New York Campaign Events | Speeches, Interviews, Town Halls

New York Congressman Lee Zeldin spoke on the third night of the Republican National Convention to advocate for Donald Trump's reelection in November's Presidential election. Rep. Zeldin strongly defended President Trump's response to various national emergencies and criticized Democrats for doing nothing other than attacking Trump day in and out.

Former New York City Mayor and businessman Mike Bloomberg spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, imploring the American people to "fire Donald Trump." Mr Bloomberg compared President Trump and Vice President Joe Biden in a number of ways, exposing the vast differences between the two and how leadership in times of crisis is of paramount importance.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker briefly spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to advocate for Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris to be the next President and Vice President. He spoke about his family and the generation they lived in before saying "America, together, we will rise."

Businessman Andrew Yang spoke at the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention to advocate for his formal Democratic Presidential primary rival, Joe Biden. Yang spoke about the various crises America is facing right now and implored the American people to vote for a change of leadership and new ideas in this country. He then handed the microphone off to the emcee for the evening, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The two joked around for a few brief moments before she took over for the evening.

Actress and activist Mariska Hargitay spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention where she spoke about the scourge of sexual assault in the country and world and said that her work in that arena helped bring her to become an early supporter of Joe Biden for President, saying "[T]he Vice President has worked tirelessly by our side to end the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits. And our work will continue because testing kits not only make our country safer, but it sends a vital message to survivors that what happened to them matters."

Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Nominee for President Hillary Clinton spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to warn the United States what is at stake in the November election, going so far as to say that President Trump will try to ‘sneak or steal his way’ to a second term in office. Mrs. Clinton said that all eligible Americans must turn out to vote and deliver an "overwhelming" win for Joe Biden.