DNC 2024 live: Obamas blast Trump in animated speeches as Tim Walz, Bill Clinton to take stage today

Convention roll call votes can be staid and cheesy but Democrats turned theirs into the ultimate dance party on Tuesday.

DJ Cassidy stood onstage in what appeared to be a double-breasted satin suit of royal blue, spinning a special song for each state and territory awarding their delegates to Vice President Harris.

What America got was a mashup of an elite karaoke night: Detroit native Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” for Michigan and Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” for Massachusetts.

Georgia brought out one of its natives in person: Atlanta’s Lil Jon striding through the United Center to the beats of “Turn Down for What,” his song with DJ Snake.

In short, Democrats were determined to put the party in political party, part of their broader effort to project joy and positive energy even as they issue dire warnings about the need to beat Trump.

Here’s a quick look at some of Tuesday’s best Trump slams from the convention’s other speakers, featuring Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, JB Pritzker, Tammy Duckworth, Ana Navarro, John Giles and Angela Alsobrooks.

Stephanie Grisham, who held her White House role from July 2019 to April 2020, is one of several Republican figures invited to the convention in Chicago to denounce the “extremism” of the Republican former president and his campaign.

During her remarks, she told attendees that the former president mocks his supporters behind closed doors, calling them “basement dwellers.”

“I wasn’t just a Trump supporter. I was a true believer,” Grisham reflected.

Here’s more from Mike Bedigan.

The Vice President’s husband took to the stage last night to offer a more personal perspective on the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, the woman known affectionately to his children as “Momala”.

The former first lady meanwhile hit the Republican on his “Black jobs” claims and cautioned delegates against complacency despite positive polling in Harris’s favor.

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama both delivered barnstorming addresses, with the 44th president saying of Trump: “We have seen that movie before, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse.

“Here is a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. There’s the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes.”

Here’s Eric Garcia on the former commander-in-chief.

Tim Walz will formally accept the nomination to be the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate on Day Three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Wednesday, with 42nd president Bill Clinton among the other headline speakers.

The popular Minnesota Governor appeared alongside Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday evening, at which he once more championed their cause and ridiculed Republican rival Donald Trump.

Here’s Eric Garcia on how Walz has charmed Democrats in the two weeks since his unveiling.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Day Three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago.

Tim Walz will formally accept the nomination to be the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate on Wednesday, with 42nd president Bill Clinton among the day’s other headline speakers.