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- Vice President Kamala Harris briefly took the DNC stage on Monday.
- Harris thanked Joe Biden ahead of his primetime speech kicking off the convention.
- Crowds erupted in cheers as the vice president took the DNC stage.
Vice President Kamala Harris surprised crowds on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, offering brief remarks and thanking President Joe Biden ahead of his scheduled handoff speech on Monday.
Harris took the stage to rapturous cheers from the crowd as Beyoncé's "Freedom" rang out through Chicago's United Center.