Nancy Pelosi lauds Harris' political skill in securing nomination with 'dignity and grace'

• Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi focused on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in her speech at the third night of the Democratic National convention, telling her party not to forget the "perilous moment for our democracy."
• "Let us not forget who assaulted democracy on January 6th. He did," Pelosi said. "But let us not forget who saved democracy that day. We did."
• Pelosi was speaker of the House on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, seeking to prevent the count of Electoral College votes that would confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi focused on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in her speech at the third night of the Democratic National Convention, telling her party not to forget that "perilous moment for our democracy."

"Never before had a president of the United States so brazenly assaulted the bedrock of our democracy, so gleefully embraced political violence, so willfully betrayed his oath of office," she said.

"Let us not forget who assaulted democracy on January 6th," Pelosi said, and then paused. "He did!" she said, referring to former President Donald Trump. "But let us not forget who saved democracy that day," she said with another beat in between. "We did!"

Pelosi was House Speaker on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, trying to prevent the certification of Electoral College votes that would confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

"The parable of January 6th reminds us that our democracy is only as strong as the courage and commitment of those entrusted with its care. And we must choose leaders who believe in free and fair elections and who respect