Wiping away multiple tears after being introduced by his daughter Ashley and waving to a crowd that gave him an extended standing ovation, a smiling Biden said: "I love you."
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the party's national convention on Monday night, drawing cheers from the crowd as she vowed to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November election.
The march happened just as President Joe Biden, who has been the target of intense criticism from pro-Palestinian groups, including the marchers, was doing a walk-through of the largely empty United Center. Biden was scheduled to address the party in the evening.
The Democratic National Convention's first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him. Biden laced into Trump and directly acknowledged the concerns of protesters against the Gaza war who demonstrated a few blocks from the convention hall.
The convention will lean into the party's potential to make history. Harris vies to be the first woman, the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to reach the Oval Office. Harris will aim to use the convention to take a share of the credit for what she and Biden accomplished
The latest measurement is in line with how Americans viewed Harris in early 2021, when she and Biden first took office. It suggests renewed positivity toward Harris, the share of Americans who have a "very favourable" opinion of her has also increased over the same period.
Tulsi Gabbard, who has shared friendly relations with Trump, dominated over Kamala Harris during a 2019 Democratic presidential primary. She joins Trump's team at a time when his allies are calling for a change of narrative on policy issues like immigration.
Trump said he was "angry" at Harris over issues ranging from inflation to immigration and said she would be a "terrible president". In recent weeks, several Trump allies, including Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, have called on him to focus on policy issues rather than attacking Harris.
During a panel discussion in New Delhi, Jaishankar addressed a question about the US election by stating, "We typically refrain from commenting on other countries' elections, as we also expect others to respect our electoral process and avoid commenting on it."
Trump is reported to have used a derogatory term often aimed at women to refer to Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations, according to The New York Times, which cited two individuals who overheard him use the term. His campaign denies these allegations.
In his first interview since ending his re-election campaign on July 21, Biden stated that he had "no serious health issues" but emphasised that his top priority was defeating former President Trump.
Earlier, Trump appeared to back out from the ABC debate and said he would agreed to an offer from Fox News to conduct a debate with Vice President Harris on September 4. However, Harris declined to participate in the Fox debate and demanded Trump stick to the original date.
Kamala Harris, who is the first female Vice President of Black and Indian heritage in US history, has now also become the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket. Her rise to the top followed President Biden's poor debate performance that caused him to end his re-election bid.
The debate will take place on FoxNews in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and will be moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum in the presence of a full arena audience, Trump said. The former President had earlier questioned the terms of the original debate he agreed to with Biden.
A series of polls indicate that Harris' entry in the presidential race has erased the lead Trump had enjoyed over Biden in a matter of days. She is now under a tightly compressed deadline to announce her running mate as the Democratic Party will hold its national convention in late August.
A local officer photographed 20-year-old Thomas Crooks and shared the image with other law enforcement officials present at Trump's rally that day. Approximately 30 minutes later, the officer reported that SWAT team operators observed Crooks using a rangefinder and browsing news sites.
Harris portrayed herself as the "underdog" in the presidential race and described her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, as "just plain weird." In response, Trump labelled Harris as "evil," "sick," and "unhinged," with both rivals trading barbs from a distance.
"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians," Trump said in a Florida rally.
In 2021, while running for the Ohio Senate seat, Vance referred to key Democrats, including Harris, as "childless cats" who want to make the country "miserable". Harris, 59, is a stepmother to her husband Doug Emhoff's two children, Ella and Cole, who call her "Momala".
Barack Obama had earlier praised Joe Biden after the latter withdrew from the US presidential race, but stopped short of endorsing Harris. The US Vice President is on course to become the first woman of Indian and Black heritage to contest on a major party's ticket in the November elections.
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