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These 5 Michelle Obama Quotes Owned the Democratic Convention

When Michelle Obama took the stage on the first day of the Democratic Convention, everyone sat up and listened.

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Democrats divided over the future of their party agreed on at least one thing at their national convention in Philadelphia on Monday night: Michelle Obama was a star.

The first lady gave a speech in support of a former first lady, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, and described America as “the greatest country on earth”, challenging Republican Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan and bringing an arena crowd riven by a fierce fight for the nomination to its feet.

Here are some highlights from the speech.

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