Stuttering teen Brayden Harrington steals the hearts of Americans as he thanks Biden in DNC speech

Last night, the Democratic National Convention came to a close, and despite many people expecting Joe Biden to deliver to the most emotional speech of the evening, he was outshined by a 13-year-old boy.

New Hampshire teen Brayden Harrington describes himself as just "a regular kid", and yet he captured the hearts of people across the nation during his DNC address on Thursday (August 20)

Earlier this year, Harrington bonded with Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign trail. Speaking about his time with Biden, the youngster said: "Without Joe Biden, I wouldn't be talking to you today.

"About a few months ago, I met him in New Hampshire and he told me we are members of the same club. We stutter."

Check out Brayden's touching speech below:

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Biden has previously been outspoken about his stutter, revealing at a CNN town hall earlier this year that he "still occasionally" catches himself stuttering when he is tired.

He added: "It has nothing to do with your intelligence quotient. It has nothing to do with your intellectual makeup,"

He said he believes "part of it is confidence" and that he has to "think in terms of not rushing".

Stumbling over his words, Brayden bravely spoke about the CNN town hall back in February, where the teenager asked Biden about his stutter.

At the town hall, Biden told Brayden that he didn't receive professional help for his stutter, but instead would practice in front of the mirror for hours. Biden added that his mother would tell him, "Joey, don't let this define you. Joey, remember who you are. Joey, you can do it."

Continuing his DCN address, Brayden said: "It was really amazing to hear that someone like me became vice president.

"He told me about a book of poems by Yeats he would read aloud to practice."

"Joe Biden cared," Brayden said. "Imagine what he could do for all of us. Kids like me are counting on you to elect someone we can all look up to. Someone who cares. Someone who will make the country and the world feel better. We're counting on you to elect Joe Biden."

Following his speech, people took to Twitter to praise the youngster for his courage - with people labelling the teenager as "astounding".

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To cap off the night and bring the DNC to a close, Joe Biden delivered a rousing speech that has received praise from both the left and right.

The 77-year-old spoke eloquently and optimistically about his promise for nation's future, telling viewers from the beginning that, "The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger. Too much fear. Too much division."

Biden continued: "Here and now, I give you my word: If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us not the worst. I will be an ally of the light not of the darkness.

"It's time for us, for We the People, to come together."

Biden's full speech can be seen below:

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Biden then told the people of the US that "united we can, and will, overcome this season of darkness in America."

Biden ended his speech by saying: "May history be able to say that the end of this chapter of American darkness began here tonight as love and hope and light joined in the battle for the soul of the nation."

And Biden's address certainly won praise from both sides of politics. Hilary Clinton tweeted to her followers:

"What a speech tonight! Congratulations to the man who has lived a determined life full of dignity and devotion to his family and to his country. @JoeBiden will lead us out of the darkness and restore the soul of America. Let’s go win this thing."

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Former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders, Briahna Joy Gray, also praised the evening as a whole, writing: "They did a really good job tonight for a party indifferent to the progressive vote."

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Several conservative commentators also praised Biden, with conservative host Laura Ingraham, speaking on Fox News, saying that despite being "devoid of any policy other than universal masking", Biden "delivered a good speech for what he was doing, it was very emotional stuff [...] It was very well delivered."

In addition, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Biden's "enormously effective" speech "blew a hole" in Trump's repeated characterization that he is a candidate in decline. Wallace added: "It seems to me that after tonight Donald Trump is going to have to run against a candidate, not a caricature."

But Donald Trump was not impressed...

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Tweeting to his followers, Trump said: "In 47 years, Joe did none of the things of which he now speaks. He will never change, just words!"