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DNC schedule: Who is speaking tonight?
By James Liddell,Joe Sommerlad and Gustaf Kilander,
21 hours ago
The Democratic National Convention ( DNC ) has now entered its final day at the United Center in Chicago , where some of the party’s biggest heavyweights have taken to the stage over the last three days.
While the DNC is first and foremost a presidential nominating convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz already have their places in the White House race sown up after a five-day round of online voting for delegates wrapped on August 5.
Now, as many as 50,000 visitors have descended on the Steven Spielberg-coordinated convention in the Windy City, including 5,000 delegates from 50 states and territories, plus 15,000 members of the media, tens of thousands of guests and a huge contingent of Gaza ceasefire protesters.
The convention has been organized around four distinct themes, one for each day: Monday’s was “For the People”, examining the Biden administration’s accomplishments in the White House and how a future Harris Cabinet could continue its work, Tuesday’s was “A Bold Vision for America’s Future”, Wednesday’s was “A Fight for Our Freedoms” and Thursday’s is “For Our Future”.
Here the latest on what we know about the convention’s schedule.
Monday
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at the DNC on Monday August 19 2024 (AP)
President Joe Biden delivered the headline speech on the opening night, giving an emotional address to rapturous applause from the crowd.
Denying that he was “angry” with members of his party who pressured him to step aside from the 2024 race, Biden explained: “I love my job, but I love my country more.”
Delegates also heard from Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jim Clyburn, Jasmine Crockett , Robert Garcia, Grace Meng and Jamie Raskin, Senators Raphael Warnock and Chris Coons, Governors Andy Beshear and Kathy Hochul, DNC chair Jaime Harrison and United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain .
Tuesday
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama received a warm welcome at the DNC on Tuesday (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
The Obamas took to the stage on Tuesday delivering an electrifying endorsement of the Harris-Walz administration while eviscerating Trump.
Michelle denounced Trump for peddling a narrative of fear and declared that “hope is making a comeback” while also poking fun at Trump’s reference to “Black jobs” , adding that the “job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs”.
In his speech, Barack heaped praise on both Harris and Biden while slamming Trump for “the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes.”
Walz delivered a rousing speech as he formally accepted the VP nomination (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Walz took to the stage t o deliver a rousing acceptance speech to formally accept his vice presidential nomination.
Met with roaring chants of “Coach! Coach! Coach!” he dived into a football-themed metaphor: “It’s the fourth quarter, we’re down a field goal, but we’re on offense and we have the ball, we’re driving down the field and boy do we have the right team... Kamala Harris is ready!”
Former president Bill Clinton also took to the stage and made a jibe at Trump’s age, noting that he celebrated his 78th birthday on Monday but “I'm still younger than Donald Trump”.
Oprah Winfrey also made a surprise appearance, slamming JD Vance’s“ childless cat ladies ” comments.
As is tradition, Kamala Harris will wrap up the final day of the convention on Thursday night with a headline speech as she formally accepts the nomination to be the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential candidate.
Reverend Al Sharpton, a prominent civil rights activist and baptist minster, has also announced he will take the podium.
Additionally, former Republican congressman and outspoken Trump opponent Adam Kinzinger is expected to speak.
How to watch:
C-SPAN will broadcast the full convention without interruption
CBS News will cover the convention in its primetime slots between Monday and Thursday from 8-11pm ET.
ABC News will carry one hour of the convention from 10-11pm ET on Monday and Tuesday, and then will carry two hours on Wednesday and Thursday between 9-11pm ET.
Fox News will air a nightly special called “Fox News Democracy 2024: The Democratic National Convention” Monday through Thursday from 10pm until 11pm.
CNN will be covering the DNC nonstop during the week, and will air live coverage every night from 8pm until midnight ET under the title “CNN Democratic National Convention.”
NewsNation’s “Decision Desk 2024: The Democratic National Convention,” will air each day of the convention from 8pm until midnight ET.
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