“In the name of all Americans,” regardless of “party, race, sex, or language,” such as “the ones I grew up with, who work hard, who try to make their dreams come true, who look out for each other, all those who their history could only be written in the greatest nation in the world, I accept your nomination to be President of the United States,” Vice President Harris told the excited crowd of delegates.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris launched a fierce verbal attack on Republican former president and rival Donald Trump on Thursday during her much-anticipated speech at her party’s convention, accusing him of trying to turn the tide. country “backwards”, in the “past”, with its extremely conservative program.
“We know what a second Trump term would look like. It’s all written in Project 2025,” she said, referring to the highly conservative program drawn up by associates of the tycoon and whose purpose, according to her, is to “return our country to the past.” The crowd of conventioneers responded by rhythmically chanting one of her campaign slogans, “we’re not turning back.”
Vowing to be the president of “all Americans”, Ms Harris commented that although “in many ways, Donald Trump is a serious man, the consequences of him being back in the White House are extremely serious”.
Kamala Harris: I will “close” a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip
Kamala Harris promised in her speech at the Democratic convention in Chicago that she would “seal” a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, where war has raged between Israel and Hamas for more than ten months.
“It is time to conclude the agreement (to release) the hostages and to put a ceasefire into effect,” the US vice president said. “So many innocent lives were lost. Desperate and hungry people are fleeing, going from one place to another for protection. The scale of human suffering is staggering,” he said.
“I will always stand tall to defend Israel’s right to defend itself,” he also said.
“President Biden and I are working to end this war so that Israel is safe, the hostages are freed, the suffering in Gaza is ended, and the Palestinians can see their right to dignity realized, to security, freedom and self-determination,” he assured.
Kamala Harris: Will create economy that ‘allows everyone to succeed’
Kamala Harris promised to create an economy that “allows everyone to succeed”, that offers “opportunity” as well as promoting tax cuts “for the middle class” if she takes office during her lengthy speech after accepting the anointed by her faction and became the Democratic presidential candidate in the November 5th election at their convention in Chicago.
The current vice-president assured that her intention is to create an economy “where everyone will have the opportunity to compete and succeed, whether they live in a rural area, in a small or a big city”.
She also promised to push for a tax cut for the middle class, stressing that her Republican opponent Donald Trump doesn’t care about her.
“Instead of Trump’s tax increase, we will pass a tax cut for the middle class that will benefit over 100 million Americans,” he said, without elaborating.
Ms. Harris argued that Mr. Trump’s plans to raise tariffs would lead to price increases.
She called improving the situation for the middle class a “defining goal” of her potential presidency.
Kamala Harris on immigration
Kamala Harris vowed in her closing speech at the Democratic convention in Chicago on Thursday to push for reform of the US’s “broken immigration system,” referring to the politically explosive issue that Republicans are mainly raising in this election campaign. campaign.
“I know we can rise to our proud heritage as a nation of immigrants and reform the country’s broken immigration system,” she said, promising to craft a bipartisan plan while also blaming Republican rival Donald Trump. Trump how he failed on the issue. “I refuse to play political games with our security,” added the vice president.
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