Without Beyoncé, Kamala Harris inspires as DNC closes

…but Kamala Harris set the DNC, Chicago and America on fire with a speech that was as powerful as it was emotional.

In order, Harris first thanked her husband Doug, President Joe Biden, then her potential VP should she win in November, Tim Walz.

The new Democratic presidential candidate took time to reflect on her origins and the impact of her mother, an immigrant with a tireless spirit.

Reflecting on her career as a prosecutor, Kamala Harris then officially accepts the nomination, to thunderous applause from the crowd.

Then, without wasting any time, Harris goes on the offensive and systematically attacks Donald Trump for many minutes, recalling several of his actions that many consider undemocratic, in addition to his guilty verdicts in two trials, one criminal and one civil.

The current VP then moves on to more difficult subjects, from the war between Israel and Hamas, to illegal immigration at the U.S. border, Russia, Ukraine, Iran and North Korea.

Then, in an inclusive conclusion filled with optimism reminiscent of the Obama era, Kamala Harris stirs the American spirit and urges people to vote in November.

And so ends the Democratic convention, one of the most explosive in years.

However, there was no sign of Beyoncé Knowles, who was rumored (largely by TMZ) to be in Chicago to close the festivities…