LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles resident and California Sen. Kamala Harris was formally introduced as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden‘s running mate Wednesday, hailing the women she said have paved the way for her to be on a presidential ticket.
“Joe, I’m so proud to stand with you,” Harris said in Delaware during her first appearance alongside Biden following his Tuesday announcement of his choice of running mate.
“And I do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me whose sacrifice, determination and resilience makes my presence here today even possible,” Harris said. “This is a moment of real consequence for America. Everything we care about — our economy, our health, our children, the kind of country we live in — it’s all on the line.”
Harris, 55, is the first Black and South Asian woman to run on the ticket of a major political party. A former state attorney general and San Francisco district attorney, Harris will also be the first California candidate on a major political party’s presidential ticket since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Although her personal and political roots are in Northern California, Harris is a resident of the Brentwood area of West Los Angeles.
Harris wasted no time Wednesday attacking President Donald Trump, criticizing his response to the coronavirus pandemic and blaming his for plunging the country into economic turmoil.
“He inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground,” Harris said. “Because of Trump’s failures of leadership, our economy has taken one of the biggest hits out of all the major industrialized nations, with an unemployment rate that has tripled as of today.
“This is what happens when we elect a guy who just isn’t up for the job,” she said. “Our country ends up in tatters, and so does our reputation around the world.”
Trump has been vocal in his criticism of Harris since Biden made his announcement Tuesday. He denounced her during a White House press briefing Tuesday afternoon as “nasty,” pointing to her comments during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
During an appearance on Fox News Tuesday night, Trump continued his criticism, saying Harris is “the most liberal person supposedly in the Senate, and that’s pretty liberal.”
“I’m not sure that’s what the country wants,” he said. “I figure if it is, we’ve got problems. But I would be surprised if it is. She wants to raise taxes. She wants to get rid of your Second Amendment — no guns for protection, no nothing.
“She’s very strong on the Second Amendment, getting rid of it,” he said. “And very bad for the military. She wants to cut the military. She wants to cut funding for the military and the vets.”
“I don’t quite get the choice, but we’ll have it out. We have a great vice president named Mike Pence and he will take care of business just like he did last time against a different candidate,” Trump said.
On Twitter Wednesday morning, Trump wrote that Harris “started out strong in the Democrat primaries, and finished weak, ultimately fleeing the race with almost zero support. That’s the kind of opponent everyone dreams of!”
Harris countered in her speech: “Let’s be clear. This election isn’t just about defeating Donald Trump or Mike Pence. It’s about building this country back better, and that’s exactly what Joe and I will do.”
We are in a battle for the soul of this nation. But together, it’s a battle we can win.@JoeBiden—I’m ready to get to work. pic.twitter.com/3PJcUTYBGU
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 12, 2020
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Republican for Biden says
Maryanne Trump Barry knows her brother, and everything she said about him I already knew.
Dave says
Meanwhile, Mike Garcia voted “NO” on the House bill to allocate $25 billion to the United States Postal Service and to restore it to its previous working status before the dismantling .
Yup. Garcia is another mindless minion of Trump and will still be next year in a Democratic majority House of Representatives. but without Trump.
The Republican Party has only a few months left to live. It will be gone soon.
John Evans says
She couldn’t garner 1% in the primary. She’s simply a player in California’s SanFran/Sac machine. Emphasis on the word player, and I’m sure she’d love to have that conversation, as well as her black heritage of slave owners on the Jamaican side. Heck, even the Indian community can’t stand her.
Citizens' Rights Watch says
RACIST, RACIST, RACIST, YADA YADA YADA. THAT’S YOUR ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.
You have no argument other than making false accusations of racism. Go to school and get a job, welfare loser. Your people act like vicious ignorant animals.
LCD says
Abusive ad-hominem arguments are always fallacious and are counter productive.
Racist Watch says
You are a racist Citizens’ Rights Watch.
Admit it.
Be proud of it. Trump is. So are the rest of the Republicans.
Vic says
Maybe Rex can send out some racist hit maulers calling her a gang candidate. He’s done that before.
Bite Me says
Triggered? All I did was reverse some words from a post and now you consider it right-wing BS. Funny how that works. No one else can have an opinion or belief other than your own, the tolerant loving left. Going to burn something down or go on a looting spree?
I did my time, and still do, serving this country so people like you, and I, and everyone else on this post can say what they want. Its a benefit of living in a country we call America and a Constitutional Right called Freedom of Speech. You are welcome to your opinion and can freely say what you want, as you have, but it doesn’t mean I or anyone else has to agree with you. I don’t and probably never will.
In all honesty I wasn’t going to post anything but a few of you looked like an easy target to flush out so I took a shot and had some fun. Your response was too predictable.
BTW, bounties on warriors is common in the battlefield. Been going on for thousands of years on all sides. Its called WAR, and it very, very, ugly if you have experienced it personally.
Anyways, thanks for the amusement. I wish you the best in life and hope you find peace and happiness in all you do. See you at the Polls where we will resolve our differences!
TRUMP WINS 2020
Mike says
Thanks for the word salad. A lot of typing, but saying nothing. I agree there are some “easy targets” on this page, you included. Many of us have done our time and are still serving this country. You are hardly unique. As for freedom of speech, I was exercising mine while responding to yours. I’m glad I provided you with some amusement. You certainly provided amusement to me as well, especially your inflated sense of higher intellect. The little barb about burning and looting was really hilarious. Very telling and so Faux News. Are you afraid those communistic lefties will burn down the Post Offices before your orange god has a chance to dismantle them? Best to you as well. See you at the Polls if Orange Bird doesn’t dismantle them as well.
BIDEN/HARRIS 2020 RESTORE AMERICA
Footsteps says
Neither political party is tolerant and loving. I have read the most vicious personal attacks coming from both sides.
Reform says
Bite Me: I, also, have done my time, including a few generations. BIDEN/HARRIS 2020 RESTORE AMERICA.
DJT says
Willie Brown’s mattress (mistress), that is Brown’s admission, not some fox news talking point…lol.
She literally slept her way up to the top. Now she will be Joe’s matress…lol.
LCR says
DJT/ You’re the creepy, insecure person that can’t stand strong women.
LCR says
DJT/Trump and Marla Maples, along with many other women he creeped up on.
Mike says
Willie Brown never referred to her that way. They had a relationship. So what? The woman is pretty smart. I doubt she “slept her way to the top”. That comment says alot about YOU. She also never grabbed someone by their private parts and bragged about it. I’d chose her over orange birdbrain any day.
Yama says
Knowingly withholding exculpatory evidence constitutes automatic disbarment. Were it not for high ranking California Democrats, Harris would have otherwise be summarily disbarred, from practicing law –
Peggy says
In jurisprudence, what Harris did is ordinarily career suicide. Bury exculpatory evidence, a prosecutor is automatically disbarred, and never practices law, again. Having Barack Obama on speed dial, dropped Harris into a regulatory black hole. Common law doesn’t apply to her. She can do what she wants, whenever she wants, no accountability, whatsoever –
Mike says
If you folks don’t care your guy grabs women’s body parts or his dismantling of the Postal Service to win an election, then I don’t care if Harris withheld exculpatory evidence (if she really did). If you guys to turn a blind eye to Trump’s wrongdoing, then so can I. It’s a two way street. Biden/Harris to restore America. USA USA USA USA…….
barbi says
… pays dividends, having friends in high places. Caught red handed burying exculpatory evidence, it’s a miracle Harris wasn’t disbarred. Painfully evident, laws are only for the little people –
Mike says
Laws are only for the little people. LOL.. Just ask Trump. He and his “pardoned” cornies call tell you all about…lol…
Matt says
What’s painfully evident to me is that you and the first commenter literally must have parroted fox news. You have the exact same talking points almost verbatim. Maybe you two should have lunch and watch your shows since you dont have independent thoughts and repeat what fox tells u. With Trump as President you are really going to hang your hat on that with all he did before taking office? Need to come a little better than that.
Trump = criminal says
Trump’s followers are a bigger problem than Trump himself.
What virus has infected so many Americans that they believe any lie Trump tells them and ignore all the damage he’s done and is doing and will do?
They live amongst us so beware.
Trump will go to prison for tax fraud/evasion, money laundering, bank fraud, insurance fraud and he’s still Individual 1 in the conspiracy that sent his lawyer, Cohen, to prison for it and now has a book out.
Read it and weep Yama, barbi and DJT.
Bite Me says
I didnt know Joy Behar read the AV Times.
Liberal followers are a bigger problem than Biden himself.
What virus has infected so many Americans that they believe any lie the Democrats tells them and ignore all the damage they have done and are still trying to do and will do?
The Communist live amongst us so beware!
Dems will go to prison for Treason, Collusion, Fraud on courts, Illegal spying, Bribery, Money laundering, etc.
Read it and weep
Bite yourself says
You’re lost. Even Trumps own party has to correct his lies, like pushing the lie that Kamala Harris is not qualified to be V.P. because her parents are immigrants. We know who the father of lies is.
Mike says
You need to Bite your self for spewing such rightwing BS. All liberals are communist while your leader (orange birdbrain) kisses Putin’s behind. He won’t even check Putin on putting bounties on our soldiers. Don’t even give me that “fake news” bs. Only fake news is The Faux News Channel. You folks are pathetic.
Mike says
Read it and laugh. Everyone on the left is a Communist, even though your orange god has his head so far up Putin’s behind, he almost o’d on methane fumes. You’ve been watching to much Tucker Carlson.