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President Joe Biden didn't get on stage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago until nearly midnight Tuesday in Washington.
The Democratic Party is blaming "raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker" for the delays and cancellations. A performance from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Taylor and other speakers were also cut from the Aug. 19 program.
In a statement distributed to the media on Aug. 20 by convention officials, Democratic Party leaders said they are "proud of the electric atmosphere in our convention hall."
CHICAGO—In a Tuesday morning press conference, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and other officials provided details on Monday's protests, including the breach of a fence in Park 578 just north of the Democratic National Convention site.
Snelling said 13 arrests had been made, but not all were in connection with the fence breach. Charges, he said, included criminal trespass, resisting and obstructing, and aggravated battery of police officers. He did not provide the names of those arrested.
CHICAGO—After President Joe Biden reiterated his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in his speech on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, delegates and voters say they are viewing it as the passing of the torch to the next generation.
"The old Democrats, which I've been a part of for a long time, are passing the torch to the new Democrats, and it's going to make a difference," Piyush Seth, platform delegate from Pittsburgh, told The Epoch Times. "It was a very smooth transition."
"President Biden is a very humble guy, and with his humbleness, he's done a tremendous service for the country," Seth said. "I'm very happy about what's happened, and I think the Democratic Party going forward is going to be much stronger."
CHICAGO—The second day of the Democratic National Convention will feature a speaker from the Republican Party who openly stands against their party’s nominee, former President Donald Trump.
John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, was confirmed as one of Tuesday’s speakers, along with former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt).
“We're not taking a single community for granted,” said Harris–Walz communications director Michael Tyler during a press briefing on Aug. 20.
The last two-term Democrat president will anchor the primetime schedule on the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Following Monday's speech by his former lieutenant and current President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are both expected to speak at the party's convention on the evening of Aug. 20. Representatives of the Democratic Party confirmed the Tuesday night schedule during a morning press conference.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear at a rally in nearby Milwaukee at about 8 p.m. CDT on Aug. 20.
CHICAGO—Hundreds of Democratic Party delegates met at the Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago Aug. 20 to celebrate President Joe Biden’s convention speech and to strategize for high voter turnout in November.
One platform delegate who has attended three national conventions said the energy during the convention on the first night was electrifying.
“I think the unity was amazing. This is the most unified I’ve ever seen us,” Piyush Seth, of Pittsburgh, told The Epoch Times. “If we can get the vote out, that’s what matters, and Democrats will win.”
CHICAGO—President Joe Biden, who was one month ago expected to secure his re-nomination at this week’s Democratic National Convention, instead delivered a speech passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I have five months left in my presidency, and I have a lot left to do. And I intend to get it done,” Biden said.
“I love my job, but I love my country more.”
CHICAGO—Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off with excitement as delegates and attendees listened to speeches from major lawmakers and leaders from the Democratic Party.
Amid remarks from President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, protesters gathered outside the perimeter of the United Center to demonstrate against the Biden-Harris administration’s military support for Israel during the Israel–Hamas war.
Here are five takeaways from day one of the DNC.