WATCH: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at 2024 DNC | 2024 DNC Night 1

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke Monday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Kamala Harris will step into the spotlight not as a running mate but at the top of the ticket.

During the first day of the convention, delegates formally adopted a party platform. Later in the week, Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will formally accept their nominations as the party’s candidates.

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