Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday night told the Democratic National Convention that “America is ready for a new chapter” and “we are ready for President Kamala Harris.”
“And Kamala Harris is ready for the job,” said Obama, who preceded the vice president’s Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, in the White House.
Obama, who left office after two terms, blasted Trump as he contrasted the Republican with Harris.
“This is a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn’t stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago,” Obama said, referring to Trump’s announcement of his presidential candidacy in 2015 in Trump Tower in New York.
“The childish nicknames and crazy conspiracy theories and weird obsession with crowd size,” Obama said, drawing widespread laughter from the convention audience in Chicago. “It just goes on and on.”
But Obama argued, “Kamala Harris won’t be focused on her problems – she’ll be focused on yours.”
Former US President Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024.
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