The Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off with the debunked lie that left-wing demonstrators outside the "White House" in late May and early June were "peaceful protesters" and that they were "tear-gassed." Eva Longoria Bastón, hosting the first night of the DNC, said that the convention would focus on three issues that Democrats felt were most important: "the pandemic, an economic downturn, and an ongoing systemic racial injustice."