WEBVTT - DNC 2024 Night 1 Recap: The Future Is Here

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy six days to go until the last vote is

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<v Speaker 1>cast and the American people make their choice. Will it

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<v Speaker 1>be this orange tinted fascist or the first woman Vice

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<v Speaker 1>President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the warning. The choice is in the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>the American people, as it always has been. What makes

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump different is Donald Trump says and stands for

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<v Speaker 1>the proposition I love my country when I win an election.

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<v Speaker 1>I love my country when I'm in power. I love

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<v Speaker 1>my country when I'm winning. That's not love of country

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<v Speaker 1>to that sedition. In the end, Donald Trump was the

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<v Speaker 1>worst president in American history, and he was followed by

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best. The best one term presidents in

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<v Speaker 1>American history are John Quincy Adams, George Herbert will Arker Bush,

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<v Speaker 1>and Joseph Robinette Biden of Delaware. This was a consequential

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<v Speaker 1>presidency and President Biden went through it all last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Like FDR brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley, it is

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden who has brought internet access to every corner

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<v Speaker 1>of America. It's Joe Biden who stopped the greed of

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<v Speaker 1>the big pharma companies and made it so insulin can

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<v Speaker 1>be afforded by every American who needs it. Over and

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<v Speaker 1>over again. President Biden was told that can't be done,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet he managed to pass the legislation as president,

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<v Speaker 1>and in the end he had the humility to recognize

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<v Speaker 1>it was time to pass the torch. And what a

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<v Speaker 1>moving scene when Kamala Harris says authentically, I love you

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<v Speaker 1>to the man who tapped her on the shoulder and

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<v Speaker 1>set her on her destiny. Now, Joe Biden spoke clearly, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>and with conviction and deep love for America, while his

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<v Speaker 1>former opponent, the man facing off against Kamala Harris, went

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<v Speaker 1>on yet another troubling, unhinged rant. Now, I said that

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<v Speaker 1>I believed all through this campaign that eighty two to

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<v Speaker 1>eighty six years old was too old to be president

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<v Speaker 1>of the United States. I believe that with every fiber

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<v Speaker 1>of my being. And it is time to talk clearly

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<v Speaker 1>about the decomposition of Donald Trump. He is rambling, he

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<v Speaker 1>is incoherent. What is wrong with Donald Trump. What's wrong

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<v Speaker 1>with him is that he's too old and too incoherent,

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<v Speaker 1>too angry to mentally addled to be the commander in chief.

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<v Speaker 1>Behold the nuclear weapons arsenal codes in his hands. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a laughing stock on the world stage, known for his rudeness.

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<v Speaker 1>He is the subject of the conversation when he steps

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<v Speaker 1>out of the room. Can you believe what he said?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you believe what he did? Even Queen Elizabeth, a

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<v Speaker 1>model of discretion, took pains to note how offended she

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<v Speaker 1>was by his animal like rudeness, embarrassing our country when

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<v Speaker 1>visiting our ally, with whom we have a special relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>What is wrong with Donald Trump is the province of

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<v Speaker 1>medical doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, his family members. Not something that

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<v Speaker 1>it's easy for a lay person to diagnose, other than

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<v Speaker 1>to say he's obviously from a common sense prism, manifestly unfit.

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<v Speaker 1>And last night Democrats scored hit after hit after hit,

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<v Speaker 1>and then some more, and it was a great thing

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. Hillary Clinton is a historic figure, the first

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<v Speaker 1>woman to be the nominee of a major party, Secretary

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<v Speaker 1>of State, United States Senator, first lady, and wow was

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<v Speaker 1>she magnificent last night. The crowd literally went nuts when

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<v Speaker 1>she walked out onto the stage. That enthusiasm was a

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<v Speaker 1>recognition for the enormous space she occupies in American society.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody who achieved sixty six million votes and made it

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<v Speaker 1>possible for Kamala Harris to become the president of the

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<v Speaker 1>United States. And there's no reason why Secretary Clinton's service

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<v Speaker 1>should be over in a Harris administration. Last night, the

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<v Speaker 1>woman who was defeated by Donald Trump in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and sixteen, drove home the key and vital message in

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<v Speaker 1>this election. Better is possible. When Hillary Clinton offered a

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<v Speaker 1>vision beyond the cracks in the ceiling, it was compelling.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the first time in a long time that

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<v Speaker 1>anybody has articulated a vision that looks deeply into the future,

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<v Speaker 1>America's future. It was extraordinary and worth listening to again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's what the election is about. It's what this week

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<v Speaker 1>is about. There is a monumental choice. This man, Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump is a com man fraudster, like George Santos, who,

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<v Speaker 1>after a host denials, pled guilty crying yesterday in federal court.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's a pig. It's an adjudicated rapist, an assaulter of women,

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<v Speaker 1>a bully, someone who dishonored his office used it to

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<v Speaker 1>enrich himself. Donald Trump is abloviating, ignoramus, ignorant, mean, cruel, dumb,

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<v Speaker 1>and finally losing. This decade will be studied by historians

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<v Speaker 1>who will analyze what was it about this era that

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<v Speaker 1>caused the country to very nearly go off the rails.

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<v Speaker 1>The accumulation of factors will be studied in depth. But

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<v Speaker 1>in the end, what last night demonstrates is the direction

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<v Speaker 1>we the people are leaning in. Last night, Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 1>sat watching the convention. What I think is a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of Americans look at Kamala Harris and they say, for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time in a long time, I like her.

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<v Speaker 1>I like Kamala. I like her smile. I like what

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be her generosity of spirit. I like the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that she can laugh. I like the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>people like her and she doesn't look at the country

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<v Speaker 1>filled with people as her enemies. But now the Democratic

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<v Speaker 1>Convention is looking forward. Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night

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<v Speaker 1>are the future. The generational change has happened. Joe Biden

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<v Speaker 1>has left the arena. He's flown to Santa Barbara for

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<v Speaker 1>a well earned vacation. He has passed the torch and

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<v Speaker 1>a new generation of Americans is ready to lead, And

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<v Speaker 1>a new generation of American leaders is getting behind Kamala

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<v Speaker 1>Harris and Tim Wallas because they are the candidates and

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<v Speaker 1>the only candidates in the race who support American freedom

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<v Speaker 1>from control, from taking, from observation, from supervision, from the

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<v Speaker 1>jackboot of government, in the heavy hand of the government

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<v Speaker 1>official and the heavy hand of the intruding government official.

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<v Speaker 1>Metaga is in conservative, it's extremist. It's radical leaves not

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<v Speaker 1>in the individual, but in the power of the state,

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<v Speaker 1>where the individual is a cod in service to the leader.

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<v Speaker 1>To what fascism is. Donald Trump is a fascist. He

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<v Speaker 1>didn't start out as one. He was a simple buffoon,

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<v Speaker 1>but he became one, and his party became one. And

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<v Speaker 1>in the end the person whose prediction was spot on

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<v Speaker 1>was this guy. And though it took a long time,

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<v Speaker 1>ten years, almost his vision is about to come to

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<v Speaker 1>pass because the ruination of America's fascist party, which betrayed

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<v Speaker 1>its history, its legacy, sold its reputation down the river,

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<v Speaker 1>but smirched its icons in the name of Trump, is

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<v Speaker 1>about to pay the price because Americans are going to

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<v Speaker 1>look at this woman and say, I like her. Politics

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<v Speaker 1>in America is not for other people. It's for all

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<v Speaker 1>the people. And that means you, because you are one

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<v Speaker 1>of the people. Do something I'm Steve Schmidt. This is

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