Gabrielle Giffords just appeared on stage at the Democratic National Convention and led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance … and the crowd erupted in an emotionally charged applause.
Giffords — who is still recovering from the gunshot wound she suffered to her head during a shooting while meeting with constituents at a supermarket in Tucson in January 2011 — was escorted to the stage by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
While Giffords had some trouble enunciating some of the words, she finished strong … sporting a big smile while the crowd cheered her on.
After she finished, the crowd chanted her name … with some people shedding proud tears.
Check out the clip — pretty awesome.