Kamala Harris began her first full day of campaigning in the race for the White House as she vowed to win November’s presidential election.
The vice president of the United States and expected Democratic candidate made the comments on X day one day after Joe Biden. announced that he would abandon the 2024 contest and putting all his weight behind his number two.
Mrs. Harris He said he was going to visit workers at campaign headquarters in Delaware.
She wrote: “It’s the first full day of our campaign, so later in the day I’ll be heading to Wilmington, DE to greet our staff at headquarters.
“One day less. 105 to go. Together, we are going to win this.”
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Meanwhile, at an event for college athletes on the White House grounds, Harris said Biden’s legacy of achievements is unparalleled in modern history.
Speaking publicly for the first time since entering the presidential race, he said Biden had “already surpassed the legacy of most presidents who have served two terms.”
“Am [a] “We witness firsthand that every day our President Joe Biden fights for the American people, and we are deeply grateful for his service to this nation,” he said.
He is currently recovering from COVID and Harris says he is “feeling much better and recovering quickly.”
Harris told how she met him through her son Beau when they worked together as attorneys general.
She said: “The qualities that Beau revered in his father are the same ones I have seen every day in our president. His honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family, his big heart and his love, his deep love of our country.”
Harris, 59, is the only Democratic candidate declared so far that she will be the party’s nominee before the election against the 78-year-old Republican. donald trump.
He has been working to gain the support of a majority of his delegates, and if he wins the nomination, he will have to choose a running mate.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer seen as a possible rival for the Democratic nomination after president bidenexit, has backed Ms Harris in a post on X, saying the vice president He had all their support.
Several other potential Democratic rivals, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, have also endorsed Harris’ candidacy.
But former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama have not announced their endorsements, although both praised the current president.
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Biden’s campaign has formally changed its name to “Harris for President”, showing that he is inheriting his political operation of more than 1,000 staff and a war chest that was nearly $96m (£74m). At the end of june.
Campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said on Monday that Harris had raised $49.6 million (£38.3 million) in donations in the 15 hours after Biden’s endorsement.
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The 81-year-old politician said he would no longer stand for re-election after weeks of pressure from within his own party amid concerns about his health and fitness to serve another four years in office.
The Trump campaign has been preparing for Harris’ possible elevation for weeks, sources told the Reuters news agency, and planned to try to tie her closely to Biden’s policies on immigration and the economy.
Biden, who is the oldest person to ever serve in the Oval Office, has said he will remain president until his term ends on Jan. 20, 2025.
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