Tim Walz Due to Accept Vice Presidential Nomination, as Democrats Hear From Stevie Wonder and Mindy Kaling
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Tim Walz is due to accept the vice presidential nomination on Wednesday, on the third night of the Democratic convention.
Mindy Kaling served as the evening’s celebrity host, joking about having “outed” Kamala Harris as Indian by filming an Instagram cooking video in 2019. “I truly believe that as a woman of color, and as a single mother of three, it is incredibly that i be appointed ambassador to Italy,” Kaling said. “That’s how this works right?” Keenan Thompson, of “SNL,” also did a comedy bit about Project 2025, highlighting conservative plans to close the Department of Education and outlaw abortion, and likening it to the terms of service of a new Donald Trump administration. “You can stop it from ever happening by electing Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States,” Thompson said.
The crowd will also hear from former President Bill Clinton, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pete Buttigieg, the secretary of transportation.
Stevie Wonder took the stage as well, performing “Higher Ground.” “We must keep on keepin’ on until we truly are a united people of these United States,” he said.
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