Vice President Kamala Harris has had a busy 24 hours after being endorsed as President Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential nominee. She secured enough delegates to win the party’s nomination and raised more than $81 million, a record sum for the 2024 political cycle.
Meanwhile, the director of the Secret Service testified before a congressional committee and was called resign about security failures at a rally where a 20-year-old armed man tried to murder Former president donald trump.
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Trump is again complaining about debate plans, suggesting he may not be as confident facing Harris as he was with Biden.
The former president said he would debate Biden “anytime, anywhere, anywhere,” but on Tuesday morning Trump complained for the second time since Biden dropped out that ABC News is “not worthy of holding a debate”.
He suggested moving the debate to Fox News Channel, which is seen as a friendlier venue for him.
Vice President Kamala Harris is making its first visit to a swing state on Tuesday after gaining enough support from Democratic delegates to win his party’s nomination to challenge former Republican President Donald Trump, two days after President Joe Biden dropped his bid for re-election.
As the Democratic Party continues to rally around her, Harris is traveling to Milwaukee, where she will hold her first campaign rally since launching her campaign on Sunday with Biden endorsement. Harris has raised more than $100 million as of Sunday afternoon and has won support from Democratic officials and political groups.
Tuesday’s visit was scheduled before Biden ended his campaign, but it took on new resonance as Harris prepares to take up her party’s mantle against Trump and seeks to project calm and confidence after weeks of Democratic Party confusion about Biden’s political future.
Read more about the visit and how Wisconsin is part of Democrats’ plans for 2024.
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according to a reportAssociated Press polltaken following President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his re-election bid.
Harris, who was endorsed by Biden minutes after he announced he would not accept the Democratic nomination, worked to quickly secure the support of her party’s donors, elected officials and other leaders, and has so far received the support of at least 2,214.
However, the AP is not calling Harris the presumptive new candidate. That’s because convention delegates are still free to vote for the candidate of their choice at the August convention or if Democrats hold a virtual roll call before the meeting in Chicago.
Tatum Watkins, a 19-year-old college student from southwest Iowa and a DNC delegate, said she appreciates, as a young woman, that Harris speaks openly about issues like reproductive rights and is “much closer” in age to a whole new age. generation of voters.
“She’s leaning too much into what’s popular right now,” Watkins said. “I’ve seen that her brand is what can I best describe as summer brat.”
Watkins said it energized and excited her and other young Iowans, making what will be their first voting experience in a presidential election “even better.”
The mood among many House Democrats quickly improved when lawmakers returned to Washington with Biden handing the election to Harris.
“I have never been more optimistic about America because of her leadership, her selflessness, her putting country first,” said Representative Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania.
“And then Kamala – wow! – I’m excited,” she said. “I’m hearing from my constituents and staff that they’re very excited.”
She said one way for Harris to approach campaigning in a swing state like hers would be to choose Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her running mate for vice president.
President Biden is expected to return to the White House tomorrow after spending six days at his Delaware beach house convalescing from COVID-19. Biden fell ill while campaigning in Las Vegas last week and went to his vacation home to isolate.
Meanwhile, Vice President Harris will head to the battleground state of Wisconsin as her campaign for the White House gains momentum.
The event in Milwaukee will be his first full campaign event since announcing his candidacy on Sunday.
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