Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sit down for their first joint interview since officially accepting their nominations.
as President. Harris had nothing but appreciation for Biden's bold choice to choose her as VP when they spoke with David Muir and Robin Roberts as part of a"You know, we talk about what it means to be progressive. Joe really walks the talk," Harris shared."I'll remind everyone that Joe was one of the first Democrats to speak out in terms of LGBTQ rights and equality. He just did it.
When asked if he felt pressured to select a Black woman to be his VP, Biden said the decision wasn't based on pressure, but out of a desire for government to be truly representative. "I cannot understand and fully appreciate what it means to walk in her shoes, to be an African-American woman, with an Indian-American background, the child of immigrants," Biden added."She can't assume exactly what it's like to walk in my shoes. What we do know is we have the same value set."
"Joe speaks the words and actually knows how to say the words 'Black lives matter.' Contrary to what the president of the United States, the current president of the United States does, which is to stoke hate and division full-time and has never spoken those words, and will never speak the words 'Black lives matter,'" Harris said."You can talk to Joe. He has been outspoken on those issues. And I know where his heart is.
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