I will defeat Trump: Kamala Harris
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Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris has said she was honoured to have President Joe Biden’s endorsement as the nominee of the Democratic party for the presidential election and asserted that her aim was to unite the nation in “defeating Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda”.
Her remarks came after Biden (81), in a stunning decision, on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing from the race to be the next president in 2024 and endorsed Harris, who is of both Indian and African origin, as the Democratic Party’s new nominee.
Biden’s decision to nominate Harris (59) follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after his disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US president Donald Trump last month.
“I am honoured to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” said Harris, who has been serving as US’ first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president since 2021. Though Biden’s endorsement almost seals her position as the presidential nominee of her party, she still needs to get elected by the party’s delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.
Harris immediately secured the endorsement of former president Bill Clinton, thus making it a bit easier for her to win the delegate battle during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago beginning August 19.
“On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country,” she said.
Harris said over the past year, she has travelled across the country, talking to Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election.
“And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party -- and unite our nation-- to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda... We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win,” she said.
