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Kristen Urquiza, who lost her father to COVID-19: “My dad was a healthy 65-year-old. His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that, he paid with his life.”
Julian Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks at a campaign an an event in Las Vegas, Feb. 21, 2020. Julian Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks at a campaign an an event in Las Vegas, Feb.
21, 2020.7:18 p.m. Trump mocks Democrats for pre-taped speeches as campaign runs counter programming In a string of campaign-style events in Minnesota and Wisconsin Monday, President Donald Trump criticized Democrats for having pre-taped speeches in their convention programming, dismissing the streaming challenges prompted by the pandemic while teasing his own speech next week"live from the White House." "They're making speeches that are taped. Who wants to listen to Michelle Obama do a taped speech?" Trump said to boos outside an airport hangar in Oshkosh, Wisconsin."No, you gotta have her get up there. But we're doing a real speech on Thursday. Next Thursday, so you'll be listening. We're doing it live -- live from the White House." "I wonder, is Joe Biden taping his speech too? Because if he is, I think I'll tape mine," Trump added in an apparent joke. President Donald Trump gestures in front of supporters at Basler Flight Service in Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 17, 2020. President Donald Trump gestures in front of supporters at Basler Flight Service in Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 17, 2020.Over the weekend, the Trump reelection campaign announced they would have four nights of rebuttals to the Democratic National Convention this week. Called"The Real Joe Biden ," the counter programming will take place at 11 p.m. ET from Monday to Thursday.Trump is also scheduled to deliver a speech -- just hours before Biden accepts the Democratic nomination -- from right outside the former vice president's hometown in Pennsylvania. The president will also hold counter programming events in three other swing states and will launch a massive multi-million dollar digital ad blitz that includes taking over the banner of YouTube for 96 hours starting on Tuesday.The DNC released excerpts of remarks from some of Monday night's speakers including a longer excerpt to ABC News from former first lady Michelle Obama's pre-recorded remarks. In that clip, she reflects on her knowledge of Biden, stressing that he has the knowledge and skills needed to lead the country through the current crises it faces. "I know Joe. He is a profoundly decent man guided by faith. He was a terrific vice president. He knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic and lead our country. And he listens. He will tell the truth, and trust science. He will make smart plans and manage a good team. And he will govern as someone who's lived a life that the rest of us can recognize," Obama says in the clip. The Democratic National Committee released part of former first lady Michelle Obama's recorded DNC speech.Obama then recounts the many struggles that Biden faces in his life, including the loss of his wife and daughter in 1972 and the loss of his son in 2015. "When he was a kid, Joe's father lost his job. When he was a young senator, Joe lost his wife and his baby daughter, and when he was vice president, he lost his beloved son. So Joe knows the anguish of sitting at a table with an empty chair, which is why he gives his time so freely to grieving parents. Joe knows what it's like to struggle, which is why he gives his personal phone number to kids overcoming a stutter of their own. His life is a testament to gettin' back up. And he is going to channel that same grit and passion to pick us all up to help us heal and guide us forward," Obama says.Michelle Obama is seen during the 2020 BET Awards, June 28, 2020.Earlier Monday, the DNC released programming details breaking down tonight's broader theme of"We the People" into segments titled"We the People Demanding Racial Justice";"We the People Helping Each Other Through COVID-19";"We the People Putting Country Over Party";"We the People Recovering"; and"We the People Rise." "Tonight the nation will hear from the many Americans who are rising up to take on these three crises, and who will join Joe Biden in building back better and moving this country forward," the DNC said in a release. During the segment titled"We the People Helping Each Other Through COVID-19," the DNC lists previously undisclosed remarks from Kristin Urquiza, a woman whose father lost his life to coronavirus earlier this year, an indication of the party's plans to keep President Donald Trump's handling of the pandemic at the forefront of the Biden-Harris campaign. "Mark, like so many others, should not have died from COVID-19. His death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to jeopardize the health of brown bodies through a clear lack of leadership, refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize risk," Urquiza wrote in her father's obituary. Celebrities and artists including Eva Longoria, Leon Bridges, Billy Porter and Steven Stills will also make appearances throughout the evening. Security fencing surrounds the Wisconsin Center, the site of the Democratic National Convention , which will be a largely virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Milwaukee, Aug. 17, 2020. Security fencing surrounds the Wisconsin Center, the site of the Democratic National Convention , which will be a largely virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Milwaukee, Aug. 17, 2020.Introduction - Eva Longoria, American actress "We the People" Gavel In - Everyday Americans will read the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, before Convention Chair Bennie Thompson officially gavels in the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Call to Order - The Honorable Bennie Thompson, Permanent Chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, MississippiNational Anthem - A multicultural choir performing virtually with singers representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Cheyenne Nation and five territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. Invocation - Reverend Gabriel Salguero, President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Co-lead pastor of The Lamb's Church in New York, New York'We the People Demanding Racial Justice'"The Path Forward": A Conversation with Vice President Biden on Racial Justice - Biden in conversation with social justice activist Jamira Burley, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, and author Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, on racial justice.We the People Helping Each Other Through COVID-19Remarks - Kristin Urquiza, a woman whose father lost his life to COVID-19Introduction of Performer - Maine Rep. Sara Gideon, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives'We the People Putting Country Over Party' Remarks - Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Whitman, CEO of Quibi Meg Whitman and former Rep. Susan Molinari, D-N.Y.Remarks - Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev."United We Stand" - Former 2020 Democratic candidates for president come together to speak about Biden -- featuring Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang.Remarks - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.Performance - Billy Porter and Steven Stills, American singer-songwriters7 p.m. Who is speaking at the DNC Monday
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