'Our nation is in crisis, and in many ways, COVID is just a metaphor,' New York Gov. Cuomo said at DemConvention. 'A virus attacks when the body is weak and when it cannot defend itself. Over these past few years, America’s body politic has been weakened.'
Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., who gained notoriety for her handling of police brutality protests in the nation's capital, lambasted the Trump administration's response to the demonstrations following George Floyd's death.
"While we were peacefully protesting, Donald Trump was plotting," Bowser said."He stood in front of one of our most treasured houses of worship and held a Bible for a photo op. He sent troops in camouflage into our streets. He sent tear gas into the air — federal helicopters, too. I knew if he did this to D.C., he would do it to your city or your town."
"I have a 2-year-old daughter," she added."I want her to grow up in an America where she’s not scared to walk to the store. An America where she’s safe behind the doors of her own home. An America where the president doesn’t fan the flames of racism, and looks out for all of us."in Washington, said that by electing Biden and Harris,"We will say: 'Next.'"
"We can’t just say those words," she said."We have to live those words. We have to undo the laws and systems that have codified racism for far too long."Longoria kicked off the program by interviewing different people from around the country impacted by President Doanld Trump’s policy decisions. She spoke to a Pennsylvania farmer hit hard by the trade war, a Texas nurse struggling with reopening amid the pandemic, a small business owner unsure if he can rebound from the coronavirus and a teen activist trying to find new ways to communicate with her peers in the age of social distancing.The Democrats opened the convention with a rendition of"The Star-Spangled Banner" sung by people on video in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
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