Factbox: Elder statesmen, activists, rising stars make case for Democrat Biden in White House


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Aug 2020

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the funeral of late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives who died July 17, at Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. July 30, 2020. Alyssa Pointer/Pool via REUTERS.

(Reuters) - The Democratic Party formally nominated Joe Biden for U.S. president at its national convention on Tuesday, turning to future leaders and elder statesmen to make the case for why he is the right choice to face Republican President Donald Trump in November.

Quotes from the second night of the four-day convention are below:

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