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Joe and Kam are off and running
Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris made their first public appearance as running mates Wednesday and bashed the Trump administration without outlining a clear platform of their own.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee formally introduced his vice presidential pick in front of a small group of socially distanced reporters inside a Wilmington, Del., school gymnasium.
“I have no doubt that I picked the right person to join me as the next vice president of the United States of America,” Biden said, also praising the other female candidates he considered.
“Kamala, as you all know, is smart. She’s tough, she’s experienced, she’s a proven fighter for the backbone of this country: the middle class.”
Harris and Biden made sweeping promises to create millions of jobs, tackle climate change, build on the Affordable Care Act and protect reproductive rights.
But they failed to address any foreign policy issues, including an escalating cold war with China, and did not offer any specific solutions to the coronavirus crisis.
Harris, touting her prosecutorial experience, claimed “the case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut.”
“Just look where they’ve got us: more than 16 million out of work; millions of kids who cannot go back to school; a crisis of poverty, homelessness, inflicting black, brown and indigenous people the most,” she said.
Biden noted the attacks Trump has began lobbing at his new running mate and suggested the president is afraid of strong women.
“Is anyone surprised Donald Trump has a problem with a strong woman or strong women across the board?” Biden asked.
Harris traveled to Delaware from Washington, DC, on Wednesday, a day after being named Biden’s running mate.
A modest crowd of supporters in masks gathered outside in the rain and held signs which read “Biden for President” and “Biden Harris 2020.”
One lone protester could be seen holding a sign that said: “Joe
Biden equals abortion euthanasia and infanticide.”
The senator from California makes history as the first woman of color and woman of Indian descent to be nominated for national office on a major party ticket.
Biden, 77, described the former California attorney general as a “fearless fighter for the little guy” who would be ready to lead on day one.
Biden interviewed 11 VP contenders in the space of 10 days, according to CNN, but said he felt a deep, personal connection with Harris, 55, who was friends with his late son, Beau.
Biden said Harris had been an “honorary Biden for quite some time” because of their friendship.