WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris used her presidential acceptance speech to present herself as a leader who could unite all Americans to chart a “new way forward” and warned them of “extremely serious” consequences of putting her rival Donald Trump back in the White House.
Vice-President Harris on Thursday night accepted her party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, becoming the second woman to do so for the Democratic Party, after former first lady Hillary Clinton.
“In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man, but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious,” she warned. She spoke about the “chaos and calamity” of his years in the Oval Office and also pointed to him questioning election results in 2020.
Trump reacted to Harris’ speech in real-time on Truth Social. He posted in rapid succession, criticising Harris’ speech, saying: “A lot of talk about childhood,” and “Too many ‘Thank yous’, too rapidly said.”