The president delivered Monday’s keynote speech at the United Center in Chicago, swallowing any anger at the party grandees who elbowed him out of the race to help his chosen successor’s whirlwind campaign.
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. August 19, 2024.U.S. President Joe Biden capped the opening day of the Democratic National Convention with a plea for his country to defend its democracy as he sought to pass the baton to Vice- President Kamala Harris.
The crowd chanted “We Love Joe” as Mr. Biden took the stage, wiping away tears following an introduction from his daughter. To loud applause, Ms. Harris declared that “as one people, we are moving forward” and “when we fight, we win.” Ms. Clinton, the former first lady and secretary of state who narrowly lost her own bid to become the country’s first female president against Mr. Trump in 2016, highlighted Ms. Harris’s historic candidacy.
On both the convention dais and the floor, the party cast Mr. Biden as the most accomplished single-term president in recent memory. He passed a string of legislation consecrating US$1-trillion for infrastructure building, fighting climate change and building new semi-conductor and auto factories. And he rallied the Western world to help Ukraine stave off Russia’s invasion.
“Until now, the support that Biden provided to Israel – it’s unlimited,” said Sami Khaldi, a party delegate from Michigan, a key swing state with large Muslim-American and Arab-American populations. Mr. Biden “could have stopped the war a long time ago. We could have saved thousands of lives,” Mr. Khaldi said.
During Mr. Biden’s speech, about 10 protesters turned their backs on Mr. Biden when he mentioned Gaza, covering their mouths with their hands.U.S. President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024.Mr.
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