1/ Barack and Michelle Obama delivered back-to-back speeches on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, casting Trump as selfish and dangerous while painting Kamala Harris as the heir to their movement. “We don’t need four more years of bluster and chaos. We’ve seen that movie — and we all know that the sequel’s usually worse,” Barack Obama said, torching Trump for his fixation with “childish nicknames,” his “crazy conspiracy theories,” and “this weird obsession with crowd sizes” – gesturing with his hands in a way to indicate something small with regard to masculine proportions. “America is ready for a new chapter,” Barack said. “America’s ready for a better story. We are ready for a President Kamala Harris.” In her remarks, Michelle Obama delivered a similar message, saying: “America, hope is making a comeback,” adding that Harris “understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. We will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth.” She rebuked Trump for how “his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard-working, highly educated, successful people who happened to be Black.” She paused momentarily before adding: “Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs?’” Michelle, however, cautioned that optimism shouldn’t lead to complacency, saying “It’s up to us to remember what Kamala’s mother told her: ‘Don’t just sit around and complain. Do something,’” as the convention crowd chanted: “Do something! Do something!” The third night of the DNC will be headlined by Tim Walz and Bill Clinton. (Washington Post / NPR / New York Times / NBC News / Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / CNN / Axios / Politico / Axios / NBC News / CNN / Washington Post / Washington Post)
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