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Kamala Harris: “I promise to be a president for all Americans.”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

Kamala Harris's full DNC speech

Published August 22, 2024 | Video Starts at 13:50

And let me say, I know there are people of various political views watching tonight. And I want you to know I promise to be a president for all Americans. You can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred Americas fundamental principles, from the rule of law to free and fair elections to the peaceful transfer of power. (13:50–13:56)

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“My mother was 19 when she crossed the world alone, traveling from India to California with an unshakable dream, to be the scientist who…”
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“When she finished school, she was supposed to return home to a traditional arranged marriage.”
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“But as fate would have it, she met my father, Donald Harris, a student from Jamaica.”
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“He [Donald Trump] will give them another round of tax breaks that will add up to $5 trillion to the national debt.”
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“He [Donald Trump] intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax, call it a Trump tax, that would raise prices on middle class…”
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“He [Donald Trump] plans to create a national anti abortion coordinator and force states to report on women's miscarriages and abortions.”
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“Before she could finally afford to buy a home, she rented a small apartment in the East Bay.”
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“We lived in the flats, a beautiful, working class neighborhood of firefighters, nurses, and construction workers.”
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“My mother never lost her cool. She was tough, courageous, a trailblazer in the fight for women's health.”
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“I grew up immersed in the ideals of the civil rights movement.”
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“My parents had met at a civil rights gathering.”
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“I believe everyone has a right to safety, to dignity, and to justice.”
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“In our system of justice, a harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us.”
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“My entire career, I've only had one client, the people.”
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“I accept your nomination to be president of the United States of America.”
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“With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past.”
Kamala Harris's full DNC speech | Uploaded August 22, 2024 | 12:57-13:27
“You can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred Americas fundamental principles, from the rule of law to free…”
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“As attorney general of California, I took on the big banks, delivered $20 billion for middle class families who faced foreclosure, and…”
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“Donald Trump tried to throw away your votes. When he failed, he sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol, where they assaulted law…”
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“He was found guilty of fraud by a jury of everyday Americans, and separately and separately, found liable for committing sexual abuse.”
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“Consider his explicit intent to set free violent extremists who assaulted those law enforcement officers at the Capitol.”
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“Consider the power he will have, especially after the United States Supreme Court just ruled that he would be immune from criminal…”
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“We are not going back to when Donald Trump tried to cut Social Security, Medicare.”
Kamala Harris's full DNC speech | Uploaded August 22, 2024 | 20:30-20:39
“We are not going back to when he tried to get rid of the Affordable Care act, when insurance companies could deny people with pre existing…”
Kamala Harris's full DNC speech | Uploaded August 22, 2024 | 20:39-20:50
“We are not going to let him eliminate the Department of Education that funds our public schools.”
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“We are not going to let him end programs like head start that provide pre service school and childcare for our children.”
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“We will create what I call an opportunity economy.”
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“We will end America's housing shortage and protect Social Security and Medicare.”
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“We will pass a middle class tax cut that will benefit more than 100 million Americans.”
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“Donald Trump hand picked members of the United States Supreme Court to take away reproductive freedom.”
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“When Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom, as president of the United States, I will proudly sign it into law.”
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“With this election, we finally have the opportunity to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights act and the Freedom to vote act.”
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“Last year, Joe and I brought together Democrats and conservative Republicans to write the strongest border bill in decades.”
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“The border Patrol endorsed it.”
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“I will bring back the bipartisan border security bill that [Donald Trump] killed, and I will sign it into law.”
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“I have confronted threats to our security, negotiated with foreign leaders, strengthened our alliances, and engaged with our brave troops…”
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“I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.”
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“I will make sure that we lead the world into the future on space and artificial intelligence, that America, not China, wins the competition…”
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“Five days before Russia attacked, attacked Ukraine, I met with President Zelenskyy to warn him about Russia's plan to invade.”
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“I helped mobilize a global response over 50 countries to defend against Putin's aggression.”
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“President Biden and I are working around the clock because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done [in Gaza].”
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“I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself.”
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“President Biden and I are working to end this war such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends, and the…”
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“I will never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend our forces and our interests against Iran and Iran backed terrorists.”
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“We have so much more in common than what separates us.”
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“We are the heirs to the greatest democracy in the history of the world.”
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