U.S. President Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic Party National Convention. A list of speakers made the case for Kamala Harris to win the upcoming election. Issues like reproductive rights and defense of democracy were brought up in a show of unity behind Harris.  

Joining the discussion:

• Joseph Williams is former senior editor at U.S. News and World Report. 
• Jadan Horyn is a political analyst, joining us from Miami. 
• Brian Becker is executive director of the ANSWER Coalition. 
• Joel Rubin is a former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.

VIDEO: An emotional US President Joe Biden has passed the torch to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, promising to be the “best volunteer” for her campaign in a bittersweet farewell speech at the party's convention in Chicago.#AFPVertical pic.twitter.com/jC6bLsqvBy

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 20, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris unexpectedly took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday to thank President Biden for his “lifetime of service to our nation.” Here are the highlights from the first night of the convention: https://t.co/K6ejo7GI2D pic.twitter.com/1mjgNLyoBq

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 20, 2024

Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who was pregnant at 12 years old after being raped by her stepfather, speaks at the DNC and calls out abortion bans.

Donald Trump "calls it 'a beautiful thing,'" she says. "What is so beautiful about a child having to carry her parents' child?" pic.twitter.com/uRsZK0ojdB

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 20, 2024