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Last Updated: August 21, 2024, 09:08 IST
Chicago, United States of America (USA)
Former US president Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20. (Image: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP)
At the Democratic Convention, former US president Barack Obama said Kamala Harris is a person who has spent her life fighting for people who need a voice and is ready to become the next president
Former president Barack Obama told Democrats gathering in Chicago on Tuesday (August 20) that the US was “ready” for Kamala Harris to be president. “And Kamala Harris is ready for the job. This is a person who has spent her life fighting for people who need a voice. The next President of the US Kamala Harris,” he said to loud cheers at the Democratic Convention.
Obama told Democrats it has been 16 years since he had the honour of accepting this party’s presidential nomination. He also brought President Joe Biden into his speech, remembering how he served beside him as vice-president and how “history will remember him as an outstanding president”.
“It has been 16 years since I had the honour of accepting this party’s nomination for President…Looking back, I can say without question that my first big decision as your nominee turned out to me as one of your best friends. I was asking Joe Biden to serve by my side as vice-president… History will remember Joe Biden as an outstanding president who defended democracy at a moment of great danger. I am proud to call him my president and even prouder to call him my friend…” he said.
