DNC 2024 highlights: Kamala Harris accepts historic nomination in speech capping Democratic convention

The vice president drew a sharp contrast between her and former President Donald Trump while talking up policy proposals she would push for in a Harris-Walz administration




What to know about the Democratic National Convention so far

  • 1.Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party's nomination on the fourth and       final night of the Democratic National Convention, making her the first Black and     South Asian woman named a major-party presidential nominee.

  • 2.In her remarks, Harris praised President Joe Biden before she talked about her         upbringing, professional career and policy proposals, in addition to laying into           former President Donald Trump.

  • 3.Harris' speech closes out a convention that has featured speakers such as Biden,       former President Bill Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former first                 lady Michelle Obama, media mogul Oprah Winfrey in a surprise appearance, and     the vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

  • 4.Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, held counterprogramming events         today. Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona as his campaign tries to       paint Democrats as weak on border security, while Vance spoke about the same         issue in Georgia.












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