic National Convention: Bill Clinton calls Kamala Harris 'President of Joy' as she formally accepts nomination
The Democratic Party, which is hoping to retain the White House in the November elections, put up a show of strength at the DNC. Those in attendance included prominent figures such as former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the Presidential election in November. Harris and her running mate, Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz, accepted their nominations on the last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago.
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Show of strength by Democrats
The Democratic Party, which is hoping to retain the White House in the November elections, put up a show of strength at the DNC. Those in attendance included prominent figures such as former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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¡ª Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 21, 2024
'Kamala will be President of joy'
Former US President Bill Clinton criticized Donald Trump's "vendettas, his vengeance, his complaints, his conspiracies."
"He is like the tenors warming up before he goes on stage, like I did, by saying, 'me, me, me, me, me.' When Kamala Harris is president, every day will begin with you, you, you, you," he said.
'Best of America'
"We need Kamala Harris, the president of joy, to lead us. I will be doing my part, you do yours," he added.
Calling Harris a symbol of the "Best of America," Oprah Winfrey said it was impossible to conquer the US when Americans stand together.
"We're soon going to be teaching our children how a child of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, two idealistic, energized immigrants, grew up to be the 47th President of the US. That is the best of America," Winfrey said in her DNC address.
Oprah Winfrey¡¯s full remarks endorsing Kamala Harris: ¡°Let¡¯s choose common sense over nonsense¡± pic.twitter.com/hXrIlB95Ym
¡ª Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 22, 2024
Obamas at DNC
Former US President Barack Obama, who addressed the DNC on Tuesday, also threw his weight behind Harris.
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¡°Yes, she can!¡± said Obama, a reminder of the famous catchphrase during his 2008 Presidential campaign, "Yes, we can!"
Addressing the DNC in his hometown, Chicago, Obama said Trump was only interested in power for himself and his rich friends.
"It has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that¡¯s actually been getting worse now that he is afraid of losing to Kamala. There are the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes,¡± Obama said.
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