Joe Biden given hero's welcome by Democrats as he celebrates Kamala Harris' nomination for president

The outgoing president's decision not to seek re-election and endorse his vice president instead has been met with both respect and euphoria.

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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention,

00:06telling the audience he gave them his best and basking in a long ovation.

00:12Biden told the crowd that when Trump left office, NATO was in tatters and America's

00:17public image completely different.

00:19Let me ask you, when Trump left office, Europe and NATO was in tatters, not a joke.

00:27Their first doctrine changed our whole image in the world.

00:33I spent, they gave the hours, about 190 hours sum total, with my counterparts and heads

00:40of state in Europe to strengthen NATO.

00:43We did.

00:45We united Europe like it hadn't been united for years.

00:48Biden defended his record as president, advocated for his vice president in the upcoming election

00:53and went on the attack against Trump.

00:57This is no commander in chief should ever bow down to a dictator the way Trump bows

01:03down to Putin.

01:05I never have and I promise you Kamala Harris will never do it, will never bow down.

01:13President Biden described his selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate four years

01:17ago, the best decision he made in his whole career.

01:20He insisted he did not harbor any ill will about the impending end of his tenure and

01:25called on the party to unite around Harris.