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

Biden brought up reproductive rights as a key election issue this November. He noted that in the Dobbs decision in which the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the court's majority wrote that women are not without electoral or political power.

"No kidding," Biden said. "MAGA Republicans found out the power of women in 2022. And Donald Trump is going to find out the power of women in 2024. Watch."

The president slammed his predecessor over his rhetoric on veterans and armed service members.

Biden, whose son Beau served in the military, chastised Trump over reports that he called fallen soldiers "suckers and losers."

"They're not the words of a person not worthy of being commander in chief. Period," he said.

The president turned his attention to the rising gun violence in the country citing stats that showed firearm deaths were the leading cause of deaths among children.

"More died from a bullet than cancer, accidents or anything else in the United States, in America. My God," he said.

Biden spoke about his and Harris' gun control polices and again pushed for a ban on assault rifles and universal background checks.

"If we care about public safety, we need to prevent gun violence," he said.

President Biden is continuing his criticism of his predecessor, accusing him of "lying" about the border.

"Here's what he won't tell you: Trump killed the strongest bipartisan border deal in the history of the United States," Biden said.

Biden went on to slam Trump for his rhetoric toward immigrants, saying Democrats "will not demonize immigrants, saying they're poisoning the blood of America."

He reiterated the party's support for legal immigration and protections for "Dreamers."