She will say that she and Biden are committed to “a vision of our nation as a loving community – where everyone is welcome, regardless of what we see, where we come from, or who we love.” And one in which Americans “do not agree on every detail,” but are “united by the fundamental belief that every human being is of infinite value, deserves compassion, dignity, and respect,” according to uplifting remarks released ahead of their speech.
Harris will formally become the first Black and South Asian woman ever to be nominated for a presidency card.
In its own presidential campaign last year, the California senator often claimed that President Donald Trump’s tactics had torn the nation apart when he forced the separation of families on the border, dismissed wounded immigrants, career officials and expelled his political opponents . She and the former vice president, they plan to say, will restore the principles of inclusion and opportunity for all Americans, regardless of race or class.
Under Trump’s presidency, many Americans feel in ‘constant chaos’, simply because of the president’s ‘clutter’ and fear of ‘incompetence’, Harris said.
“We need to choose a president who brings something different, something better, and does the important work. A president who will bring us all together – Black, White, Latino, Asian, Indian – to achieve the future we have. collectively, ”Harris intends to say, according to excerpts from her comments. “We have to choose Joe Biden.”
Three generations of women – Harris’ sister Maya Harris, her niece Meena, and her stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff – will deliver speeches that will nominate the California senator almost officially as the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States.
Clinton will reflect on her run for the 2016 presidency, as she urges voters not to be discouraged by Trump’s attack on post-voting or his administration’s attempt to undermine the post office.
“For four years, people have said to me, ‘I did not know how dangerous he was.’ “I wish I could go back and do it over.” Or at least, ‘I should have voted,’ “Clinton will say, according to her prepared remarks.
“So, this could not be another election for woulda coulda shoulda. If you are voting by mail, ask for your vote now, and send it back as soon as you can. If you are voting for a person, do so then early. Bring a friend and wear a mask. Be an interviewer. Usually, no matter what, vote. Voices like our lives and living conditions are on the line because they are. “
Former President Barack Obama will also make the case for his former vice president in what will be a sharp rebellion from Trump’s treatment of the coronavirus pandemic and the presidency in general. It will also serve as a symbolic moment bought by the former president himself.
Initially, the Obama convention had planned to speak to who Biden’s running mate would be. But once Harris was selected, Obama proposed to change the order so he could speak first, followed by her.
“It felt like an opportunity to symbolically pass on the torch, to give it its moment and light,” said a person close to Obama.
The speech of the 44th president is expected to be one of the most confrontational and blistering statements he has made about his successor.
The former president will claim that Trump has shown no interest in “finding common ground”, as “using the tremendous power of his office to help everyone but himself and his friends.”
“Donald Trump has not grown to the job because he can not,” Obama will say, according to excerpts from his remarks. “The consequences of that failure are serious: 170,000 Americans have died, millions have gone out of business, our worst impulses have been disconnected, our proud reputation around the world has diminished, and our democratic institutions are threatened like never before.”
In a preliminary strike against Obama during his White House briefing Wednesday night, Trump called his predecessor “ineffective” and “terrible.”
“The reason I’m here is because of President Obama and Joe Biden,” Trump said Wednesday. “Because they did a good job, I would not be here, and probably if they did a good job, I would not even have run. I would have been very happy. I enjoyed my previous life very much, but she did so a bad job I stand for you as president. “
Obama will recognize that many voters have already made up their minds and will speak to voters who ask them whether they should vote at all, and explain why he believes Biden will make a good president. Although the two men did not know each other well when Obama chose Biden as his running mate, he will say that they have been as close as brothers for the last 12 years.
“Joe and I came from different places and different generations. But what I soon came to admire about him is his resistance, born of too much struggle; his empathy, born of too much sorrow,” Obama will say. “Joe is a man who learned early on to treat every person he treats with respect and dignity. He lived by the words his parents taught him: ‘No one is better than you, but you are better than no one. . ‘”
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny contributed to this report.
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