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Tim Walz will formally accept the nomination to be the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Wednesday, with 42nd president Bill Clinton among the other headline speakers.
The popular Minnesota Governor appeared alongside Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday, at which he once more championed their cause and ridiculed Republican rival Donald Trump.
Back at the United Center in the Windy City, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama both delivered barnstorming addresses, with the 44th president saying of Trump: “We have seen that movie before, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse.
“Here is a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. There’s the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes.”
The ex-first lady meanwhile hit Trump on his “Black jobs” claims and cautioned delegates against complacency despite positive polling in Harris’s favor.
Other speakers on Tuesday included Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, senators Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Trump’s own former press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
Key Points
- Tim Walz and Bill Clinton to speak on Day Three of DNC
- Barack Obama hails Kamala Harris, attacks Donald Trump and praises Joe Biden
- Michelle Obama eviscerates Trump over ‘Black jobs’ remarks
- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tells the story of his relationship with Harris
- Trump’s ex-press secretary appears at convention to endorse Harris
Trump claims he ‘happens to like and respect’ the Obamas — hours before they eviscerate him at DNC
Donald Trump praised his predecessor in a rare remark hours before Barack Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention.
The Republican nominee claimed he “respected” Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, despite the fact that he has spent years bashing his predecessor and proliferating false claims about him, including questioning whether Obama was a US citizen, alleging he ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower, and even claiming he founded ISIS.
But hours before Obama headlined the second night of the DNC, Trump offered rare praise for him.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Trump claims he ‘happens to like’ the Obamas — hours before they eviscerate him
Hours after Trump praised the Obamas, his predecessor told the DNC crowd: ‘We don’t need four more years of bluster and chaos’
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 20:00 1724265634Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police near Chicago’s Israeli consulate on second night of DNC
Multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Tuesday after clashing with police during a protest that began outside the Israeli consulate and spilled out onto the surrounding streets on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
The intense confrontations with officers began minutes into the demonstration, after some protesters – many dressed in black, their faces covered – charged at a line of police that had blocked the group from marching. They eventually moved past the officers, but were penned in several times throughout the night by police in riot gear who did not allow protesters to disperse.
The Chicago chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, which provided legal observers for Tuesday’s protests, said at least 72 people were arrested.
A large portion of the arrests happened at the end of the night, as police pinned the remaining demonstrators – some of whom said they were trying to get home – in a plaza and blocked them from leaving. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling denied that police had “kettled” protesters, a tactic that involves corralling demonstrators in a confined area, which is banned under a federal consent decree.
Snelling, who has been present at all major demonstrations during the convention, praised his officers’ handling of the protests, calling the response proportional.
“We have people who showed up here to commit acts of violence,” he told reporters late Tuesday. “They wanted chaos.”
When asked to detail the violent acts, he said the demonstrators walked right into police officers. He declined to give the number of arrests, saying he did not have a final total.
AP21 August 2024 19:20 1724263234Which states have abortion rights on the ballot this November?
Montana voters will have the chance to weigh in on whether abortion rights should be enshrined in the state’s constitution in November, making it the ninth state to put the issue of abortion directly in the hands of residents.
On Tuesday, the Montana Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that the general election ballot would include an abortion rights measure, which will ask residents if the state should enshrine a state Supreme Court ruling that protects the right to abortion up to the point of viability (24 weeks).
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, a coalition of abortion rights advocates including the ACLU Montana, Planned Parenthood of Montana, Forward Montana and the Fairness Project had submitted 117,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office in support of the measure. That is nearly double the 60,039 required.
Here are the other states where abortion will be on the ballot.
Montana becomes latest state to put abortion rights on the ballot – here are the rest
Nine states will include an abortion protections measure on their ballot in November
Ariana Baio21 August 2024 19:00 1724262034As she endorses Harris, Melania Trump’s ex-aide tells DNC she ‘couldn’t be part of insanity any longer’
Donald Trump’s former White House press secretary spoke on the second night of the Democratic National Convention to endorse Kamala Harris.
Stephanie Grisham, who held the role from July 2019 to April 2020, is one of several Republican figures invited to the convention in Chicago to denounce the “extremism” of the former president and his campaign.
Mike Bedigan watched her remarks.
Melania’s one-word text that caused ex-aide to quit shared during fiery DNC speech
Stephanie Grisham, who described herself as a ‘true believer’ of Trump, is one of several Republican figures invited to the convention in Chicago
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 18:40 1724260834Another JD Vance joke goes wrong as quip about Tim Walz comes back to bite Trump
Senator JD Vance has made yet another joke that backfired.
Vance was speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday morning when a reporter asked how he is preparing to debate Governor Tim Walz on October 1.
“Well, I found a good friend from back home who embellishes and lies a lot, I’m having him stand in for Tim Walz,” Vance responded.
You can see where this is going...
Katie Hawkinson has the story.
Another JD Vance joke goes wrong as quip about Tim Walz comes back to bite Trump
Gaffe follows uproar over Philly cheesesteak comments
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 18:20 1724259634Analysis: In 2004, Obama was a Democratic outsider. Twenty years later, the DNC reflects his vision for America
When Barack Obama visited the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, he couldn’t even get a floor pass. The young Illinois state senator had just lost a bruising congressional primary to Bobby Rush.
By 2004, he was back at the DNC in Boston, giving the keynote address. This time round, he was the self-proclaimed “skinny kid with a funny name” turned Democratic nominee for an Illinois Senate seat, and delivered the speech that would ultimately define him.
Eric Garcia looks at what’s changed since then.
Obama was once the outsider. Back in Chicago, he now speaks to a party he reshaped
News analysis: Obama’s speech passes the torch to Harris – and lays some well-placed blows on Donald Trump after years of silence
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 18:00 1724258434Was Michelle Obama’s speech an ‘implicit rebuke of the Biden era’?
A White House aide reportedly called Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention an “implicit rebuke” to President Joe Biden’s term, perpetuating rumors that there is a rift between the president and his former boss Barack Obama.
The former first lady delivered a powerful speech on the second night of the DNC. She anticipated that a Kamala Harris presidency would bring a long-dormant sense of “hope” back to the country, reminding the nation of the enthusiasm felt during the Obama years — while glossing over President Biden’s term.
Kelly Rissman has the story.
White House aide says Michelle Obama’s speech was ‘implicit rebuke of the Biden era’
The aide’s comments came amid rumors of continuing tension between Biden and Barack Obama
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 17:40 1724257234Fox News hosts gush over Michelle Obama for delivering ‘speech of the night’
Michelle Obama took the stage at the second night of the Democratic National Convention, prompting Fox News hosts to praise the former first lady’s speech – while Donald Trump’s son Eric called it “unwatchable.”
Kelly Rissman has the story.
Fox News hosts gush over Michelle Obama’s speech as Eric Trump deems it ‘unwatchable’
The former first lady delivered ‘an amazing speech that got this crowd on their feet,’ one Fox News host said
Oliver O'Connell21 August 2024 17:20 1724256034Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife makes dig at Melania Trump
Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife has declared that she’s a more fierce supporter of her ex-husband’s wife Kamala Harris than Melania Trump is of her own current husband Donald Trump.
Despite divorcing 14 years ago and the second gentleman admitting to having had an affair during their marriage, Kerstin Emhoff still has a famously close relationship with her ex-husband and Harris and has spoken out about how the three of them together co-parent Ella and Cole Emhoff.
James Liddell has the story.
Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife makes dig at Melania Trump as Harris’s family unites at DNC
Harris’s modern family dynamic has taken center stage at the DNC, with the vice president’s stepson Cole and husband Doug also taking to the stage in Chicago
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