Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024.
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“In 2024, we have a clear choice: ‘We the people’ versus ‘Me, myself and me,'” former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.
“I know which part of our country I prefer,” Clinton said.
“Kamala Harris will work to solve problems, seize opportunities, allay our fears, and ensure that every American, no matter how they vote, has the opportunity to pursue,” the former two-term vice president said. own dreams.
“Kamala Harris is the only candidate in this race who has the vision, the experience, the temperament, the will, and yes, he can do it in good times and bad. Be ours spokesperson,” he said of the Democratic Party. presidential candidate.
Clinton’s wife, Hillary Clinton, lost the 2016 election to current Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump.
Clinton began his speech by making a pointed joke about Trump.
Now, let’s get to the point: The stakes are too high, and I’m too old to add to this,” Clinton said. “In fact, I turned 78 two days ago. And I’m not as old as Donald Trump.
Clinton also compared Trump to Harris
“Donald Trump has been a model of consistency,” Clinton said. “He’s still divisive, he’s still blaming, he’s still putting people down.”
“He created chaos, and then he curated it in some way, as if it were precious art.”
“Next time you hear him speak, don’t count the lies. Count the ‘Is,'” Clinton quipped after noting that Trump was “mostly talking about himself.”
“His vendettas, his vengeances, his complaints, his machinations: he was like one of those tenors who, before going on stage, opens his heart and, like me, tries to do it by saying ‘I, I, I I’ to open his lungs.
“When Kamala Harris is president, every day starts with ‘you, you, you, you.'”
Clinton tore up draft of Monday’s speech after watching first night of convention, NBC News reports
A Clinton aide said Clinton was moved by the energy and enthusiasm shown in Chicago and wanted to reflect that in a revised speech delivered Wednesday.
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