Democrats officially nominate Joe Biden for president, and then have an awkward Zoom party

From business meetings to interviews to presidential nominations, Zoom makes everything awkward.

After a virtual roll call vote on Tuesday night, former Vice President Joe Biden officially became the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. The roll call was fun, with calamari making a surprise appearance from Rhode Island, but when it was over, the screen was overtaken by random people clapping and cheering and dancing, before cutting to Biden, looking off camera inside a school library, waiting for a signal so he could start speaking.

It took a few beats, but Biden then launched into a brief thank you speech, as his grandchildren threw streamers up in the background. He shared his gratitude with voters and delegates, and said the nomination "means the world to me and my family." Biden will formally accept the nomination on Thursday during the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Catherine Garcia

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