The Democratic Party opened its presidential convention with calls for unity and action to lift a deeply divided United States from its economic and political crisis by replacing President Donald Trump with Joe Biden.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama launched a scathing attack on President Trump, calling him the "wrong president" whose failures have brought chaos, adding that Biden's empathy and down-to-earth leadership would restore health and prosperity to the US.
"We have got to show up with passion and hope for Joe Biden," said the former first lady on Monday.
"Joe's life is a testament to getting back up and he is going to channel his passion into lifting us back up."
The Democrats will formally nominate Biden for president on Thursday with delegates voting in a convention being held via video conference across 57 states and principalities.
On Monday, delegates and the American public heard from former Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Republicans and working Americans who support Biden.
"The job is hard," said Michelle, whose husband Barack served as president from 2009 to 2016. "It requires clear-headed judgement, a mastery of complex and competing issues, a devotion to facts and history, a moral compass and an ability to listen. And an abiding belief that each of the 330 million lives in this country has meaning and worth.
"You simply cannot fake your way through this job," she said while taking a shot at Trump who she said is not capable of rising to the challenge the nation is facing.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES
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