evidence: Shortly after an energetic speech from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton praised Biden. Alluding to Harris’ status as the second woman ever to head a Democratic ticket, Clinton name-checked other pioneering Democratic women, including presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in the 1970s and vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro in the 1980s. Multiple speakers during the hourslong program criticized Trump-era policies, including the Supreme Court appointments that enabled the overturning of the abortion decision Roe v. Wade, by repeating the slogan, "We’re not going back." Here are fact-checks of statements by a range of speakers at the convention’s first night. Abortion Biden: "And you know, Trump will do everything to ban abortion nationwide." Since April, Trump has repeatedly said he believes abortion legislation should be "left up to the states." Trump also told reporters in April that he wouldn’t sign a national ban. As president, Trump endorsed a 20-week national abortion ban that House Republicans backed. Earlier in this election year, he floated support for 15- or 16-week federal abortion bans, news outlets reported.