Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Nominates Bernie Sanders

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, better known as AOC, is a young, progressive politician in the U.S House of Representatives, representing District 14 in New York. Rising to prominence as one of the youngest members of the House, she has championed progressive ideals alongside former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

During the DNC, she revealed her nomination for Bernie Sanders, which threw people into confusion. Why wasn't she nominating Joe Biden, who ended up being the nominee? As she clarified in a tweet, "convention rules require roll call & nominations for every candidate that passes the delegate threshold. I was asked to 2nd the nom for Sen. Sanders for roll call."

AOC followed that statement with support for Joe Biden and the hope that he won the presidency.

Obama’s Remark About Trump

Jaws dropped when Obama spoke these two lines: "Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't. And the consequences of that failure are severe." He followed with statistics that showed how 170,000 Americans have died at the hands of COVID-19 and millions of jobs were gone.

Obama also made a remark toward Donald Trump's handling of the presidency: "[the presidency is] one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves." This referenced Trump's background in reality TV and alluded to the fact that the presidency was Trump's first time in a political position.

March For Our Lives Airs a New Video

Young activists spoke about the issues close to their hearts, ranging from climate change to immigration reform. On the third night of the DNC, however, Emma Gonzalez of March For Our Lives presented a new video holding politicians accountable for preventing gun violence.

The video showed clips of empty classrooms and cities brought by the pandemic, as well as parts of her original speech at the Fort Lauderdale Courthouse back in 2018. Calls for reform – and the dispelling of common myths related to gun violence – were evident in her speech.