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US ready for Harris Presidency, Obama tells Democrats

Barack Obama has told the DNC that America is ready for a new chapter with Kamala Harris. He said Donald Trump saw power as nothing more than a means to his ends.

The former US president Barack Obama has told delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that America is ready for a new chapter with Kamala Harris as president. He highlighted her history as a prosecutor going after big banks and child sexual abusers, in contrast to Donald Trump, who he said saw power as nothing more than a means to his ends. Mr Obama was preceded on stage by his wife Michelle, who declared "hope is making a comeback".

In other news, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has met Egypt's president as diplomatic efforts continue to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza

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  • Wed 21 Aug 2024 04:06GMT