Biden, Harris vow to ‘rebuild’ America in their first campaign
Joe Biden (R) speaks at a campaign event as Kamala Harris listens, April 12, 2020. /Reuters
North America, 2020 August 13, Thursday(CGTN)
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris launched their joint bid for the White House Wednesday, with vice presidential nominee Harris saying Americans are “crying out for leadership” to overcome a triple crisis of health, racial injustice and a ravaged economy.
Harris’s participation, announced on Tuesday, was a move seen acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in Biden’s bid to defeat President Donald Trump in the November 3 election.
Making their first appearance as running mates, before a small crowd of reporters and staffers at a Delaware high school closed to the public due to coronavirus concerns, the Democratic duo vowed to end Donald Trump’s presidency and, in Biden’s words, “rebuild this country.”
“Everything we care about,” said Harris. “It’s all on the line.”
A formidable 55-year-old U.S. senator from California and a daughter of immigrants, Harris has already made history as the first woman of color tapped for a major party presidential ticket.
Describing a country at the crossroads, she left little doubt of her determination to go on the attack, saying Trump “just isn’t up for the job” and has left the nation “in tatters.”
“America is crying out for leadership, yet we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him,” said Harris.
