Country band The Chicks sang the national anthem, and Pink performed in Chicago’s United Center, an arena that seats more than 20,000 people
The Central Park Five, Black men who were exonerated after being wrongly convicted of rape as teenagers and incarcerated for years, got a standing ovation. Members criticised Trump, who as a New York City real estate developer denounced the teenagers at the time. He refused to recant his incorrect claims.
The Democratic crowd went wild for Senator Elizabeth Warren, who grew emotional and wiped away tears. Warren, who made her own White House bid in 2020, delivered a ringing endorsement of Harris as she belittled Trump as “the felon”.
Victims of gun violence, including former US Representative Gabby Giffords, also appeared.
Former US Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Trump, was one of several Republicans to speak at the convention against Trump.
“Democracy knows no party,” Kinzinger said, telling his fellow Republicans that “Democrats are as patriotic as us. They love this country as much as we do.”
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