The fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention brings presidential nominee Joe Biden’s acceptance speech, a host of remarks from more party officials and musical performances by John Legend, Common and The Chicks.
Biden will present his vision for uniting America to move the country forward from “constant chaos and crisis,” according to the evening’s schedule.
Other speakers Thursday include former presidential primary rivals Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, businessman Andrew Yang and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, and several erstwhile vice presidential contenders, including Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.
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‘He doesn’t want us to vote’: Sarah Cooper after Trump impersonation
Sarah Cooper, who has gained a massive following on Twitter and TikTok for her Trump impersonations, spoke in a brief video at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
“I’ve heard Donald Trump say some pretty unhinged things,” Cooper said after doing one of her impressions, which feature her mimicking Trump’s speech with the president’s voice played over her imitation. “I’ve heard them over and over and over again. But nothing is more dangerous to our democracy than his attacks on mail-in voting in the middle of a pandemic.”
Cooper said Trump “doesn’t want us to vote” because he knows he won’t win with a large turnout.
Cooper spoke during a segment that also featured the secretaries of state in California and Michigan as well as voters who promoted voting by mail and criticized Trump’s attacks on the process.
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DNC honors civil rights icon John Lewis on final night
The late John Lewis was honored on the final night of the DNC.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the mayor of Atlanta — Lewis’ hometown — kicked off the segment, which featured Nancy Pelosi, the Rev. James Lawson Jr. and Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who died in 2019.
“We must pass on the gift that John Lewis sacrificed to give us — we must register, and we must vote,” Lance Bottoms said.
Lewis was known as the “conscience of Congress” and represented Georgia for more than three decades in Congress. He died July 17 from pancreatic cancer.
Lewis dedicated his life to protecting voting rights, and this year Democrats have been on the offense — urging voters to make a plan to vote either by mail or in person and warning that Trump may sneak or steal his way to re-election.
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Chris Coons: Biden is ‘a man of faith and conscience’
Chris Coons of Delaware, Biden’s hometown senator, introduced a segment on Biden’s faith — a moving portrait of how it influences his decision-making.
Coons said Biden has “comforted me in my toughest moments,” particularly when his father was in hospice care. He said Biden would “stop everything and listen — really listen — to someone who needs a shoulder to cry on or a partner in prayer.”
Coons, who hosts a weekly bipartisan Senate Prayer Breakfast, took a veiled dig at Trump by saying Biden doesn’t use his faith as a “prop or political tool.” Police violently pushed back anti-racism protesters in June to clear the way for Trump to pose with a photo of the bible in front of a D.C. church.
It also included a past Q&A Biden had with a pastor discussing the killing of Black parishioners in South Carolina by a white supremacist, where Biden talked about the strength in the Black church.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus punctuated the segment with a biting comment: “Joe Biden goes to church so regularly that he doesn’t even need tear gas and a bunch of federalized troops to get him there”
Yang delivers emotional speech with nods to math, Yang Gang
Andrew Yang kicked off the program with an emotional, if at times slightly awkward, speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday.
“I’m Andrew Yang, You might know me as the guy who ran for President talking about MATH and the future,” he said. Speaking in front of a green screen, Yang said Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will deliver for everyday Americans.
“I know many politicians promise and then fail to deliver,” Yang, the one-time 2020 presidential candidate, said. “But we must give this country a chance to recover — and recovery is only possible with a change of leadership and new ideas.”
“Give my regards to the Gang!” Louis-Dreyfus said, noting the YangGang.
“I will,” Yang responded. “They’re right in the other room.”
Julia Louis Dreyfus’ top 3 opening jokes as voted by the NBC News live blog Slack channel
1. 30330, the code to text to support Joe, and the year President Trump will release his tax returns.
2. She was told she would appear on the cover of a magazine. It turned out to be Arrive, the Amtrak seatback magazine. Which no one ever reads, except Joe Biden.
3. A fifth night of the DNC with just Michelle Obama’s speech on loop.
