President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Joe Biden</a> is rounding out the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention by speaking in support of Vice President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/kamala-harris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Kamala Harris</a>‘s bid for the White House.

Biden will address the convention at about 11 p.m. Eastern time on Monday as his No. 2 prepares to accept her party’s presidential nomination later this week. The Democratic event <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3124171/dnc-2024-chicago-what-to-know/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">runs</a> from Monday to Thursday.

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Harris quickly ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket last month after Biden withdrew his bid for reelection. The president then endorsed Harris, and she is expected to accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on Thursday.

Should she win the election on Nov. 5, Harris will be the country’s first female president.

Watch President Joe Biden hand over the 2024 campaign keys to his No. 2., Vice President Kamala Harris, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.{ai:summary}<p>In a smoky convention hall, President Biden wraps up the first night, booster shot in hand for Kamala Harris’s ascent to the Oval Office. With his withdrawal, he bends the party’s tide toward her nomination, setting the stage for history.</p><p>The stakes are high as she steps into the spotlight—victory on Nov. 5 could crown her the first female president. #politics</p>

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