World News / 21 August 2024
Biden passes the baton
A month after dropping out of the US presidential election, the Democratic National Convention probably looked a bit different for President Joe Biden than he’d originally planned… He was tearful on stage, saying he’d given his “heart and soul” to further the interests of Americans during his more than 50 years in politics. After outlining his and Vice President Kamala Harris’s achievements, he took aim at Republican nominee Donald Trump – again calling him a threat to democracy. He also promised to be “the best volunteer the Harris-Walz campaign has ever seen”. Meanwhile, Trump fired back at the Harris campaign while pitching his economic agenda that includes “a total pro-American overhaul of our tax regulation and trade systems”. On stage at the DNC today will be the Obamas and several high profile Senators.
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