– Welcome her, she is the best, says US President Joe Biden about Vice President Kamala Harris on the phone to the Democrats’ election campaign staff in Wilmington. It was Joe Biden’s first statement after he withdrew his candidacy as presidential candidate on Sunday. He then pointed to Kamala Harris as his heir. He added that he will help her in every possible way. Biden, who fell ill with covid-19 last week, attended the meeting by phone. According to the Reuters news agency, Joe Biden will return to the White House on Tuesday. – The name on the ballot paper is new, but our ambition has not changed. I’m not going anywhere, I’m going to help us achieve our goal, Biden said. – An honorary US Vice President, Kamala Harris, was introduced by her husband Dough Emhoff from the podium. – I will support my wife who is running for president in the United States. Let me make it clear, we are going to win this election, said Emhoff. – It has been my greatest honor to be Biden’s vice president. I love Joe Biden, we all do, said US Vice President Kamala Harris when she took the podium. After thanking Joe Biden, Harris said she is choosing to keep Jen O’Malley Dillon and Julie Chavez Rodriguez as campaign managers. They worked for Joe Biden, until he withdrew as a presidential candidate. – This team is the reason why we will win the presidential election in November. I know that, she added. She emphasized that they believe in freedom, opportunities. Not just for some, but for everyone. – will win against Donald Trump There are 106 days to the presidential election. She believes it will be a tough race, but that they will make it. – My intention is to earn this nomination and win against Donald Trump in November. Harris said that, as a former prosecutor, she had confronted “perpetrators” before, and that the United States has a choice between her forward-looking plan, or Donald Trump, who she believes will “go backwards”. – In that job, I gained experience in dealing with all types of criminals. Perpetrators who sexually abused women, companies who defrauded customers, fraudsters who broke the rules for their own gain, she said Before adding: – Trust me, I know guys like Donald Trump. She believes Trump wants to take the United States back to a time when many did not have full freedom and rights. – But we believe in a brighter future that has room for all Americans, she said. Harris has previously been criticized for being wobbly and not having a clear vision, or a clear political programme. Presidential candidate ready by 7 August Both a presidential candidate and a candidate for the post of vice-president will be ready by 7 August, says the leader of the Democratic Party’s national committee. Leader Jaime Harrison states that the party is committed to conducting an open and fair nomination process. If a candidate passes the limit of 300 delegates, a virtual vote can take place as early as 1 August, he explains further. Published 23/07/2024, at 00.16 Updated 23.07.2024, at 03.19
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