WATCH: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 4

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, spoke Thursday on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, an evening focused on the future as Kamala Harris formally accepts her party’s nomination for president.

Watch Whitmer’s remarks in the player above.

“I know in a crisis, we need someone strong enough to come up with a plan, to tell the truth and to bring people together. Right now, before the crisis, is when we get to choose. Why wouldn’t we choose the leader who’s tough, tested, and a total badass?” Whitmer asked. “I know who I want as our commander-in-chief. America, let’s choose Kamala Harris.”

Harris’ speech is her first official chance to offer her vision for the country to voters. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination the day before.

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