CHICAGO: Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday (Aug 22) with a rousing name to finish the struggle in Gaza and to combat tyranny all over the world, drawing a pointy distinction with Republican Donald Trump.
“Within the enduring wrestle between democracy and tyranny, I do know the place I stand and I do know the place america belongs,” Harris stated, accusing Trump of bowing right down to dictators.
On the ultimate, and most anticipated, night time of the four-day Chicago conference, Harris, 59, sought to redefine herself for America as she and Trump, 78, enter the ultimate 11 weeks of the razor-close marketing campaign.
After days of protests from Palestinian supporters who had been disenchanted at not getting a talking spot on the conference, Harris delivered a pledge to safe Israel, convey the hostages residence from Gaza and finish the struggle within the Palestinian enclave.
“Now’s the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal achieved,” she stated to cheers. “And let me be clear, I’ll all the time get up for Israel’s proper to defend itself and I’ll all the time guarantee Israel has the flexibility to defend itself.”
“What has occurred in Gaza over the previous 10 months is devastating. So many harmless lives misplaced, determined hungry folks fleeing for security again and again. The size of struggling is heartbreaking,” she stated.
“President Biden and I are working to finish this struggle such that Israel is safe, the hostages are launched, the struggling in Gaza ends and the Palestinian folks can understand their proper to dignity, safety, freedom and self-determination.”
