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Cole Emhoff introduced his father, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, via a heartwarming video message at the DNC.

Cole, 30, who has stayed largely out of the spotlight, described his “goofy dad” as “the glue that keeps this family together.”

“In 2014 Kamala became Momala, she took over Sunday night dinner and taught Doug how to actually cook. Our blended family wasn’t used to politics or the spotlight, but when Kamala became senator we were excited to step up, especially my dad,” he said.

“The Kamala became vice president and it felt like Doug was a little out of place on Capitol Hill. I thought what is my goofy dad doing here, but he embraced it.

“I was so proud to watch him do it, to stand by her side, an example of true partnership. Anyone who gets close to him knows he’s kind loving and fiercely protective.

“This is my dad, the first second gentlemen in the histroy of this nation… and next he’s gonna make history again as the first, first gentleman, I can’t wait for everyone to get to know why he all love him. He’s the glue that keeps this family together

“We might not look like other families in the White House, but we are ready to represent all families in America.”

The pair embraced as Emhoff took to the stage to deliver his own remarks.

As the celebratory roll call for Vice President Kamala Harris took place at the inside the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, demonstrators set an American flag on fire in the street outside the nearby Israeli embassy.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters charged a line of police in an intense standoff with hundreds of officers outside outside the consulate on the second night of the DNC.

Protesters chanted “Let them go!” as police handcuffed at least four people and led them away from the demonstration. Officers carrying wooden clubs shouted “move” and penned the demonstrators in on the street, preventing them from marching, according to The Associated Press.

The outlet reported that as protesters regrouped and approached a line of police in riot gear in front of a Chicago skyscraper that houses the Israeli consulate, an officer said into a megaphone, “You are ordered to immediately disburse.”

A woman in the front of the march shouted back with her own megaphone: “We’re not scared of you.”

Governor of Illinois JB Pritzker took multiple swipes at Donald Trump and his wealth during his remarks at the DNC.

“Donald Trump thinks we should trust him on the economy because he claims to be very rich,” he said. “But take it from an actual billionaire, Trump is rich in only one thing… stupidity!”

Pritzker, an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and attorney, is worth around $3.5 billion, according to Forbes.

He continued: “More than anything, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz want a country where we can all live with a little serenity… and if there’s one thing I know about Donald Trump, he’s not bringing anyone any kind of serenity.

“We have a choice America, between the man who left our country a total mess and the woman who has spent four years cleaning it up, and I think it’s time we stop expecting women to clean up messes without the the authority and the title to match the job!”

With a flouris, Pritzker concluded: “Vice president was a good title for Kamala Harris, but you know an even better one? President of the United States of America. Let’s go gettem!”

In his remarks, Sanders railed against the “radical agenda” of Donald Trump and the controversial Project 2025 plan

“My friends, we won’t let that happen. Fellow Americans, in the last three-and-a-half years, working together, we have accomplished more than any government since FDR. But much, much more res to be done,” he said.

“We must have the courage to stand up to wealth and power and deliver justice for people at home and abroad.”

Sanders called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.

“On November 5th, let us elect Kamala Harris as our president. And let us go forward to create the nation we know we can become.”

Bernie Sanders took to the DNC stage shortly before 8.30pm local time in Chicago. The Vermont Senator recapped the early achievements of the Biden-Harris adminstration in the face of multiple crises faced in the US.

“It’s an honor to be with you tonight as we lay the groundwork for Kamala Harris to become the next President of the United States,” he said.

“Remember where we were three-and-a-half years ago — in the midst of the worst public health crisis in 100 years, and the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

“3,000 Americans were dying every day as our hospitals were overwhelmed with Covid patients. All across the country, businesses were shutting down. Unemployment was soaring… People were being evicted from their homes… Children were going hungry.

“That was the reality the Biden-Harris Administration faced as they entered the Oval Office: a nation suffering — a nation frightened — and people looking to their government for support.

“And, within two months of taking office, our government DID respond.”