In unison, on the penultimate day of the Democratic Convention, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's running mate, denounced Wednesday the failures of Donald Trump who, according to them, "never" took the lead. measure of his post. The possible next vice-president wants to "change the course of history with this election".

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Thursday evening ends the Democratic Convention, with the speech of the White House candidate Joe Biden, 77. Officially invested Wednesday by Democrats as her running mate, Kamala Harris called on America to defeat Donald Trump in an election where, according to Barack Obama, democracy is at stake. The unsuccessful 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has also supported Joe Biden.

Kamala Harris denounces Trump's "lack of leadership"

"We deserve much better!", Launched, determined, the California senator, Kamala Harris, 55, who could write a new chapter in American history on November 3 by becoming the first woman to become vice-president . Denouncing "permanent chaos", "incompetence" and "cruelty", this former attorney general, daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, called for mobilization to avoid a new setback, after that of 'Hillary Clinton in 2016.

In her speech, Kamala Harris spoke a lot about her mother, her role model in life: an immigrant who came from India to study in the United States. "How could she have imagined, when giving birth in California, that one day I would say these words: 'I accept your nomination for the vice-presidency of the United States of America'?"

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Huge smile, sparkling gaze, Kamala Harris poses as a symbol of mixed America, "proud to be a black woman", thanks to her Jamaican father, also a symbol of social success, she who was a lawyer, prosecutor, then senator. She fought for victims of sexual abuse, against organized crime, against the greed of big banks, and says she knows "recognize a predator when I see one", in a thinly veiled allusion to Donald Trump .

"Donald Trump's lack of leadership has cost the country lives", she finally launched, referring to the Covid-19 pandemic which has killed more than 170,000 people in the United States. "There is no vaccine for racism, we have to get the job done," she added before a smiling Joe Biden joined her on stage - respecting physical distancing.

"We can change the course of history with this election," concluded Kamala Harris, because it's not just the vice-presidency at stake: if Joe Biden is elected, he should only serve one term. . Kamala Harris would then be perfectly placed to succeed him in the White House in four years.

Barack Obama demolishes Trump and praises Joe Biden

The Democratic candidate was also able to count on the support of former US President Barack Obama, the serious face, who pronounced, 75 days before the poll, a severe indictment against the Republican billionaire who succeeded him at the White House on 20 January 2017.

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"I hoped, for the good of our country, that Donald Trump could show the desire to take his role seriously, that he could feel the weight of the function," said Barack Obama, significantly younger than the two candidates in the running but already retired from politics. "But he never did," he added.

"The consequences of this failure are serious: 170,000 Americans dead, millions of jobs lost, our worst instincts freed," he added from Philadelphia. “In almost four years, he has shown no interest in using this immense power to help anyone other than himself and his friends, no interest in using the presidency other than as a reality show to get it. attention he loves. "

After Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, Obama is the third ex-president to support Joe Biden, whose qualities he praised, noting his "empathy, this decency, this conviction that everyone hopes. He made me a better president. , and he has the character and the experience to make our country a better place, ”he concluded.

During his speech, Donald Trump multiplied angry tweets, in capital letters, accusing in particular his predecessor of having spied on him during his campaign. A few hours earlier, after the broadcast of extracts of the speech, he had already replied forcefully. "When I hear that and I see the horror he left us, the stupidity of the agreements he made ..." he reacted. "Look how bad he was, how ineffective he was.

WHY DID HE REFUSE TO ENDORSE SLOW JOE UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER, AND EVEN THEN WAS VERY LATE? WHY DID HE TRY TO GET HIM NOT TO RUN?

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2020

The Republican national convention, largely virtual and revised downwards, will be held next week. Donald Trump will deliver his speech from the White House.