Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former First Lady Michelle Obama were among the high-profile speakers who kicked off the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention.
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[Music] the democratic national convention kicked off last night with high-profile speakers nbr scott detrow reports that included vermont senator bernie sanders speaking live from burlington vermont sanders laid out the stakes of the presidential race in blunt terms this election is about preserving our democracy during this president's term the unthinkable has become normal he has tried to prevent people from voting undermine the u.s postal service deployed the military and federal agents agai
nst peaceful protesters sanders also tried to make a progressive case for joe biden who he opposed in the democratic primary but has since endorsed and campaigned for sanders pointed to biden's climate change plan his support for a 15 minimum wage and expanded paid family leave among other policies scott detrow npr news the keynote speaker was former first lady michelle obama she criticized president trump as someone not fit for the presidency you simply cannot fake your way through this job as
i've said before being president doesn't change who you are it reveals who you are president trump responded with criticism of his own today on twitter he repeated a conspiracy theory that the obama administration allegedly committed treason by spying on his campaign that is false i'm corva coleman npr news
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