Harris: It is important to not say one thing to the exclusion of the other, because I don’t feel the need to do that.
To understand what today’s announcement means to this community, I turned to the best source I know on Indian Americans and politics: Aziz Haniffa. ", The Trump campaign pounced on that moment immediately after Biden's announcement in a freshly cut ad — which Trump himself tweeted moments after the announcement — that alleged Harris attacked "Biden for racist policies" and that slammed the pair as "Slow Joe and Phony Kamala.". If elected, the senator would be the nation’s first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president. Picking the primary candidate who hit Biden the hardest during the debates would signal the kind of mature leadership that the country lacks. Picking Harris, who is 55, provides the ticket with some generational diversity. A native of Oakland, California, and the child of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, Harris has said she was inspired to attend law school after joining civil rights protests with her parents. “Senator Kamala Harris is nothing short of an exceptional choice for vice president,” said Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David. Despite a majority of Americans saying they approved of California Senator Kamala Harris as Biden's VP pick back in August, a new survey released Monday revealed a far more negative view. Kamala Harris — a woman of Jamaican-American and Indian-American descent — as vice president is nothing short of historic," said Aimee Allison, Founder of She the People. Most importantly, being the VP … When issues of race would come up, people on social media called out to say they wished Harris was still around to give her take.
Matt Margolis is the author of the new book Airborne: How The Liberal Media Weaponized The Coronavirus Against Donald Trump, and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama. Prominent Democratic groups also applauded the selection. Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin took to Instagram to share some tips for Kamala Harris. Bottoms said she talked to Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on the phone today and he told her that she was not his choice. He’s done everything you can do. "There will be people who say to you, you are out of your lane.
Kamala Harris most recently created a buzz after appearing on MSNBC looking unlike herself, stirring up speculation that she’s had Botox treatments or plastic surgery recently. He went on to serve as a co-chair of Biden’s vice presidential search committee, responsible for vetting potential candidates and advising Biden on a pick,” Ali reported. Aziz Haniffa: What did your mom instill in you, in terms of culture and heritage? All Rights Reserved. Kristen Welker is a White House correspondent for NBC News. Covering her campaign so closely day in and day out, despite the missteps and miscalculations that often times come with running a first national campaign, the question always felt more “when,” and not “if” Harris would reach this level. The Atlanta mayor went on to describe why this moment is important for younger generations. Harris, who was born in Oakland, California, in 1964, was the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and a former district attorney of San Francisco. My grandparents used to visit us in Berkeley all the time. Harris’s record is mixed. Other top Democrats also offered praise for the pick. As attorney general, Harris worked closely with Biden’s late son, Beau Biden, when he was Delaware's attorney general, particularly in challenging big banks in the wake of the housing crisis. Harris is also the first person of Indian descent to appear on a presidential ticket. "There will be resistance to your ambition," she said. By Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Mike Hayes, Veronica Rocha and Elise Hammond, CNN, From CNN's Gregory Krieg and Jasmine Wright. The piece highlights the role of her Indian identity, sure to surface again in the coming months. She called her conversation with Biden in-depth and at some points personal. Will Biden actually choose Kamala? Folks from all different strides of life who criticized her platform, they then voiced regret that she, the only Black woman to run for the 2020 Democratic nomination, would not be on the December 2019 debate stage.