Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tapped Senator Kamala Harris of California as his choice for vice president
With social unrest over racial injustice rocking the country for months, Biden had been under increasing pressure to select a Black woman as his running mate. She is also the first Asian-American on a major presidential ticket.
“@JoeBiden can unify the American people because he’s spent his life fighting for us,” Harris wrote on Twitter. “I’m honored to join him as our party’s nominee for Vice President.” Numerous Black leaders, including several politicians who had themselves been under consideration to be Biden’s running mate, emphasized the historic import of Harris’ selection.
Within minutes of the announcement, Trump campaign senior adviser Katrina Pierson issued a statement mocking her as the 77-year-old Biden’s “political living will,” and Trump, 74, tweeted a video attacking her as “Phony Kamala.” While that exchange failed to boost her White House hopes, the Biden campaign will now look for her to train her fire on Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Harris is scheduled to debate Pence on Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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