CHICAGO: Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday (Aug 22) with a rousing name to end the war in Gaza and to battle tyranny world wide, drawing a pointy distinction with Republican Donald Trump.
“Within the enduring battle between democracy and tyranny, I do know the place I stand and I do know the place the US belongs,” Harris stated, accusing Trump of bowing all the way down to dictators.
On the ultimate, and most anticipated, night time of the four-day Chicago convention, Harris, 59, sought to redefine herself for America as she and Trump, 78, enter the ultimate 11 weeks of the razor-close marketing campaign.
After days of protests from Palestinian supporters who had been disenchanted at not getting a talking spot on the conference, Harris delivered a pledge to safe Israel, convey the hostages residence from Gaza and finish the conflict within the Palestinian enclave.
“Now’s the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal finished,” she stated to cheers. “And let me be clear, I’ll at all times rise up for Israel’s proper to defend itself and I’ll at all times guarantee Israel has the power to defend itself.”
“What has occurred in Gaza over the previous 10 months is devastating. So many harmless lives misplaced, determined hungry individuals fleeing for security time and again. The dimensions of struggling is heartbreaking,” she stated.
“President Biden and I are working to finish this conflict such that Israel is safe, the hostages are launched, the struggling in Gaza ends and the Palestinian individuals can notice their proper to dignity, safety, freedom and self-determination.”
