Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., on Thursday honored President Joe Biden, whom she called “a decent man from Delaware,” before urging Americans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.
“On January 8th, 2011, a man attempted to assassinate me… I almost died, but I fought for my life and survived,” Giffords said, referring to the mass shooting that occurred while Giffords was at the inaugural meeting in Tucson. said by doing. congressman.
He added, “I’ve had a lot of people pick on me as I’ve worked hard to get better, including a decent guy in Delaware who always checks in. He still does.”
“Thank you. Joe Biden, thank you for everything,” Giffords continued, telling the crowd, “Joe is a great president. My friend, Kamala is going to be a great president.”
In earlier appearances, Giffords spoke of her “born” courage, adding that she “grew up racing motorcycles and exploring the beautiful desert” in Arizona.
Then he graced Harris with the same words, telling the floor that Harris “is tough, he has grit. Kamala can beat the gun lobby. He can fight arms trafficking.”
His speech came shortly after the convention’s primetime programming began focused on preventing gun violence Thursday night.
At the start of the program, Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., who lost her son to gun violence in 2012, spoke along with other gun violence survivors and activists.