DNC kicks off final night
The final night of the Democratic national convention is officially underway, with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar gaveling in the session.
Even though Kamala Harris will not speak for another four hours, the United Center already looks quite crowded.
The delegates representing California, Harris’ home state, are clearly fired up about her speech tonight. They were already chanting “California!” before the session even began.
The United Center already looks quite crowded, with tonight’s programming about to get underway. Harris won’t address the convention until roughly 10pm CT. pic.twitter.com/FT98QJpYUW
— Joan Greve (@joanegreve) August 22, 2024
Closing summary
This live blog is closing. You can follow all of the action at tonight’s Democratic convention here.
Here’s a look at what else happened today:
Donald Trump called Josh Shapiro a “highly overrated Jewish Governor”, which the White House condemned as “antisemitic, dangerous, and hurtful”.
Shapiro responded by saying the ex-president is “someone who has routinely peddled antisemitic tropes like this” and says Trump is “obsessed” with him.
Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, said she hopes she can maintain a relationship with Joe Biden after she played a key role in pushing him to drop out of the race.
The group Muslim Women for Harris released a statement announcing that it was disbanding in response to the Harris-Walz campaign’s refusal to allow a Palestinian person to speak on the main stage.
Ro Khanna, the progressive California Democratic lawmaker, said the party is making a “tragic mistake” by not allowing a Palestinian person to speak on the main stage.
Donald Trump said he would be “honored” if he received an endorsement from the independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
