DNC 2024 Day 4 live updates: Harris says she will 'fight for America's future'

Harris set her agenda in a rousing speech at the DNC.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Meredith Deliso, Tal Axelrod, and Brittany Gaddy
Last Updated: August 22, 2024, 11:30 PM EDT

The moment that millions around the country have been waiting for took place Thursday at the Democratic National Convention as Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the nomination for the presidency.

Harris took the stage to a roaring standing ovation and soon set her agenda in a rousing speech.

Whether it was immigration, reproductive rights or foreign security, the vice president showcased a sharp contrast in policies to former President Donald Trump.

Harris's speech was preceded by a who's who of leaders from both sides of the aisle who all made the case that she is the best person to be the nation's leader.

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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024.
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    Aug 22, 2024, 1:12 PM EDT

    Trump to do live play-by-play of Harris' speech on Truth Social

    Former President Donald Trump said he will do a “LIVE PLAY BY PLAY on TRUTH Social” of Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech at the DNC Thursday night.

    “We will start at 10 P.M., Eastern, and be covering and commenting on some of the earlier Speeches made, prior to hers,” Trump posted on his social media platform before going on to slam the dropout of President Joe Biden and saying he was going to "expose" Harris' policies.

    -ABC News Lalee Ibssa

    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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    Aug 22, 2024, 1:10 PM EDT

    Harris campaign dodges question on why there isn’t a Palestinian speaker at DNC

    The Harris campaign at a briefing Thursday morning dodged a question from ABC News on why there isn't a Palestinian speaker at the convention and why simply saying former President Donald Trump would be worse for Arab-Americans is not the campaign taking their votes for granted.

    "No, we're absolutely not taking their votes for granted," campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said. "I think, as it relates to uncommitted delegates at this convention, we're proud, glad that they are here. We've worked to engage them throughout the convention."

    Tyler noted a panel conversation that was held with members of the uncommitted movement and said Harris recently engaged with the movement's leadership in Michigan. He also emphasized that the vice president is working toward a resolution to the Israel-Hamas conflict "with a permanent cease-fire that allows Israel to fully secure itself, that fully continues and make sure that we have full humanitarian aid, but also make sure that Gazans are able to peacefully live and prosper in Gaza."

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    -ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

    Rep. Ilhan Omar, right, comforts Asma Nizami, an uncommitted delegate from Minnesota, as they listen to Dr. Tammy Abughnaim speak about the atrocities she's witnessed while working in Gaza, at Park 578 on Aug. 21. 2024, in Chicago.
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    Aug 22, 2024, 12:31 PM EDT

    Gun control to be featured ahead of Harris' remarks

    Before Vice President Kamala Harris takes center stage Thursday night, gun violence survivors and gun safety advocates will address the DNC, according to Harris-Walz campaign spokesman Michael Tyler.

    Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, Rep. Maxwell Frost and the "Tennessee Three" -- state Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, are also expected to speak.

    Tyler told reporters Govs. Gretchen Whitmer and Roy Cooper, Sens. Mark Kelly and Elizabeth Warren, and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger -- a member of Jan 6. select committee -- will give remarks too.

    -ABC News' Will McDuffie

    Aug 22, 2024, 9:54 AM EDT

    Kamala Harris to tell her personal story in acceptance speech

    The fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention is leading up to a dramatic finale: Kamala Harris giving her acceptance speech and getting to tell her personal story -- in her own words -- to an audience of millions.

    She's expected talk about a middle-class upbringing with a working mother. She will continue to stress the themes we've heard from speakers throughout the convention: optimism and patriotism -- the "politics of joy" -- drawing a contrast, her campaign says, with the "dark" vision of Donald Trump.

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