DNC Host Tony Goldwyn on Meeting Kamala Harris for the First Time and a Potential Taylor Swift Endorsement: ‘Could Be Significant’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Tony Goldwyn had never met Vice President Kamala Harris until Monday night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
And what an introduction it was. Goldwyn, serving as host of the first night of the DNC, took to the stage after Harris made a surprise appearance. “Welcome to the first night of the Democratic National Convention,” Goldwyn said to the fired-up crowd. “Now, how was that for an opening act?” The DNC announced on Sunday that Goldwyn and his “Scandal” co-star Kerry Washington along with Mindy Kaling and Ana Navarro will be hosting the convention, which runs until Thursday.
Following Goldwyn on Monday, Navarro will host on Tuesday with Kaling on Wednesday. Washington will take the reins on Thursday, the final night of the convention when Harris is expected to formally accept the nomination. “I met President Biden several times.
I’ve been involved in Democratic politics for quite a while now, but I never met the vice president,” Goldwyn told me Tuesday morning. “I spoke to Doug Emhoff on the phone a couple months ago about helping out with the campaign, but we finally met last night.
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