Washington/Prensa Latina
Former US President Barack Obama expressed his hope for Kamala Harris’ candidacy, publicly reiterating his support for her. Harris said she is ready to arrive at the White House today.
“I don’t know about you, but I’m excited,” Obama said to loud applause at the United Center in Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention is being held until tomorrow.
Before an energized audience, the 44th president, the first black person to occupy the Oval Office, assured that now is the time: “We are ready for a President Kamala Harris.”
Obama was preceded by his wife Michelle, who also received much applause during her speech. She warned that Republican “Donald Trump will try to attack Kamala Harris in this election,” something they experienced personally, she emphasized.
“For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. His limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard-working, highly educated, successful people who happen to be black,” she stressed.
Later, after criticizing Trump’s policies such as the restriction of reproductive freedom, Michelle Obama said: “America, hope is returning.”
On this second day of the Democratic political festival, party delegates held a symbolic ceremony for the formal nomination of Harris, who was confirmed on August 6 at the end of a virtual election.
The vice president accepted her official nomination as the party’s candidate for the upcoming elections on Tuesday via video from a rally where she participated alongside her running mate, Tim Walz, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“The delegates of the Democratic National Convention have nominated Tim Walz and me to be the next Vice President and President of the United States of America. I thank you all for believing in what we can do together. We are deeply honored to be your nominees,” he said.
Also taking the stage were Senator Bernie Sanders, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the grandsons of former President James Carter and John F. Kennedy.
Stephanie Grisham, former White House press secretary during the Trump administration, said she was not only a supporter of the former president, but believed in him, but now supports Harris.
“Trump mocks his supporters, calling them people who live in their parents’ basement,” he said.
The second night’s extensive program was themed “A Bold Vision for America’s Future.”
Harris became the first woman of African-American or Indian descent to receive the nomination of one of the two parties that compete for the White House every four years.
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