Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) becomes emotional as she arrives to speak on the fourth and final day of the DNC.

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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave her emphatic support to her former U.S. Senate colleague, Vice President Kamala Harris, during her speech at the DNC on Thursday.

Before Warren could even begin her speech, she was visibly emotional and the audience greeted her with a warm welcome and long applause.

Both Warren and Harris ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Harris withdrew in 2019, and Warren withdrew after a poor performance on Super Tuesday.

During her speech supporting Harris’ 2024 candidacy, Warren drew a contrast between Harris and her presidential opponent, former President Donald Trump, whom Warren called “the thug.”

She told the crowd that Trump had ripped off Americans, but that Harris had “enforced the law” during her time as California’s attorney general.

“Kamala protected families,” she said. “And Donald scammed students at Trump University and tried to make money off of people who lost their homes.”

“That’s the difference between a criminal and a prosecutor,” Warren said.

Warren, who played a key role in establishing the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, called Trump “a billionaire who doesn’t pay taxes.” In contrast, she portrayed Harris as a strong figure who will defend the rights and economic interests of Americans.

“She gets it,” she said. “We need to make life more affordable for working people.”