Barack Obama endorses Kamala Harris for president, boosting her campaign to defeat Donald Trump in November.
US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention in Houston, Texas, on July 25, 2024.
Barack and Michelle Obama’s backing will add to the growing momentum behind Harris’ campaign, with polls showing she has already narrowed the gap that existed between Trump and Biden. Democratic Party delegates have rapidly rallied en masse behind Harris, and the momentum behind her campaign has appeared to catch Trump off guard.
“While you teach students about democracy and representative government, extremists attack the sacred freedom to vote. While you try to create safe and welcoming places where our children can learn, extremists attack our freedom to live safe from gun violence,” she said. And she contrasted Democratic efforts to cancel student debt and her vision of investment in public schools and universities with Trump’s vow to dismantle the Education Department and cut spending in half.The speech came with Harris facing increasingly extreme rhetoric from Trump, who on Wednesday called her a “radical left lunatic” and claimed — falsely — that she was in favor of the “execution” of newborn babies.
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