Welcome. It is Verdict with Ted Cruz week in review. Ben Ferguson with you and my oh my,

was it a big week at the Democratic convention and we covered a lot.

Optics seem to be the number one thing Democrats were obsessed with and it was showing a unified front.

But they may be lying to you about just how unified the Democratic

party is. We're going to explain exactly what Democrats are saying behind closed doors about

Kamala Harris's campaign. Also, playing the hits, right? It's a smart strategy if you're the

Democrats, but can it work with Kamala?

Apparently, many of the Democrats don't think that's a strategy that can get her all the way

to the White House.

And finally, can America actually trust Kamala Harris after lying about Biden's cognitive

decline and covering it up for so long.

We're going to deal with all of that.

It is the weekend review, and it starts right now.

You also have the optics of the party right now, and the Democratic Party is very much acting like they are united.

But there was some reporting that came out night two, and it said VP Kamwa Harris held an event 90 miles away from the DNC on the night.

The party's two most popular figures, Barack and Michelle Obama, campaign on her behalf.

And a source familiar with the DNC planning tells Fox that the choice was made out of sensitivity and respect for, quote, Joe Biden.

Obamas are still not on the White House good side, quote, unquote.

Why? Because, well, they were part of the coup.

A source familiar with the situation said, quote, it would not be helpful to their relationships, quote, unquote.

Fox has told this plan came together to avoid the optics of Harris,

still serving as Biden's VP,

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