President Joe Biden’s appearance on the first night of the Democratic National Convention was delayed, and delayed more, by speakers who came before him and didn’t stick to their scheduled times.
He was pushed far past the primetime hours and into a time slot that had the least possible viewers.
After other speakers had hogged the microphone, it was 90 minutes past his allotted time when Biden finally took the stage at 11:30 p.m. He then he read from the teleprompter for 48 minutes, ending at 12:18 a.m.
“It’s been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job, but I love my country more. All this talk about how I’m angry at all the people who said I should step down — it’s not true. I love my country more, and we need to preserve our democracy in 2024. We need you to vote. We need you to keep the Senate and the House of Representatives. And above all, we need you to beat Donald Trump,” Biden said toward the end of his speech, which laid out numerous falsehoods and false promises. Among them:
“Kamala and Tim will continue to take on corporate greed and bring down the cost of food.”
Food is expensive because of inflation caused by Biden-Harris policies. Harris is promising Soviet-style price controls.
“You know we have a thousand trillion, thousand billionaires in America.”
“There are fewer border crossings today than when Donald Trump left office.”
“Trump continues to lie about the border. Here’s what he won’t tell you… Trump killed the strongest bipartisan border deal in the history of the United States.”
“During the pandemic, Kamala and I helped states and cities get their schools back open.”
Biden yelled angrily throughout much of his reading of the speech he was provided, as he defended his record and promised more of the same under Harris. He seemed to be no recognition that the country has lost confidence in him, noted Fox News’ Britt Hume.
Biden criticized Trump for having an America-first foreign policy, and described how he spent 190 hours unwinding that policy.
Day Two of the Democratic National Convention will erase all the memory of Biden’s swan song and begin the new era with the nominees of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Tuesday’s theme for the convention is: “A Bold Vision for America’s Future.” Speakers on Tuesday include former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
