By — Vivian Hoang Vivian Hoang Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-gov-roy-cooper-speaks-at-2024-democratic-national-convention Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention Politics Aug 22, 2024 11:47 PM EDT North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper 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: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 4 Cooper called upon several states, including his home state of North Carolina, and the country to “stand up” if they were ready to fight for Harris like she would fight for them. “America, we got a lot of big fights ahead of us, and we’ve got one hell of a fighter ready to take them on,” Cooper said. 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. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. You can also follow PBS News coverage on YouTube, X, Facebook and TikTok, and see highlights on our Instagram. Find more of our DNC 2024 coverage Live updates: Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination on Day 4 of the DNC Live fact check: Night 4 of the Democratic National Convention WATCH: Tim Walz delivers pep talk in full speech at 2024 Democratic National Convention WATCH: Poet Amanda Gorman recites ‘This Sacred Scene’ at 2024 Democratic National Convention 7 takeaways from Day 3 of the DNC WATCH: Bill Clinton speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 3 WATCH: Oprah Winfrey urges voters to choose joy by choosing Harris at Democratic National Convention A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Vivian Hoang Vivian Hoang Vivian Hoang is PBS News' Jim Lehrer Fellow.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper 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: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 4 Cooper called upon several states, including his home state of North Carolina, and the country to “stand up” if they were ready to fight for Harris like she would fight for them. “America, we got a lot of big fights ahead of us, and we’ve got one hell of a fighter ready to take them on,” Cooper said. 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. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. You can also follow PBS News coverage on YouTube, X, Facebook and TikTok, and see highlights on our Instagram. Find more of our DNC 2024 coverage Live updates: Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination on Day 4 of the DNC Live fact check: Night 4 of the Democratic National Convention WATCH: Tim Walz delivers pep talk in full speech at 2024 Democratic National Convention WATCH: Poet Amanda Gorman recites ‘This Sacred Scene’ at 2024 Democratic National Convention 7 takeaways from Day 3 of the DNC WATCH: Bill Clinton speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention | 2024 DNC Night 3 WATCH: Oprah Winfrey urges voters to choose joy by choosing Harris at Democratic National Convention A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now