Democratic nominee is polling just a knife’s edge over Trump in swing states as former president goes on offensive; RFK Jr widely expected to step down For approximately 45 minutes on Thursday evening, Kamala Harris tried to show the US who she is and why she is worthy of being its next president.Here are several key takeaways from her speech and the DNC’s final night by the Guardian’s Sam Levine:Kamala Harris accepted the nomination: ‘Guided by optimism and faith’: The vice-president’s final speech offered a forceful rebuke of Donald Trump and laid out the stakes of the election.Harris said she would ‘always stand for Israel’ and called for ‘Palestinian self-determination’: After days of sustained pro-Palestinian protests calling for an arms embargo on Israel, Harris’s final address offered both a defense of Israel and a call for Palestinian self-determination.The convention denied requests for a Palestinian speaker, sparking outrage: The convention ended without a Palestinian American speaker on the main stage, a key demand of the uncommitted movement. The Harris campaign and Democratic party faced increasing pressure throughout the week to include a Palestinian voice, particularly after parents of a Hamas hostage were given a speaking slot and delivered emotional testimony on Wednesday.Trump is set to deliver remarks on his no tax on tips proposal in Las Vegas today before heading to a rally in Arizona.New details have emerged about communication failures prior to Trump’s assassination attempt last month, including forgotten radios, CNN reports. Continue reading…
Democratic nominee is polling just a knife’s edge over Trump in swing states as former president goes on offensive; RFK Jr widely expected to step down
For approximately 45 minutes on Thursday evening, Kamala Harris tried to show the US who she is and why she is worthy of being its next president.
Here are several key takeaways from her speech and the DNC’s final night by the Guardian’s Sam Levine:
Kamala Harris accepted the nomination: ‘Guided by optimism and faith’: The vice-president’s final speech offered a forceful rebuke of Donald Trump and laid out the stakes of the election.
Harris said she would ‘always stand for Israel’ and called for ‘Palestinian self-determination’: After days of sustained pro-Palestinian protests calling for an arms embargo on Israel, Harris’s final address offered both a defense of Israel and a call for Palestinian self-determination.
The convention denied requests for a Palestinian speaker, sparking outrage: The convention ended without a Palestinian American speaker on the main stage, a key demand of the uncommitted movement. The Harris campaign and Democratic party faced increasing pressure throughout the week to include a Palestinian voice, particularly after parents of a Hamas hostage were given a speaking slot and delivered emotional testimony on Wednesday.
Trump is set to deliver remarks on his no tax on tips proposal in Las Vegas today before heading to a rally in Arizona.
New details have emerged about communication failures prior to Trump’s assassination attempt last month, including forgotten radios, CNN reports.
