Watch former President Joe Biden's full speech at the Democratic National Convention as he reflects on his presidency and passes the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Democratic National Convention's first night highlighted President Joe Biden's "leadership and legacy," capped off by a speech by the president. He began speaking afterthe Coalition to March on the DNC, a group that's against Israel's war in Gaza, and tried to breach a barricade at the closest point along the route to the United Center. Police in riot gear formed a wall and arrested at least four people.
"I can honestly say I’m more optimistic about the future than I was when I was elected as a 29-year-old United States senator — I mean it," he added.Biden finished his speech just before 12:20 a.m. ET. He was then joined onstage by Harris, first lady Jill Biden, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and members of the extended Biden family, including his children Hunter and Ashley."Because like many of our best presidents, she was also a vice president," Biden joked.
"No kidding," Biden said."Republicans found out the power of women in 2022, and Donald Trump is going to find out the power of women in 2024."“Two days ago, I put forward a proposal that brought us closer” to a cease-fire agreement “than we’ve done since Oct. 7,” he said. She “has been rescheduled for another night” that is still to be announced, a spokesperson for Meng told NBC News."We created apprenticeships with businesses and communities, putting students on a path to a good-paying job whether or not they go to college," he said."And by the way, we're making college a hell of a lot more affordable.
"Joe Biden is the O.G. girl dad," Ashley Biden said, following her mother, the first lady."And he wasn't just a girl dad. I could see that he valued and trusted women. How he listened to his mother. How he believed his sister. Most of all, how he respected my mother's career."Ashley Biden was one of Biden’s family members who sat to the side of the Resolute Desk as Biden announced his decision to step aside as the presidential nominee less than a month ago.
"After Beau passed, I got this tattoo on my wrist. It says 'Courage, dear heart,'" Biden said."And now, this election requires the courageous hearts of all of us." "Mr. President, you were my senator as a Delawarean, you are my president as an American, and you will always be my friend on behalf of our nation, Joe, for your courage in fighting for our democracy," he said.“I need my neighbor’s children to be OK so that my children will be OK," he said before he launched into an impassioned plea for justice.
“She became a career prosecutor, while he became a career criminal with 34 felonies, two impeachments and one porn star to prove it,” Crockett said of Harris and Trump. Duvall had spoken out in a pro-Beshear advertisement about surviving sexual abuse, and many credited the ad with having a large impact on Beshear's being re-elected as a Democratic governor in a deep red state.
"I was punished for three days having to wait for either my baby to die or me to die or both," a mother named Amanda Zurawski says in the video."I almost died because doctors were forced to follow Trump's abortion ban." “And we’re all grateful for one of the best decisions he made: selecting Kamala Harris as his vice president and endorsing her to succeed him," he said."Our great democracy has been tested, and so has the basic goodness of the American people," Clyburn said, adding that Americans would continue to work toward"a more perfect union."Clinton’s speech was full of Easter eggs for her fans, with some of her biggest applause lines calling back to her past speeches and work.
Clinton said she wishes her mother and Harris' mother were there to see them —"they would say keep going." She said people like Shirley Chisholm, who paved the way for women running for president, would say keep going. "The truth is, Don, you cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big business," she continued."To love this country is to fight for its people, all people, working people, everyday Americans, like bartenders and factory workers and fast food cashiers who punch a clock and are on their feet all day in some of the toughest jobs out there."
At his downtown hotel, Biden surprised some of the several dozen supporters who flew on a chartered plane from Delaware today to attend his speech. "Think about what our team achieved with 12 Americans in Paris — putting aside rivalries to represent our country. Now imagine what we could do with all 350 million of us playing on the same team," Kerr said.As he stepped into the political arena, his remarks focused on the qualities of what it takes to lead, including dignity, commitment to the truth and an ability to laugh at yourself — attributes he said both Harris and Walz have.
Walz said of the campaign's bus tour in Pennsylvania over the weekend that there was"energy out there" and that it was"exciting."Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will use her speech tonight to highlight Harris'"heart and her integrity," underscoring how Harris' experience sets her apart. She closed her brief remarks with her frequent refrain:"When we fight, we win." The audience joined in on the final two words.The Harris campaign responded to Trump’s saying today in an interview with CBS News that he has"no regrets" about having played a major role in the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade., ripped away women’s freedoms in all 50 states, and wears it like a badge of honor.
He has been politically outspoken for some time, having performed a concert for former Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, during the 2017 special election in Alabama, which Jones won.There was no fanfare in the room and no shot of his entrance on the big screen. Unlike the Republican National Convention last month in Milwaukee, where the Trump campaign had a box labeled"Make America Great Once Again," this VIP box has no signs.
"Every time she walked into a courtroom she would say 'Kamala Harris for the people.' It was a battle cry," Butler said.Democrats keep mentioning Project 2025 tonight, using it interchangeably with Trump's platform for a second term. That's not exactly the case — while Trump and his allies have deep ties to the Heritage Foundation's policy road map, Trump has furiously tried to distance himself from it in recent weeks.
"He made the decision for the country. My concern was not about the president. It was about his campaign," Pelosi said tonight. Cheong said he and some other protesters went inside what had been a protected buffer street for a few minutes and chanted, “Biden, Harris, you can’t hide, stop funding the genocide.”Cheong, who said he didn’t know who was responsible for tearing down the security fencing, said the moment of defiance made him feel “more connected to the intifada” — a word that refers to the Palestinians’ uprising against Israel.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a former nurse and health care executive, focused her remarks on the Harris-Walz health agenda. "James Brown and James Dean," the song goes."We’re cold beer, champagne, millionaires, spare some change. ... Ain't we all American?" “You have people who just wanted to have their voices heard,” Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said.
“Our job here is to make sure that we keep the DNC safe, keep our city safe and keep our people safe,” he said.The heads of some of the country's largest and most influential labor unions took the stage tonight to tout the economic agenda and accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration and rail against Trump, painting him as a foe of organized labor.
After it became clear at Park 578 that a breakaway group of protesters was looking to tear down security fencing, organizers urged demonstrators to exit the park and continue on the march route. Durbin quipped that Trump did make history and should be given credit:"He is one of only two presidents in the history of the United States to leave office with fewer Americans working than when he started."He then praised the Biden administration's record, saying,"Today, more roads are getting fixed, more factories are being built, more Americans are working construction, and more autoworkers are making cars than on any month when Trump was president.
That's why Monday's part of convention programming devoted to the Covid pandemic stuck out, showing how Democrats could try to go on offense on the issue if they chose to. It's a road map for how Democrats could try to prosecute the Covid case against Trump and for their candidate if they want to. But it's also worth noting this discussion came before 8 p.m. ET, well before the prime-time coverage begins.Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., drew a contrast between the Trump administration's response to Covid and that of the Biden-Harris White House in her convention remarks.
According to the convention organizers, the roll call will begin with Delaware, as a tribute to Biden, and end with California and Minnesota, home states of Harris and Walz, respectively. There will be a “diverse mix of storytellers” participating in the delegation-by-delegation voting, some in person and some at remote sites.
Sixty years later, as Democrats prepare to nominate the country's first Black woman to be the party's nominee, Hamer's legacy can serve as a reminder of how far we've come, Waters said. Jackson and Biden were both presidential candidates in the 1988 Democratic presidential primaries. Jackson came in third in the primaries; Biden dropped out before voting started amid accusations of plagiarism."We must all understand Black history is American history. And in this historic moment, we will write the next chapter together," he said.
"Law enforcement personnel were immediately on-scene and contained the situation," the statement read."At no point was the inner perimeter breached, and there was no threat to any protectees." In her opening remarks, Moore paid tribute to Biden in"passing the torch" to Harris as the presumptive party nominee.
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