Vice President Kamala Harris has formally accepted democratic presidential nomination, pledging to unite the United States and bring pragmatic leadership to the White House if elected in November.
“On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, I accept your nomination to be president of the United States of America,” the 59-year-old said in her keynote address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
“I know there are people of various political views watching tonight,” Harris said
“And I want you to know; I promise to be a president for all Americans,” she said.
“I will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations.”
She vowed to be a president who leads and listens and is “realistic” and “practical”.
According to her, she will be a president who “has common sense” and “always fights for the American people”.
Harris shared her personal narrative, highlighting her upbringing by a single working mother and her professional background as a prosecutor, to underscore her qualifications for the presidency.
She drew a contrast with former President Trump, characterizing him as self-serving and beholden to his wealthy acquaintances.
The convention erupted into a celebratory gathering, marking Harris’s remarkable rise to prominence.
She promised to build the middle class, saying it “will be a defining goal of my presidency.”
“The middle class is where I come from,” she said.
