Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined her plans for a “new way forward” if she is elected to be the 47th President of the United States.
In a much-anticipated speech, Harris accepted her party’s nomination for President.
Harris, who became the first Black woman to claim a major party nomination, framed her “unlikely journey” to the Democratic nomination as the springboard to lift the country to a new place after years of being torn apart by its bitter divides.
Showing how profoundly she has changed the 2024 election, the Vice President offered voters a clear choice between herself and Republican nominee, Donald Trump.
She presented herself as the underdog in the race and attacked Trump while outlining her key policy proposals and telling voters about her background.
If elected, Harris said that she would “bring back the bipartisan border security bill” and “sign it into law.”
Harris, in her DNC speech, underscored that the Democrats and Republicans wrote the bill together and Border Patrol endorsed it, but Trump tanked the bill.
“I refuse to play politics with our security,” Harris said.
“I know we can live up to our proud heritage as a nation of immigrants and reform our broken immigration system. We can create an earned pathway to citizenship and secure our border.”
Kamala Harris
She promised to “be a President for all Americans.”
She called for creating an “opportunity economy where everyone has a chance to compete and a chance to succeed.”
Harris also promised to end the country’s housing shortage and protect social security and Medicare.
She stood firm on Israel’s right to defend itself but added that the bloodshed in Gaza is “devastating” and “heartbreaking.”
She also said “now is the time” for a ceasefire deal.
“President Biden and I are working to end this war, such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination.”
Kamala Harris
Her plans, she said, differ from Donald Trump and she accused the former President of fighting “for himself and his billionaire friends.”
The Vice President argued it is important to keep Trump out of the White House, pointing to Project 2025 as a blueprint of what he would do with a second term.
“In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man, but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.”
Kamala Harris
She framed the election as a “fight for America’s future” and said that the country can’t go back to old Trump policies.
She asserted that former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance are “denigrating America” and “talking about how terrible everything is” on the campaign trail.
Trump Reacts To Harris’ Speech
Former President Donald Trump reacted to Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech at the Democratic National Convention in real-time on Truth Social.
The former President posted in rapid succession, criticizing Harris’ speech, saying “A lot of talk about childhood,” and “Too many ‘Thank yous,’ too rapidly said.”
Trump repeatedly questioned why Harris hadn’t already accomplished the policy proposals she’s put forward as part of her reelection campaign while serving as vice president.
“She said, ‘Chart a new way forward,’ but she’s had three and a half years, and has done nothing but HARM!” Trump wrote.
He also pushed back on Harris’ characterization of Project 2025, which he has repeatedly tried to distance himself from.
“LYING AGAIN ABOUT PROJECT 2025, WHICH SHE KNOWS, AND SO DO ALL DEMOCRATS, THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH!” Trump posted.
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