'She Will Lead With Joy and Toughness': The Key Moments From Doug Emhoff's DNC Speech

TIME

Doug Emhoff has served as Second Gentleman for four years but as he addressed a packed United Center in Chicago Wednesday night, he spoke as if he was introducing himself to the room and the country for the first time.

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00:00My mother is the only person in the whole world who thinks Kamala is the lucky one for

00:10marrying me.

00:16And to Kamala who, well, we just saw where she is, she's out on the trail listening to

00:21and talking with voters.

00:24Honey, I can't wait for you to come back to Chicago because we're having a great time

00:29here.

00:35I love you so much.

00:38I'm so proud of how you're stepping up for all of us.

00:43But that's who she is.

00:45Wherever she's needed, however she's needed, Kamala rises to the occasion.

00:51And she did it for me and our family.

00:54And now that the country needs her, she's showing you what we already know.

01:00She's ready to lead.

01:05She finds joy in pursuing justice.

01:09She stands up to bullies just like my parents taught me to.

01:13And she likes to see people do well, but hates when they're treated unfairly.

01:19She believes this work requires a basic curiosity in just how people are doing.

01:24Her empathy is her strength.

01:29Kamala has fought against anti-Semitism in all forms of hate her whole career.

01:36She's the one who encouraged me as second gentleman to take up that fight, which is

01:41so personal to me.

01:43A few days ago, during this incredible time we're going through, there was a brief window

01:49when Kamala was back at home.

01:52And I saw her sitting on her favorite chair, and in the middle of a wild month, I just

01:56hoped that she was having a quiet moment to herself.

02:01But then I realized she was on the phone.

02:03And of course, my mind went to all the potential crises that the vice president could be dealing

02:08with.

02:09Was it domestic?

02:10Was it foreign?

02:12Was it campaign?

02:14I could see she was focused.

02:15And all I knew was that it must be something important.

02:20And it turns out it was.

02:22Ella had called her.

02:25That's Kamala.

02:28That's Kamala.

02:31Those kids are her priorities.

02:33And that scene was a perfect map of her heart.

02:38She's always been there for our children, and I know she'll always be there for yours

02:43too.

02:48Kamala is a joyful warrior.

02:52It's doing for her country what she has always done for the people that she loves.

02:57Her passion will benefit all of us when she's our president.

03:05And she knows the best way to deal with a coward is to take him head on.

03:09Because we all know cowards are weak, and Kamala Harris can smell weakness.

03:16She doesn't tolerate any BS.

03:18You've all seen that look, and you know that look I'm talking about.

03:23That look is not just a meme, it reflects her true belief in honest and direct leadership.

03:29And it's also why she will not be distracted by nonsense.

03:34Kamala knows that in order to win, we cannot lose focus.

03:39America, in this election, you have to decide who to trust with your family's future.

03:45I trusted Kamala with our family's future.

03:48It was the best decision I ever made.

03:51This Thursday will be our 10th wedding anniversary, which I know, I know it means I'm about to

04:00hear that embarrassing voicemail again, however, that's not all I'll be hearing.

04:07That same night, I'll be hearing my wife, Kamala Harris, accept your nomination for

04:13President of the United States.

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