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Biden Set To Give Convention Farewell
US President Joe Biden is set to give a bittersweet farewell address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, passing the torch to Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for November’s election.
Less than a month after his stunning stepping down and Harris’s shocked ascent, Biden can expect a hero’s send-off from many of the same people who helped push him out due to concerns about his age.
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The octogenarian is expected to say that Harris, America’s first female, Black, and South Asian vice president is the best person to finish the job he started of protecting American democracy from Republican rival Donald Trump.
Harris is set to briefly appear with her boss on stage for his primetime speech in a symbolic moment designed to show unity among Democrats over his succession.
One hangover from his time in office, however, is a huge planned protest in Chicago against the Biden-Harris administration’s support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
Biden said on Sunday he felt “good, real good” about his speech, after spending the weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat in rural Maryland fine-tuning his address with top aides.
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Now a lame-duck single-term president, Biden will be all too aware that his legacy hinges on whether Harris can go on to beat Trump — and that if she doesn’t, many will blame him for clinging on so long.
First Lady Jill Biden, 73, a staunch defender of her husband who was with him throughout the final stages of his fateful decision on July 21, will also take to the stage in Chicago.
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