As the Democrats Come Together, Donald Trump Seems to Be Unraveling

Harris’s Momentum • Trump’s Bible Business • JD’s Defense [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( As the Democrats Come Together, Donald Trump Seems to Be Unraveling The Democratic National Convention kicks off today in Chicago and Vanity Fair will have extensive coverage, with a team of journalists on the ground, along with reporters and editors here in New York and elsewhere. Our [live blog]( gets under way at 9 a.m. and we’ll have special editions of Inside the Hive throughout the week. Eric Lutz, who was on hand in Milwaukee last month for the RNC, and will be running around Chicago this week, [writes]( how the “dynamic of the race has flipped” since then. “We’re dealing with genuine energy. You can’t buy it. You can’t fake it,” Illinois senator Dick Durbin tells him, adding: “I can understand why Donald Trump’s worried. The momentum is on our side.” Speaking of, Katie Herchenroeder [finds]( Trump giving a “long-winded, meandering address” to supporters in Pennsylvania in which he insisted he’s more attractive than Harris. “I’m much better looking than her. Much better. Much better,” he said. “I’m a better looking person than Kamala.” Thanks for reading and we’ll have plenty of DNC coverage coming, from the big speeches to the best parties and everything in between. Stay tuned! [Image may contain: Flag, Accessories, Belt, Adult, Person, Clothing, Footwear, Shoe, Head, Face, Happy, Formal Wear, and Tie]( [Kamala Harris’s Campaign Is Bringing Good Vibes Only to the 2024 DNC: “You Can’t Buy It. You Can’t Fake It”]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Democrats are riding a wave of “genuine energy” to Chicago next week, says Senator Dick Durbin, which could offer the veep a vital boost in the home stretch of the election: “I can understand why Donald Trump’s worried.”]( [Read more button](   [“I’m A Better Looking Person Than Kamala”: Donald Trump’s Off-Script Moments Are Getting More and More Unhinged]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [Allies are urging the former president to stick to policy points ahead of the DNC. Instead, he’s using his time to go after Harris’s looks.]( [Read more button](   [Does Anyone Know What Donald Trump Is Talking About Anymore?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Hannibal Lecter? Cheerios? “Bird cemeteries?” The former president is tying himself in a knot of discursive tangents and in-jokes.]( [Read more button](   [JD Vance Again Defends Donald Trump, This Time From Insulted Veterans]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [The VP hopeful attempted to soften backlash from Trump’s recent comments diminishing the Congressional Medal of Honor.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Made a Nice Little Profit on Trump-Branded Bibles, a.k.a. His “Favorite Book”]( By [Bess Levin]( [Nice work if you can get it!]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast