politics also just feels better to be part of. [ cheering and applause ] >> there is joy in it as well as power. if all of that sounds naïve, let me insist that i have come to this view not by way of idealism but by way of experience. not just the experience of my unlikely career, someone like me surveying in indiana, serving in washington, serving in uniform. i'm thinking of something much more basic, i'm thinking of dinner time at our house in michigan. [ cheering and applause ] >> when the dog is barking and the air fryer is beeping and. >> & cheese is boiling over and it feels like all of the political negotiating experience in the world is not enough for me to get our 3-year-old son and

our 3-year-old daughter to just wash their hands and sit at the table. it's the part of our day when politics seems the most distant. and yet the makeup of our kitchen table, the existence of my family is just one example of something that was literally impossible as recently as 25 years ago when an anxious teenager growing up in indiana wondered if he would ever find belonging in this world. [ cheering and applause ] >> this kind of life went from impossible to possible. from possible to real. from real to almost ordinary in less than half a lifetime. [ cheering and applause ] >> but that did not just happen. it was brought about through

idealism and courage, through organizing and persuasion and storytelling and yes, through politics. the right kind of politics. the kind of politics that can make an impossible dream into an everyday reality. i don't presume to know what it's like in your kitchen, but i know as sure as i am standing here that everything in it, the bills you pay at that table, the shape of the family that sits there, the fears and the dreams that you talk about late into the night there, all of it compels us to demand more from our politics than a rerun of some tv wrestling deathmatch. so this november, we get to choose, we get to choose our president, we get to choose our policies, but most of all we

will choose a better politics. a politics that calls us to our better selves that offers us a better every day. that is what kamala harris and tim walz represent. that is what democrats represent. that is what awaits us when america decides to end trump's politics of darkness once and for all, that is what we choose when we embrace the leaders who are out there building bridges and reject the ones who are out there banning books. this is what we will work for every day, to november and beyond! so let's go win this! thank you, democrats! >> transportation secretary pete buttigieg starting off saying he maybe recognized from fox news. we have welcomed him on fox news channel many times and he has

accepted. that's a good thing. who has not accepted? vice president kamala harris has not come on once. we would love to have her. obviously secretary buttigieg has no problem getting on. that's a good thing. >> it doesn't seem like something that should be required a lot of bravery. it's really not that hard. absolutely silly i would say, honestly. if that's a badge of courage. >> i've long thought that he's a very impressive young man. he can hold his own very well, highly articulate, very bright. struggled as transportation secretary, there have been a lot of issues and problems and not a lot of evidence he's dealt with it particularly well. talks about them well but that's not the same thing. he's part of the rising generation and democrat -- he will be around for a long time.

>> wes moore also an impressive politician, the same kind of delivery almost. >> i was just thinking, if we look at this democratic convention especially tonight, the democrats have a deep bench of young talent and you will be seeing a lot of these people for a long time. twenty years ago this summer that barack obama gave that speech at the convention, and now i think you will see a lot of these folks, schapiro, wes moore and others. >> i think we will dip in to john legend here. we have to get the entertainment part. [♪♪] [♪♪]

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i want to point out the person who's doing the sign language. >> she's my favorite. >> she's really something. >> last night i was watching when michelle obama started a chant and it was going fast and furious and she could not keep up but today she practiced. we saw her earlier. i would invite her on the show friday morning. >> let's go live to peter doocy. >> i was just going crazy right before you came to me. but this is going to be -- this is a big moment on a convention night and i will show you why. you notice in all the big moments, all the still pictures, everybody has the same sign. but nobody's got the signs yet, they've got volunteers with garbage bags full of whatever the sign is tonight. i don't know, can we see one? eight minutes, okay. but they wait until the very end

to start distributing the garbage bags full, and there will be people plenty left on the floor, i promise. if anybody in the studio wants me to bring some. back to you. >> an investigative reporter would see if he could get that sign. one more try with that lady right there. how about that guy? >> and we see what the sign is today? here we go. maybe? >> right this way, nothing to see here. >> what's the sign tonight? it's mel -- it spells governor walls mac. >> i never would have guessed. >> i would have said coach. >> maybe it's as coach on the back. >> and you were going to say he's an assistant coach, unpaid. >> walking out of here the other night one of the guys had the

stick with a sign on it, poked my eye out. [ laughter ] >> it's a challenge getting out of here. what do you think? >> we are waiting for the main speech. >> it's a little late. >> we are consistent. >> who are we insulting tonight? >> buttigieg and moore had great stories, performance as transport secretary hadn't been great but he spoke well this evening and reminded everyone of his military experience. but tonight big -- belongs to governor walz and i think his story will be one, if he tells it well, which i have no reason to believe he won't, will hopefully tomorrow, that energy, vice president harris will be able to build on it as she tells her story. then we get to the heart of the campaign about how you make life affordable for more americans and make it safer. hopefully will be helped by a fed rate cut, ending the hostilities and releasing

hostages in the middle east which will not only help america but enable the world to be freer and better. >> you know, we talked earlier today about governor walz and his handling of covid, the education. but scores dropped by ten points in minnesota while he was governor. education scores, they are not alone, it's been like that across the country, but coach, teacher, that's his dna so it's a fair question. not only that but if you think about the other people we've had on, governor wes moore of maryland who, baltimore schools, horrendous. you have governor shapiro, philadelphia schools, horrendous. you have kids all across america who are not able to read at a grade level, to math at a grade level and we are basically asking these people to run their life with 20-pound waits on their ankles because they can't do basic skills and so it would

be great if governor tim walz tonight wants to say here's what we are going to do about that. >> nobody is talking about the ultimate root cause of so many problems. it's not just a partisan issue, there's got to be a bipartisan solution beyond school choice, which i support, to help get these kids up to speed. they weren't doing great before covid, they are doing even worse now. >> and listen, not to get too into the weeds about the logistics of the convention but a convention is packaging your message. it is putting your best foot forward. you jump from here to a campaign that takes you into november 5th. you have three nights in a row where your major speech is going to be on the east coast pass 11:30 pm. tim walz is not going to get on the stage probably until 11:30. >> i think it's a miss. i think not having your main speakers "primetime" in the east coast is a miss because then everyone gets to see, you know,

biden, obama, walz and it seems like they switched some stuff around to get president clinton in early, and oprah. one thing i wanted to mention that was mentioned earlier about this whole idea of change, it's clear that president biden is not front and center for the last few days, only a few people mentioned him at all. than the campaign will make sure that president trump is the incompetent. he's been speaking about, you know, his past for four years and he's been running for four years and they will keep going after that. whether it works i don't know. >> at the top three and a half years later. >> all along the democrats have altered the election to be about trump. the trump campaign wanted it to be about biden. so far the best speech i think is oprah winfrey, one of the

greatest communicators of our time. she's an entertainer but she has drops as a serious person. she gives this rousing speech, fired the delicates up as almost no one else has. it's supposed to be walz's night. how in the world will you top that? >> she's never done a political convention, this was her first. i think that says something. >> and john legend was pretty good too. >> highlight of the night for me >> and bill was going crazy down on the floor. >> we were all dancing, we have the best view by the way. listen, this is how it begins for walz. i can see backstage here, there's a group of at least half a dozen guys wearing football jerseys, get ready for a ton of metaphors about football and life. football and america, football and politics. i read through the speech

moments ago, it's embargoed for the moment but i can tell you there's a lot of mentions about his time in minnesota as an assistant football coach, winning a state championship. is going to talk a lot about his own life, a lot about kamala harris, is reading through it i don't think it necessarily reads that long so maybe i will sort of speed things up tonight. one thing that's been mentioned is project 2025. it's just dishonest to bring it up and lay it on the trump team. they have disowned that project but i guess in the end maybe that's just politics. i will be also curious to see how he addresses some of the things that have come up really over the past two weeks. the vetting process went quick for tim walz and you wonder did some things get by the goalie so to speak? a metaphor for hockey is the football players come on stage here tonight. >> let's go down to the field. >> very cute, really fun.

[♪♪] [ cheering and applause ] [♪♪] >> you know, all this got me thinking about the kinds of leaders we need. we want the people in charge to be genuine, compassionate and trustworthy.

the thing is, there are people in our neighborhoods who fit this description, the kind of people who display quiet leadership by helping kids pay for their lunches, by bringing teams together to believe in each other. and when we are stuck in the snow, they push us out. [ cheering and applause ] >> in my neighborhood, we always wish that people like that would run for office. well in my neighborhood, someone like that did run for office. and he's going to be a wonderful vice president. thank you very much. [ cheering and applause ] [♪♪] >> out here in the wide-open spaces, we are reminded of the values we share, a commitment to

community, country and standing up for what's right. tim walz grew up in a small town in nebraska where he spent summers working the family farm. there were just 24 students in his graduating class. his dad served during the korean war and that meant a lot to tim so he enlisted right after his 17th birthday and served 24 years in the national guard. rising to command sergeant major. tim went to college on the g.i. bill and became a social studies teacher. that's where tim and i met. we shared a classroom with a divider right down the middle. his classroom was a lot louder than mine but i could hear how engaged his students work. tim taught for over 15 years and he coached football, helping lead the team to a state championship after zero winds just a few years before. tim taught them how to believe in themselves and that we are all in this together. when one of our students started

the school's case rate alliance, tim agreed to serve as faculty advisor because he knew how impactful it would be to have a football coach involved -- a straight alliance -- he inspired his students and he changed lives. >> so joyful in everything he does but it's also standing up for what he believes to be right, stands up to bullies. >> then tim's students inspired him to run for congress in southern minnesota. tim spent a lot of time working with republicans, fighting to help farmers and expanding veterans benefits. whether it was in congress or as governor, his focus has always been helping working people like those he grew up with. that's why he fought for the largest tax cut in minnesota state history. >> tim walz was there for small businesses like ours. >> with the urging of governor walz we were able to pass the affordability act and it saves lives in minnesota. >> with tim as governor,

minnesota is one of the best places to raise a family and one of the best states for business. tim is a lifelong hunter and gun owner. but after the sandy hook school shooting, he knew that we had to do something, so he's fought for background checks and red flag laws. but of all the things he's done, tim loves being a dad. we struggled to have kids. fertility treatments made it possible. there's a reason our daughter is named hope. they mean the world to us. >> governor walz, making good on a promise to his son and family yesterday by getting them a puppy. >> then we will get some food. corndog great. >> and vegetarian. >> turkey then. >> turkey is meet. >> not in minnesota. >> he's as at home on a farm, a fishing boat, a football field or a factory floor as he is on the floor of congress.

tim's commitment to service all comes back to the values we grew up with, love your country, help your neighbor and fight for what's right. because that is what america is all about. >> two middle-class kids, one a daughter of oakland, california, the other a son of the nebraska plains, only in america is it possible for them together to make it all the way to the white house. [ cheering ] >> please welcome the democratic nominee for vice president, governor tim walz. [♪♪] [ cheering and applause ]

[♪♪] >> thank you. >> thank you! thank you. [ cheering ] >> wow, thank you. thank you first of all to vice president harris. thank you for putting your trust in me and for inviting me to be

part of this incredible campaign. [ cheering and applause ] and a thank you to president joe biden for four years of strong historic leadership. [ cheering ] >> it's the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. we are all here tonight for one beautiful simple reason. we love this country. so thank you to all of you here in chicago and all of you are watching at home tonight, thank you for your passion, thank you for your determination and most of all, thank you for bringing the joy to this fight. [ cheering ]

now i grew up in you, nebraska. a town of 400 people. i had 24 kids in my high school class. none of them went to yale. but i will tell you what, growing up in a small town like that, you learn how to take care of each other. that family down the road, they may not think like you do, they may not pray like you do, they may not love like you do, but they are your neighbors and you look out for them and they look out for you. everybody belongs and everybody has a responsibility to contribute. for me, it was serving in the army national guard. i joined up two days after my

17th birthday and i proudly wore our nation's for 24 years. [ cheering and applause ] >> my dad, a korean war era army veteran, died of lung cancer a couple years later. he left behind a mountain of medical debt. thank god for social security survivor benefits. and thank god for the g.i. bill that allowed my dad and me to go to college. and millions of other americans. [ cheering and applause ] >> eventually, like the rest of my family, i fell in love with teaching. [ cheering and applause ] >> three out of four of us married teachers. i wound up teaching social studies and coaching football at

high school. go scarlett's! [ cheering ] >> we ran a 44 defense, we played through to the whistle on every single play and we even won a state championship. [ cheering ] >> never closed the yearbook, people. but it was those players and my students who inspired me to run for congress. they saw in me what i had hoped to instill in them, a commitment to the common good, and understanding that we are all in this together. and the belief that a single person can make a real difference for their neighbors. so there i was, a fortysomething high school teacher with little kids, zero political experience and no money, running in a deep

red district. but you know what, never underestimate a public school teacher. never. [ cheering and applause ] >> i represented my neighbors in congress for 12 years and i learned an awful lot. i learned how to work across the aisle on issues like growing the rural economies and taking care of the veterans. i learned how to compromise without compromising my values. then i came back to serve as governor and we got right to work making a difference in our neighbors lives. we cut taxes for the middle class. [ cheering and applause ] >> we passed paid family and medical leave. we invested in fighting crime and affordable housing.

we cut the cost of prescription drugs and help people escape the kind of medical debt that nearly sank my family. and we made sure that every kid in our state gets breakfast and lunch every day. [ cheering and applause ] so while other states were banning books from their schools , we were banishing hunger from hours. [ cheering and applause ] >> we also protected reproductive freedom, because in minnesota we respect our neighbors and the personal choices they make. and even if we would not make those same choices for ourselves , we have a golden rule , mind your own business. [ cheering and applause ]

that includes ivf and fertility treatments. this is personal for us. if you have never experienced the hell that is infertility, i guarantee you you know somebody who has and i can remember praying each night for a phone call, the pit in your stomach when the phone would ring and the absolute agony when we heard that treatments had not worked. it took us years, but we had access to fertility treatments. when our daughter was born, we named her hope. [ cheering and applause ] >> hope, gus and gwen, you are my entire world and i love you. [ cheering and applause ] i'm letting you in on how we started a family because this is

a big part of what this election is about. freedom. when republicans use the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctor's office, corporations free to pollute your air and water. and banks free to take advantage of customers. but when we democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. [ cheering and applause ] >> freedom to make your own health care decisions. and yeah, your kids freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in the hall. [ cheering and applause ] look, i know guns. i'm a veteran back i'm a hunter

and i was a better shot than most republicans in congress and i got the trophies to prove it. but i'm also a dad. i believe in the second amendment but i also believe our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe. [ cheering and applause ] >> that is what this is all about. the responsibility we have to our kids, to each other, and to the future that we are building together in which everyone is free to build the kind of life they want. but not everyone has that same sense of responsibility. some folks just don't understand what it takes to be a good neighbor. take donald trump and jd vance. their project 2025 will make things much harder for people who are just trying to live

their lives. they spent a lot of time pretending they know nothing about this, but look, i coached high school football long enough to know, and trust me on this, when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they are going to use it. [ cheering and applause ] >> and we know if these guys get back in the white house, they will start jacking up the costs on the middle class, they will repeal the affordable care act, they will got social security and medicare and they will ban abortion across the country with or without congress. here's the thing, it's an agenda nobody asked for. it's an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and most extreme amongst us. and it's an agenda that does

nothing for our neighbors in need. is it weird? absolutely. absolutely. but it's also wrong. and it's dangerous. it's not just me saying so, it's trump's own people. they were with him for four years, they are warning us that the next four years will be much, much worse. when i was teaching every year we would elect a student body president and you know what, those teenagers could teach donald trump a hell of a lot about what a leader is. leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. leaders do the work. so i don't know about you, i'm ready to turn the page on these guys. so go ahead, say it with me, we are not going back! [ chanting ]

>> we've got something better to offer the american people! it starts with our candidate kamala harris! [ cheering and applause ] from her first day as a prosecutor, as a district attorney, as an attorney general, as a united states senator and then our vice president, she has fought on the side of the american people, she has taken on the predators and fraudsters, she's taken down the transnational gangs and she's stood up to powerful corporate interests. she's never hesitated to reach across that aisle if it meant improving our lives, and she's always done it with energy, with passion and with joy. [ cheering and applause ] >> folks, we've got a chance to make kamala harris the next president of the united states. [ cheering and applause ]

>> but i think we owe it to the american people to tell them exactly what she would do as president before we ask them for their votes. so this is the part, clip and save it and send it to your undecided relatives so they know , if you are a middle-class family or a family trying to get into the middle class, kamala harris will cut your taxes. if you are getting squeezed by prescription drug prices, kamala harris is going to take on big pharma. if you are hoping to buy a home, kamala harris is going to help make it more affordable. and no matter who you are, kamala harris is going to stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want to lead. [ cheering and applause ] >> because that is what we want for ourselves and it's what we want for our neighbors. you know, you might not know it

but i haven't given a lot of big speeches like this. [ laughter ] >> but i have given a lot of pep talks. so let me finish with this, team it's the fourth quarter! we are down a field goal but we are on offense and we've got the ball. we are driving down the field. and boy do we have the right team. kamala harris is tough, kamala harris is experienced and kamala harris is ready. our job, our job, our job, our job for everyone watching is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling. 1 inch at a time, 1 yard at a time, one phone call at a time, one door knock at a time,

15-dollar donation at a time. [ cheering and applause ] >> look, we've got 76 days, that's nothing. there will be time to sleep when you are dead. we are going to leave it on the field! that is how we will keep moving forward, that is how we will turn the page on donald trump, that is how we will build a country where workers come first, healthcare and housing are human rights! and the government stays the hell out of your bedroom! [ cheering and applause ] >> that is how we make america a place where no child is left hungry, where no community is left behind, where nobody gets told they do not belong. that is how we are going to

fight, and as the next president of the united states always says, when we fight... when we fight... thank you, god bless! [ cheering and applause ] [♪♪] ♪ keep on rocking in the free world ♪ [♪♪] [♪♪] >> governor tim walz, minnesota

is now the vise presidential candidate. a formality accepting the nomination tonight. it's a huge night for governor walz. think about the fact that the sequence of events that have happened over the last two months, nobody could have anticipated. if it weren't for the june 27th debate, tim walz would not be standing here on this stage tonight. he did well, everybody is holding coach walz signs, talked about how he peps up his team. mostly about being a good neighbor. that's a lot of his focus, is on relationships and treating each other well. >> he says neighbors need to mind their own business, republicans pointing to his effort as governor in minnesota, telling people to snitch on their neighbors. he said that the democrats in this hall have to do the blocking and tackling in order for the ticket to win in

november. he pointed to -- that he's a veteran, he knows guns, he's a hunter and he said i was a better shot than most of the republicans in congress and i have the trophies to prove it. one of the interesting or at least notable things as you see his wife clapping there and his family on the stage, was his son gus, you know, overcome with emotion, pointing at the stage saying that's my dad, that's my dad. i think that that is a proud son he's clearly excited about this moment. dana, your thoughts? >> i thought gus was delightful. it's lovely. that's my dad. that was great. i said earlier tonight he had to do fine and that would be enough. he did great. i even follow the football metaphors. he will be a great wingmen for kamala harris and he set her up very nicely for tomorrow. there are a couple of things i would say what are you talking about.

we had a grandmother on the other day who got jailed in minnesota for opening up her coffee shop because she was going to lose her livelihood and her business and her family was in danger and she had to go to jail and she has very strong feelings about that. the other thing is he started off by saying i did not go to yale, as if that is someday is on jd vance. jd vance was in a legacy at yale, he worked his way up, somebody that i would imagine that tim walz, had he been able to teach somebody like jd vance, he would've been very proud of him as a young man who introduced walz said he inspired them. so i think that dynamic between the two will be strange because i think a lot of things i jd vance accomplished, even if he does not agree with him, are things he would've tried to encourage in students that he says he wants to help letter disadvantaged, maybe it's that they need free lunches, free breakfasts, all of those things. >> silver spoon. >> absolutely not. >> his mom was on. she raised him well and got him to focus on doing his math which

brings up this issue of watching those two men debate which we are going to get an opportunity to see, jd vance and tim walz. going head-to-head. it will be a moment. >> it will be. just add what dana said, not to mention the education that some of our other speakers, the obama's both went to harvard law school, she went to princeton, he went to yale. and mayor pete. the idea that -- jd vance said he went -- he said he went to school on the g.i. bill and so to advance. i thought we had here was a bright presidential candidate doing what they are supposed to do. stick up for the ticket, attack the opponent, be the one that lands the blows. the one thing i have to say, many years ago when i was a much younger man, i helped coach my son's basketball team. if i had had any idea in those

days how much mileage you could get out being an assistant coach for a high school football team, i'd be identifying myself as coach. seams to be working for him. >> and we want to apologize because peter doocy had governor walz on his investigation. it was coach walz. >> i played ivy league football. pen beat yale in the champ and ship back then what i would play for this guy. he wasn't my top two choice. i thought it should be shapiro or kelly, i did not really know this guy, but over the last few weeks tim walz, i love the guy. he has a great spirit. i think he left it on the field, he did better than what anyone thought. i thought it was fun and enjoyable. >> a lot of football analogies. >> he kept it under midnight. >> he wins tonight.

he cramped so much in. first, he did a fine job. he listed accomplishments as a governor, he talked about cutting taxes for the middle class, creating affordable housing opportunities, medical leave and free breakfasts and lunches for children in schools. these are things that governors are able to talk about, executives are able to talk about, and hopefully what it suggests is that may be vice president harris will talk about some issues, talk about specific things she wants to do. he loves this country. you don't normally see usa signs, go usa signs at democratic conventions and the kind of patriotism. it was a wonderful thing. and finally he connected on fertility treatments, said mind your own business, we should all have the freedom to make our lives better for ourselves. i like this guy. i like this guy. >> the mind your own business, in the wake of the covid --

[ laughter ] >> all right, let's bring an republican vise presidential nominee senator jd vance. senator, good to see you. your thoughts? did you hear the speech, what did you think? >> look, my response to this is they can't say that kamala harris has lowered your grocery prices because you hasn't, they can't say that kamala harris is lower the price of housing because she hasn't, they can't say that kamala harris has secure the border because she's open to the border. what they can say and what so many of the speakers did including tim walz is basically say that if you want a better life for your children, if you want to vote for donald trump to change the direction of this country, you are a bad person. i think that's just a fundamental message that falls flat for americans who have suffered under the policies of kamala harris. where is the vision, where are the details, where can they say that kamala harris' record has major life better as an american citizen, because they can't do that. i thought it was a dark and ominous tome where they attacked donald trump and attacked the

people who voted for him rather than offer a compelling vision for the future. it fell flat to my ears. of course the american people will make the ultimate decision. >> senator, one of the most fundamental responsibilities of a vice president is that you are one heartbeat away from the presidency. it's a very serious responsibility. what do you think you heard tonight in terms of governor walz's ability to step into that oval office? >> i did not hear much on that account. what i heard was a guy who's trying to defend kamala harris. importantly he talked a lot about kamala harris' vision for all the things that she would do to lower the cost of this are that and i kept on wanting him to say this is what she's already done, because it's one thing to promise things in the future, but when you are defending the sitting vice president of the united states, day one of her administration is not six month from now, day one was 1300 days ago and she hasn't

done anything. it's been her policies that have actually caused so many of the problems so these people cannot get up there and offer all of these promises and the vision for the future. they need to be able to say we did this thing and it major life better. because they can't say that, it's a lot of rhetoric and a lot of generalized promises about the future. but that's not going to help the american people afford groceries or housing. and pack on the harasses policies out on the opposite. >> there was one point were governor walz said that you all have a playbook and he depicted what you and your ticket are going to do and he got specific. here it is. >> i coach high school football long enough to know, and trust me on this, when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they are going to use that. and we know if these guys get

back in the white house, they will start jacking up the costs on the middle class, they will repeal the affordable care act, they will got social security and medicare and they will ban abortion across this country with or without congress. >> so will you check up the costs on the middle class? will you do all of the rest of the things that -- >> no, of course not. the amnesia required to utter those words from tim walz, when donald trump was president prices for the middle class were the lowest they had been, wages were rising, the border was secure. it's so preposterous to say that donald trump is going to jack price's up on the middle class when he was president the middle class had the best rising take-home pay that they've had in a generation in this country. and it just highlights the extraordinary contrast. donald trump can point to four years of successful leadership and say i delivered rising prices, rising wages for

american workers, delivered rising take-home pay and a secure border. these guys are accusing donald trump of doing what kamala harris has actually done during her three and a half years as vice president. i think the american people are way too smart to buy it. >> will you ban affordable care act? >> no, in fact as you know when donald trump was president he fought to deliver higher quality lower-cost healthcare plans to the american people. a lot of americans cannot afford health insurance right now because it's one of many things that has gone through the roof. they cannot get access to the doctors they need, the prescription drugs they need and donald trump has fought for affordable healthcare for the entire american citizenry. what i found so odd about this entire speech and all of the things i heard from the convention speakers is they are painting this very dark and ominous portrait of the presidency of donald trump went

donald trump presidency delivered peace and prosperity for the american people. why can't they run on kamala harris and what she's accomplished, why do they have to lie about donald trump? it suggests that they don't have a whole lot to run on. >> what did you think about his comment, you going to gail, calling you mister fancy pants ivy league? >> well as you guys know i grew up in a very poor family, i was raised by a grandmother who did not graduate high school much less college and i'm proud of the fact that she really worked her tale off, that she went to her grave fighting to give me opportunities. i'm not ashamed of the fact that my grandmother sacrificed for me and i was able to live the american dream. i'm proud of what i accomplished and more importantly i'm proud of all the people who sacrificed in order to give me a better life. i would think tim walz would want to praise people who sacrificed to give their children and grandchildren a better life, not put me down but i guess this is the political order of the day.

is going to attack me, that's fine, but i'm proud of my family, proud of what they sacrificed to make my life possible. >> are you looking forward to debating him? >> i'm looking so forward to debating him that i volunteered to go and do the cnn debate in mid-september but of course tim walz talks like a tough guy and his running from that cnn debate. i think it's important for us -- >> you guys can have it here -- >> and persuade them. i love to do it. i will gladly accept a fox news vp debate but i don't think tim walz will. i appreciate you offering. >> we appreciate your time and your reaction tonight. >> good to see you. final thoughts here? >> i have a soft spot for tim walz that will last for the rest of my life. his speech was seven team is long we are out of here. [ laughter ] >> i was wondering where that was going. >> i think that jd vance showed tonight that he's got a calm and

steady demeanor at this moment and he knows that they will have their convention, but friday is when everything gets harder for this campaign and it will be on. we will see what happens. that it won't be too long after that, first debate. >> he was as good, jd vance was as good as i've seen him in his campaign. this is what my party has to prepare for. goodwill coming out of here, you have to expect vp harris to give a great speech tomorrow but this will be a tough campaign. i agree, i'm so glad we are out of here before midnight. democrats need to figure out how to tighten this thing up tomorrow night so vice president harris can speak at "primetime". >> that's the bar for tomorrow night, to get her on while people are awake and can watch. >> they better start at 4:00 pm. >> let's start early. i think governor walls -- walz delivered and i think vp harris will deliver. as dana says, the 60 day timetable begins right after labour day and boomed there we go. >> we just have a couple quick minutes, who do you think is the

rising star that we have seen, if you picked one person who would it be? >> wes moore. >> hard to say. i would not bet against wes moore, he's pretty compelling. >> i will take your wes moore and raise you josh shapiro a pennsylvania. >> i would put both of them there. someone whose politics is not necessarily appeal to me but the congresswoman from new york alc was impressive the last day or so, got the crowd excited. she's not my politics but it was exciting. shapiro and moore the ticket i really like. going forward. >> all right. listen, what we have here is the end of number 3, day number 3 of the democratic national convention. we have day number 4 tomorrow and i think that vice president harris has a high bar. if you think about the speeches we've seen over the last three days, if you think about the speeches from barack obama and michelle obama, if you think

about president bill clinton speech tonight, if you think about oprah's speech tonight, i think we may see beyoncé tomorrow, i'm just guessing. that is something that i think is going to be her moment. does she rise to the moment is really the question of thursday, the final day. >> just quick i would say we have not heard one word about foreign-policy all week. we will see what happens tomorrow night, whether or not she talks about that, but commander-in-chief, big part of the job. >> all right. >> thank you for joining us tonight, great to be with you. night three of the democratic convention in the books but we will be back tomorrow night for more, 3:00, i will see you then. >> 6:00 pm special report, stay right here. it's hard to believe but a live edition of gutfeld starts right now. cheering and applause ]

>> yes, yes. i love it when you objectify me. happy thursday, everybody, almost thursday. according to an alarming new pole, 28% of americans are looking for a job. including this guy. [ laughter ] >> the fbi is investigating an incident at the dnc where protesters put maggots in a delegates breakfast. more defined the delegates who wanted vegan options. although one man wasn't fazed who told the others just eat around it. what was he doing there?

bill clinton spoke at the convention tonight. saying democrats should put aside differences and come together under his podium. [ laughter ] >> tim walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president tonight. he said he hasn't been this excited since he landed his plane on the hudson. he's a big liar. rfk junior is rumored to be dropping out of the presidential race to endorse donald trump. apparently he wants an administration job in return. secretary of delicious dead bears. the labor department has revised the job numbers down by a whopping 800,000. i wish the labor department would measure my weight, said joy behar.

meanwhile the dnc is embracing country music. unfortunately the country is iran. the world's oldest person has died at the age of 117. i know, even more surprising it was during childbirth. but her family said she died doing what she loved, desperately trying not to die. jd vance claimed during a wednesday campaign rally that kamala harris will lead america into a nuclear war. to be fair she's always getting bombed. finally j lo it has officially filed for divorce from than affleck. still no word though on who will get custody of her ass. disgusting you would laugh at

something like that. who are you people? the dnc, the democrats addressed our nation's economy woes with a solid policy points. they were as solid as biden's last number 2. watching these not tell americans struggling to feed their families that bidenomics is working is like telling brian stelter that those donuts are slimming. nothing is working because it's not an economic plan, it's a government rift. the truth is that democrats hate opportunity unless it's a handout. from them. then they hold onto the power. take democrat congresswoman, here she is bashing jd vance were going to a good school. >> now jd vance likes to talk about how he's from ohio. but is soon as he could he ran away to yale and silicon valley cozying up with billionaires.

>> so when this clowns stupid logic, why bother to better yourself? by that logic, obama should have stayed in kenya. meanwhile here's former first lady michelle obama last night. >> kamala as shown her allegiance to this nation, not by spewing anger and bitterness, but by living a life of service and always pushing the doors of opportunity open to others. she understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. we will never benefit from the affirmative-action of generational wealth. >> generational wealth. something good don't worry the obama's only own for homes that's a lot of separate bedro