From Michelle Obama blasting Donald Trump over his ‘Black jobs’ comment to Doug Emhoff’s charming story of asking Kamala Harris out on their first date, here are some of the most talked-about moments from Day 2 of the DNC 2024.
Editor's note: NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of evening and primetime speeches each day Monday-Thursday in the player above and on the NBC 5 Chicago News 24/7 streaming channel. You can also stream the convention on our YouTube channel.
What to Know
- Michelle Obama warns Trump White House is 'one of those Black jobs'
- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Trump for choosing 'cruelty' over kindness
- Protesters clash with police near Israeli Consulate in Chicago
- Barack Obama delivers fiery speech on importance of unity in 2024 election
As Night 2 of the DNC unfolded, former President Barack Obama praised VP Kamala Harris and blasted former President Trump, while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took center stage in his hometown of Chicago and DJ Cassidy played a series of hit songs to get delegates dancing.
Michelle Obama also delivered one of the biggest lines of the night, blasting former President Donald Trump's infamous "Black jobs" comment.
Outside the convention, protesters clashed with police near the Israeli Consulate in Chicago.
Here is a recap of the night at the DNC.
Recap: Barack Obama DNC speech on Harris' candidacy, election fight ahead
By NBC Chicago Staff
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former First Lady Michelle Obama blasts Donald Trump over his ‘Black Jobs’ comment and urges Democratic voters to ‘do something in the 2024 Presidential Election
Former President Barack Obama finished off the second day of the DNC in Chicago with a fiery speech, calling on Democrats to unite behind Vice President Kamala Harris and to oppose former President Donald Trump’s attempt to get back into the White House.
Obama, speaking in his hometown of Chicago, also took opportunities to praise President Joe Biden, who worked by his side during eight years in the Oval Office.
He described Harris as a fighter for working class Americans, who lets compassion and determination guide her approach to public office.
“This is a person who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice and a champion,” he said. “As you heard from Michelle (Obama), Kamala wasn’t born into privilege. She had to work for what she’s got, and she actually cares about what other people are going through.”
‘Hope is making a comeback': Michelle Obama delivers ‘fired up' speech at DNC
By NBC Chicago Staff and Associated Press
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former First Lady Michelle Obama blasts Donald Trump over his ‘Black Jobs’ comment and urges Democratic voters to ‘do something in the 2024 Presidential Election
Michelle Obama delivered a fiery speech at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, making an "official ask" of those listening, while offering a stark warning for what comes next.
In a speech that both targeted Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and praised Vice President Kamala Harris, Obama said "hope is making a comeback."
Obama energized millions on Harris' behalf inside the United Center.
“Something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn’t it?” the former first lady said before referencing her husband's famous slogan. “It’s the contagious power of hope.”
Barack Obama calls on Democrats to tap into ‘the better angels of our nature' in 2024 election battle
Barack Obama says he's the ‘only person stupid enough to speak after Michelle Obama'
By NBC Chicago Staff
Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
After Michelle Obama drew raucous applause at the DNC, former President Barack Obama had the unenviable task of following her address.
Michelle Obama blasts Donald Trump over ‘Black jobs' comment, urges Democrats to ‘do something' big in 2024
Michelle Obama: ‘Who's going to tell (Trump) the job he's seeking might be one of those ‘Black jobs”
Watch Sen. Tammy Duckworth's full DNC remarks on IVF access
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, Illinois United States Senator Tammy Duckworth warned voters that Donald Trump “won’t stop at banning abortion” and will come for IVF next
Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth addressed the DNC on Tuesday night in Chicago, urging voters to protect access to in-vitro fertilization and to take former President Donald Trump to task for his administration’s rollbacks of reproductive rights.
Duckworth warned voters that Republicans will “come for IVF next” after getting the Roe v. Wade decision overturned, and blasted Trump for “trying to take away” the rights of women in the U.S.
Here is her full speech:
Hello, Chicago! You know, I went to war to protect America’s rights and freedoms. So, I take it personally when a five-time draft-dodging coward like Donald Trump tries to take away my rights and freedoms in return—especially when it concerns my daughters.
Doug Emhoff shares story of blended family with Kamala Harris, praises her kindness and humility
Duckworth warns Trump ‘won't stop at banning abortion,' will come for IVF next
Republican John Giles blasts Trump, calls on ‘political middle' to vote Harris
Who is the DNC DJ? What to know about DJ Cassidy after unique ceremonial roll call
By NBC Chicago Staff and Associated Press
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former First Lady Michelle Obama blasts Donald Trump over his ‘Black Jobs’ comment and urges Democratic voters to ‘do something in the 2024 Presidential Election
While the ceremonial roll call at the 2024 Democratic National Convention stood out for a number of reasons Tuesday, one of them was the DJ playing each state's music selections.
Decked out in blue satin, DJ Cassidy spun a special song for each state in the roll call at the DNC.
Alabama, obviously, got “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Alaska announced their backing of Vice President Harris to “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man, a band from Wasilla. Florida committed its delegates to “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty, who was born in Gainesville. The rapper Lil Jon appeared over the music of DJ Snake’s “Turn Down for What” ahead of Georgia awarding its delegates to Harris.
They may be a somewhat unlikely pair, but DNC Secretary Jason Rae and DJ Cassidy tag-teamed the celebratory roll call of states.
‘Kind, not cruel:' Watch JB Pritzker's full DNC speech
By NBC Chicago Staff
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker painted GOP policies as “cruel,” praising Democrats’ fight to protect reproductive rights, cut taxes on the middle class and more.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker took center stage at the DNC in Chicago on Tuesday night, praising Vice President Kamala Harris and blasting former President Donald Trump in a fiery address that sought to draw distinctions between Democrats and Republicans.
Pritzker, who was on the short-list of candidates to be Harris’ running mate in the November election and was instrumental in helping steer the DNC to Chicago, took direct aim at Trump’s policies and economic instincts.
“(We strive to be) kind, not cruel. Trump chooses cruelty every time,” he said.
You can watch the full speech here:
Gov. Pritzker delivers Illinois' delegate votes for Harris-Walz ticket
By NBC Chicago Staff
J.B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois, center, speaks during a ceremonial roll call vote during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. The Democratic National Convention this week marks the ceremonial crowning of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the party’s presidential nominees, capping off a whirlwind month for Democrats who quickly coalesced behind the new ticket after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Why JB Pritzker says Illinois can claim Kamala Harris as native daughter
By Sun Times Wire
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker painted GOP policies as “cruel,” praising Democrats’ fight to protect reproductive rights, cut taxes on the middle class and more.
Long before she strode on stage Monday at the United Center as the Democratic presidential nominee, a very young Kamala Harris toddled around a house in Evanston, 13 miles to the north.
Harris, born in California in 1964, owes her Illinois connection to her parents’ careers in academia.
After a stint in Urbana-Champaign while both parents worked at the University of Illinois, the Harris family moved to Northwestern University in Evanston.
There, Harris’ father, Donald Harris, was an assistant professor of economics during the 1967-68 school year. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a staff member in the Biological Sciences Department, according to Northwestern archives.
VP Kamala Harris halts Milwaukee speech to allow medical aid to reach spectator
Pritzker praises Democrats for being ‘kind, not cruel' in fiery DNC speech
Bernie Sanders makes case for Medicare-for-All, removing dark money from politics
Sen. Chuck Schumer praises Dems' chances to retain Senate control
Kamala Harris surprises delegates on Day 2 of DNC with appearance from Milwaukee rally
Why did California, Minnesota pass in DNC roll call? Here's an explanation
By NBC Chicago Staff
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former President of the United State Barack Obama talked about his appreciation for Joe Biden, why ‘passing the torch’ to Kamala Harris was right, and more
During the ceremonial roll call at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, it was noted that three states chose to "pass" rather than cast their votes for Vice President Kamala Harris, but why did that happen?
There's a reason behind it.
This year’s roll call has been unlike any in political history. But one tradition held, the one mandating that the home state of the nominee generally passes, then goes near the end to pass the deciding vote to formally clinch the nomination.
That explains why both California and Minnesota, the home states of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, passed during the convention roll call.
More than a dozen protesters arrested after clash with police outside Chicago's Israeli consulate
By Associated Press
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters charged a line of police in an intense standoff with hundreds of officers outside the Israeli consulate Tuesday on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
After the larger gathering began to disperse, splintering off into smaller groups, other interactions with police led to more than a dozen arrests. Officers called the demonstrations “an unlawful assembly.”
Earlier in the night, officers carrying wooden clubs shouted “move” and penned the demonstrators in on the street, preventing them from marching.
Some demonstrators set an American flag on fire in the street as the celebratory roll call for Vice President Kamala Harris took place inside the United Center about 2 miles away. Others carried Palestinian flags, while many others wore black and covered their faces.
What time is Obama speaking at DNC? Timing, how to watch the address live
By NBC Chicago Staff
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former President of the United State Barack Obama talked about his appreciation for Joe Biden, why ‘passing the torch’ to Kamala Harris was right, and more
Editor's note: NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of evening and primetime speeches each day Monday-Thursday in the player above and on the NBC 5 Chicago News 24/7 streaming channel.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama will both headline the second day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago Tuesday evening.
Both Obamas will take the stage on the same night, but in separate speeches -- one after the other.
Michelle Obama is slated to speak just before 10 p.m., while Barack Obama follows her at around 10 p.m., according to a schedule released by organizers Tuesday.
Proceedings came to a literal standstill for the DNC group photo
By Associated Press
TV sets are seen on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party’s nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
It may have been an awkward several moments of pseudo-silence, but Democratic delegates have sat for their official 360-degree portrait.
It’s somewhat of a tradition for photographer Abbas Shirmohammadi to use a more-than-century-old camera to take delegates’ photo.
For several minutes, delegates were admonished to stay in their seats and not to move as a panoramic photo was taken around the United Center.
Watch: Lil Jon gives perfect touch to Georgia's delegate vote
Rapper Lil Jon (R) performs with the Georgia delegation during the Ceremonial Roll Call of States on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.
Georgia-born rapper Lil Jon helped Georgia cast its ballots during the delegate roll call on Tuesday.
Democratic speakers told to tighten speeches after Day 1 ran long
By NBC Chicago Staff
Politico reporter Nicholas Wu shared one of the funniest bits of news of the convention, revealing that the Democratic official asking speakers to trim their remarks is named...Stephanie Cutter.
Stephanie Grisham, Trump's former press secretary, delivers speech in support of Harris at DNC
By NBC Chicago Staff
At the DNC in Chicago, former Donald Trump Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham revealed why she is supporting Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election
Stephanie Grisham, one of former President Donald Trump's former press secretaries, delivered a passionate speech in support of Vice President Kamala Harris during the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Grisham, who was Trump's press secretary from July 2019 to April 2020, said she was formerly a "true believer" in Trump, and referenced close ties to the Trump family and holidays spent at the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The former press secretary said that Trump often disparaged his own supporters behind closed doors, calling them "basement-dwellers."
"When people were dying in the ICU, he was mad that cameras weren't watching him. He has no empathy. No morals. No fidelity to the truth," Grisham said to delegates and party members at the United Center.
Could Chicago host DNC 2028? Pritzker weighs in
By NBC Chicago Staff
Speaking on CNN Tuesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that the city could potentially be interested in hosting the Democratic National Convention again in 2028.
“Back-to-back conventions could happen,” he said. “(We) would do it again in 2028.”
Chicago has hosted back-to-back political conventions before, including three straight Republican National Conventions between 1880 and 1888. They also hosted the RNC for five consecutive years between 1904 and 1920, and also hosted consecutive DNC’s between 1940 and 1944.
Rudy Giuliani, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell seen at DNC protests in Chicago
By NBC Chicago Staff
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell were both seen near a protest during the DNC in Chicago on Tuesday. Both men are staunch allies of former President Donald Trump, supporting his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell were both seen near a protest during the DNC in Chicago on Tuesday.
Both men are staunch allies of former President Donald Trump, supporting his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Before he had arrived in Chicago, Lindell had filmed a video saying he was “going incognito” in his effort to get into areas surrounding the DNC.
“I’m going incognito, I’m going to be shaving my mustache,” he said, according to the Independent. “I’ve only done that one time in my life.”
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Report: Pritzker to cast Illinois' delegate votes for Harris-Walz ticket
J.B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois, during the International Economic Forum Of The Americas (IEFA) Conference of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The conference will aim to provide agency to individuals and organizations in the advent of two catalysts: artificial intelligence and climate change. Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg via Getty Images
During tonight's ceremonial roll call, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will officially cast the state's votes for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
DNC's ceremonial roll call set for Tuesday. Here's how it works
By NBC Chicago Staff
On the second night of the DNC in Chicago, former First Lady Michelle Obama blasts Donald Trump over his ‘Black Jobs’ comment and urges Democratic voters to ‘do something in the 2024 Presidential Election
Editor's note: NBC Chicago will offer a live feed of evening and primetime speeches each day Monday-Thursday in the player above and on the NBC 5 Chicago News 24/7 streaming channel. You can also stream the convention on our YouTube channel.
Delegates at the DNC did not get the opportunity to loudly cast their votes in-person during the convention, but a ceremonial roll call will still be held Tuesday to celebrate the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
The roll call will take place during Tuesday’s session at the convention, and while the votes won’t be binding, the event is being billed as an experience “felt arena-wide” by delegates and dignitaries.
Here’s everything you need to know about the roll call.
Full DNC speaker list, schedule released for Day 2
By NBC Chicago Staff
Gov. JB Pritzker visits the convention floor on Aug. 18, 2024, before the Democratic National Convention at the United Center. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
It will be a loaded evening at the DNC, with former President Barack Obama and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set to address the convention.
A massive rollcall will also take place with special guests and musical acts.
You can get all the information on the NBC Chicago app.
Entrance to Ogilvie Transportation Center closed Tuesday evening due to planned protest
By NBC Chicago Staff
Additional security fencing, locks and cameras were added to the perimeter fencing outside the Democratic National Convention after a group of demonstrators removed a section of fence late Monday afternoon and breached a section of the northern security perimeter just two blocks north of the United Center. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.
The entrance to Ogilvie Transportation Center, where Metra's Union Pacific lines board, will be closed during Tuesday evening's rush hour commute due to a planned protest outside the Accenture Tower, according to Metra officials.
Commuters who board their Metra trains at Ogilvie are encouraged to enter the station through the French Market doors, located one block north on Clinton Street.
Additionally, two of the three staircases on Madison Street to Union Station, used by Milwaukee District line commuters, will be closed.
Metra officials encourage commuters to allow themselves extra time when traveling to the station.
