‘America, I gave my best to you’: Biden passes torch to Harris with emotional DNC speech

President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address at the DNC on Monday (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

An emotional Joe Biden has taken to the stage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Illinois to deliver his valedictory address at the convention’s opening night.

A refreshed Democratic Party gathered on Monday night at the United Centre in Chicago as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to take up the mantle as the party’s presidential candidate in November.