The Democratic National Convention transformed what should have been the driest part of the evening – the roll call – into a party Thursday, complete with lively music and several celebrity appearances. Although the Democratic party previously held a virtual vote on Aug. 6 that made Harris the party’s official nominee, they held a “celebratory” … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts don’t have much to do with reality. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, he posted a fake image of someone who looks like Vice President Kamala … Read more
The audience chanted “Lock him up” during Hillary Clinton’s Democratic National Convention speech in what Michael Steele called “probably the most rich, ironic moment in political history.” “You can see it on her face at one point, she was just kind of like, getting in the groove of it. And I don’t blame her,” the … Read more
Eagle-eyed viewers of the Democratic National Convention caught a touching moment between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris right after Biden finished a bittersweet speech to the crowd in Chicago on Monday night. Harris had just finished applauding alongside husband Doug Emhoff and first lady Jill Biden when she walked up to embrace … Read more
President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, saying, “I gave my best to you” and basking in a long ovation that reflected the energy released by his decision to cede the stage to Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden, 81, received a hero’s welcome weeks after many in … Read more
Former President Donald Trump raged against Democrats on Monday for staging a “coup” against his successor, complaining once more that he will now have to beat two competitors as the party rallies around Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago. “The Democrats staged the first ever ‘Coup’ in America,” … Read more
Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. A state lawmaker from Illinois, he had an unusual profile to be a headline speaker at a presidential convention. But the self-declared “skinny kid … Read more
On Monday night, President Joe Biden finally built the bridge. “I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else,” Biden, then still a septuagenarian, said in March 2020, onstage with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and then-Sen. Kamala Harris. “There’s an entire generation of leaders you saw [standing] behind me. They are the future of … Read more
CHICAGO ― There was a lot of love for President Joe Biden when he walked on stage at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night. Thousands upon thousands of people greeted him with signs that read, “We love Joe!” He had to wait several minutes before he could even start talking because people wouldn’t stop … Read more
Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. A state lawmaker from Illinois, he had an unusual profile to be a headline speaker at a presidential convention. But the self-declared “skinny kid … Read more
