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Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention is a wrap. The program featured more Democratic heavy-hitters (and a couple of Republicans) who sought to promote a message of hope while also sharpening attacks against Donald Trump.
Former president Barack Obama closed out the night, coming after Michelle Obama and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
The cast of speakers hit on reproductive rights, healthcare, family, billionaires, the war in Gaza and the history of the Democratic Party. And there was also the ceremonial roll call 鈥� complete with a .
Catch up and watch key speeches from the night.
Barack Obama 鈥� former president
The former president entered the stage to chants from the crowd of "Yes We Can," echoing his original 2008 campaign slogan.
Barack Obama , saying 鈥渢his convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible.鈥�
Obama also picked up a key theme of the first night of the convention, using his speech to pay tribute to President Joe Biden 鈥� praising his 鈥渆mpathy and decency鈥� 鈥� traits he said the country has needed in the nearly four years since Trump left office. He described Biden as someone history will remember 鈥渁s a president who defended democracy at a moment of great danger.鈥�
He contrasted those attributes with Trump who, he said, 鈥渉as not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.鈥�
Michelle Obama 鈥� former first lady
Former first lady Michelle Obama received some of the loudest cheers of the night in Chicago as , "Hope is making a comeback!"
And in some of her sharpest comments she's made toward Trump, she called him out for promoting birtherism and other racist comments.
Doug Emhoff 鈥� second gentleman
Following an emotional video montage that told the story of the relationship between Doug Emhoff and his wife, Kamala Harris, the Second Gentleman and praising the homemade brisket she brings to the Passover Seder.
"Whenever she鈥檚 needed, however she鈥檚 needed, Kamala rises to the occasion," Emhoff added, calling her a "joyful warrior," and praising the way she has stepped up as "Momola" to his two children, Cole and Ella.
Tammy Duckworth 鈥� Illinois senator
Combat veteran and senator Tammy Duckworth , highlighting her own experience with using IVF to have her two daughters.
鈥淢y struggle with infertility was more painful than any wound I earned on the battlefield,鈥� said Duckworth, who lost most of her right leg and her left leg below the knee in Iraq.
鈥淪o how dare a convicted felon like Donald Trump treat women seeking healthcare like they鈥檙e the ones breaking the law."
John Giles 鈥� Mesa, Arizona mayor
Before Mesa, Ariz. Mayor John Giles , he had a confession to make.
鈥淚鈥檓 a lifelong Republican,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o I feel a little out of place tonight. But I feel more at home here than in today鈥檚 Republican Party.鈥�
Giles is a co-chair of the Arizona chapter of 鈥淩epublicans for Harris,鈥� a group of Republicans campaigning on behalf of Harris 鈥� in part due to their dedication to making sure Trump doesn鈥檛 win a second term.
Michelle Lujan Grisham 鈥� New Mexico governor
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who previously served as the state's health secretary before getting elected to Congress, .
鈥淭his election is about protecting our democracy and securing our freedoms, including the right to affordable, quality healthcare,鈥� she said.
She called healthcare a personal issue for herself and Harris, who lost her mother to colon cancer.
鈥淎nd it鈥檚 personal to Americans across the country who know what it鈥檚 like when someone they love gets sick,鈥� she said.
Bernie Sanders 鈥� Vermont senator
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' list of economic policies received a welcome reception from the crowd at United Center, but it was that received a big response from the audience.
鈥淲e must end this horrific war in Gaza,鈥� Sanders said. 鈥淏ring home the hostages and demand an immediate cease-fire.鈥�
Chuck Schumer 鈥� Senate majority leader
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer .
鈥淔riends, we are here to talk about one thing: tomorrow. And building a better tomorrow for all Americans,鈥� Schumer said in remarks that volleyed between maintaining the cheerful tone of the evening and conveying the magnitude of the threat he warned the nation would face under a second Trump presidency.
鈥淭his November, we can choose a brighter, a fairer, a freer future, or we can relive the dark night of Trump鈥檚 American carnage.鈥�
Stephanie Grisham 鈥� former White House press secretary for Donald Trump
Stephanie Grisham, a former Trump White House press secretary, as not only a Trump supporter, but a 鈥渢rue believer鈥� who spent holidays with the Trump family. That belief shattered, Grisham said, because of what she saw 鈥渨hen the cameras were off.鈥�
鈥淗e has no empathy, no morals, and no fidelity to the truth,鈥� she said. Grisham has been against Trump for several years, after resigning in response to the January 6th attack.
Jack Schlossberg 鈥� John F. Kennedy's grandson
In comparatively brief remarks, Jack Schlossberg said his grandfather was his hero and .
Schlossberg is the only grandson of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He is also cousin to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but 鈥� like others in the Kennedy clan 鈥� he has strongly opposed RFK Jr.'s run for office.
Jason Carter 鈥� Jimmy Carter's grandson
Jason Carter told the crowd his grandfather wished he could have been at the convention, and that Harris carries his legacy.
Jimmy Carter remains a popular figure in the Democratic Party, and at 99 years old is the longest living former U.S. president. Though his health has faltered in recent years, leading him into hospice care, Jimmy Carter reportedly told his son that his last goal before dying is for Harris in November.
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