DNC 2024 Day 2 live updates: Former CEO backs Harris on economy -- a vulnerability

Kenneth Chenault, who led American Express, supported Harris' economic platform.

Attendees hold placards as they attend Day one of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.

Pritzker repeated comments made by Democrats calling Trump and other Republicans "weird" over their rhetoric and actions. Kenneth Chenault, who led American Express for 17 years, voiced support for Harris' economic platform. "To quote a great Chicagoan who won six world championships on these very grounds, 'We take that personally,'" the governor said paraphrasing a viral Michael Jordan quote.

Pritzker is a rising star in the party who has tapped into his vast personal wealth to support Democratic causes. He was once among the list of Harris' potential vice presidential picks.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, highlighted some of the Biden-Harris accomplishments they made since coming to the White House in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, from expanding Medicaid to providing rent relief and mortgage relief to protecting union workers' pensions.

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