DNC 2024 Day 1 live updates: Biden lays out choice to 'save democracy' with Harris

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a one-time potential running mate for Harris, largely focused on reproductive rights during his remarks.

He called on voters to elect Harris and Walz to "protect reproductive freedom" and said that "Trump and Vance simply don't believe in your freedom."

"Trump says people are absolutely thrilled that women had their basic rights eliminated. JD Vance says women should stay in violent marriages, and that pregnancies resulting from rape are simply inconvenient," Beshear said. "Their policies give rapists more rights than their victims. That's not inconvenient. It's just plain wrong."

He called on Americans to move beyond divisive politics "by remembering we are all Americans."

"That's how Joe Biden and Kamala Harris lead," he said.

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Beshear: 'Trump and Vance simply don't believe in your freedom'

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a one-time potential running mate for Harris, largely focused on reproductive rights during his DNC remarks.

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It seems that even being Kamala Harris' VP pick can't spare you from your kids making fun of you.

During an interview on MSNBC, Walz's daughter and son held up bunny ears behind their dad's head.

The moment is getting a lot of attention on social media, including from Walz himself, who reposted the clip on X and wrote, "My kids keep me humble."

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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett teared up while recalling her first meeting with Harris after getting elected to Congress.

Crockett said she wasn't sure she made the right decision running for office, referring to the "Chaos Caucus," when she met Harris for an official photo.

"As I approached Vice President Harris for our official photo, she turned to me and asked, 'What's wrong?' Mind you, we'd never met, but she saw right through me," Crocket said. "She saw the distress. I immediately began crying."

Crockett paused to wipe her tears, saying "It's so hard for me to tell this story," before continuing.

"She then said, among other things, 'You are exactly where God wants you. Your district chose you because they believe in you. And so do I,'" Crockett said.

Crockett said that moment gave her her "legislative legs, and I've been running ever since."

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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett addresses the DNC

The congresswoman teared up while recalling first meeting Harris after first getting elected to Congress.

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Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who was a member of the House's Jan. 6 committee, warned about the "banana Republicans who have converted Lincoln's party into a dangerous cult of personality."

Raskin recalled the violence and destruction caused that day by Trump's supporters and the former president's push of election falsehoods.

"All of this after Trump was defeated by more than 7 million votes by the great Joe Biden," he said.

Raskin also took note that the rioters chanted to hang former Vice President Mike Pence, who he noted is not supporting Trump this election.

"By the way, JD Vance, do you understand why there was a sudden job opening for running mate on the GOP ticket?" he said. "They tried to kill him because he would not follow Trump's plan to destroy and nullify the votes of millions of Americans."

Raskin also pointed out Trump's comments about possibly pardoning the insurrectionists and pushed Americans to support Harris.

"Let's make it a landslide so big that Donald Trump and his kangaroo court, Supreme Court justices, cannot even try to steal it," he said.

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Jamie Raskin notes horrors of Jan. 6 while speaking at DNC

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who was a member of House's Jan. 6 committee, warned about the "Banana Republicans who have converted Lincoln's party into a dangerous cult of personality."

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