Joe Biden speaks at first night of the Democratic national convention
by David Smith in Chicago and Kira Lerner from US news | The Guardian on (#6Q2QH)
US president took the stage in Chicago after speeches from Hillary Clinton and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Joe Biden took centre stage for perhaps the last time on Monday night when he addressed the Democratic national convention in Chicago - as the US president faces a backlash over one of his most complex legacies.
Thousands of protesters are converged in the host city earlier in the day to demand that the US end military aid to Israel for its ongoing war in Gaza. Activists have branded Biden Genocide Joe" and called for the vice-president, Kamala Harris, to change course.
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