Democrats officially nominated Joe Biden for president of
the United States on Wednesday, formally designating the Washington veteran as the party’s challenger to incumbent President Donald Trump in the November election.

The
former Vice President appeared live on screen for the first time in the
convention.”Thank you all from the bottom of my heart from my family, and
I’ll see you on Thursday,” Biden said, referring to his upcoming speech to
close the convention.

In an unprecedented roll call vote that took place entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic, all 50 states and seven territories announced their vote tallies that cemented Biden’s role as the party flag-bearer.

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As Biden accepted the nomination, shots of him and his
wife Jill Biden — and then his grandchildren, who shot celebratory streamers
over him — were interspersed with videos of Americans cheering.

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The nomination was a formality as he had already won the majority of the more than 3,900 delegates back in June.