'Yes she can': Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency

October 21, 2024

Former president Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party's nominating convention, said Vice President Harris would fight for Americans, and called her November poll rival Donald Trump "dangerous." "Kamala Harris is ready for the job. Obama called Harris "someone who sees you and hears you and will get up every single day and fight for you." "Yes she can," Obama said of Harris, prompting the boisterous crowd to repeatedly chant the phrase, recalling Obama's own "Yes we can" campaign slogan. Obama called Biden an "outstanding president" who had "defended democracy at a moment of great danger."