Environment DNC 2020: Trump and Obama trade barbs over Biden amid convention – BBC News

Summary

1. Joe Biden’s barrier-breaking running mate takes centre stage at Democratic convention, attacking Trump’s “failure of leadership”.
2. Kamala Harris formally accepts the Democrats’ vice-presidential nomination on day three of the party convention
3. The California senator – daughter of Jamaican and Indian parents – is the first woman of colour on a major party presidential ticket
4. Earlier Donald Trump responded to criticism in Barack Obama’s Democratic convention speech, calling him a “terrible” president.
5. The Democrats’ four-day, all-virtual convention kicks off two months of frenetic campaigning for the US presidency
6. Joe Biden will be formally chosen on Thursday to battle Mr Trump for the White House in the 3 November election