Kamala Harris represents a true American story -- the daughter of immigrants, a black woman fighting for justice and making sure that people who have been left behind have a path forward and a fire in an advocate.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot discusses the significance of Kamala Harris's nomination and her background as a daughter of immigrants.
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We have notorious police officers here. Jon Burge and others who have done horrible things, cost the city literally hundreds of millions of dollars. And yet Jon Burge, one of the most notorious police, torturers, probably in the United States, he died collecting his pension.
He is going to make the same mistake against Kamala Harris and he is going to be pushed back on his heels.
Well, look, we know that Donald Trump is hostile to women. He is a misogynist. He doesn't regard us as being worthy. He has attacked women all summer long.
And they always underestimate us to their peril. And they are going to do the same thing with Kamala.
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