Vice President Kamala Harris sought to redefine herself for America and draw a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump on Thursday as she accepted the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
“On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on Earth, I accept your nomination for president of the United States,” Harris said to the roars of Democrats at their national convention.
Harris emerged as the Democratic candidate a little more than a month ago when allies of President Joe Biden, 81, forced him to quit the race. If successful, she stands to make history as the first woman elected U.S. president.
Harris emerged as the Democratic candidate a little more than a month ago when allies of President Joe Biden, 81, forced him to quit the race. If successful, she stands to make history as the first woman elected U.S. president.
Alluding to Trump’s divisive rhetoric on the campaign trail, Harris will promise to “be a president for all Americans.”
A former California attorney general, Harris’ presidential ambitions were apparent for years, but they had been undermined by her own shaky 2020 campaign and bumps along the way of her nearly four years as vice president.
