Vice President Kamala Harris is acknowledging that President Joe Biden had a “slow start” during his debate against Donald Trump. But she insists that he finished “strong.” Biden's performance triggered a new round of Democratic concerns about Biden’s fitness to be the party standard-bearer. Harris on Thursday gave interviews on CNN and MSNBC.
FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Planned Parenthood, March. 14, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats. It will initially target eight states: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Montana, New Hampshire and New York.
“It was a slow start. That’s obvious to everyone. I’m not going to debate that point,” Harris said in an interview on CNN following the debate. “I’m talking about the choice for November. I’m talking about one of the most important elections in our collective lifetime.” Harris gave interviews on CNN and MSNBC amid growing Democratic panic over Biden’s performance, which fueled longstanding questions about whether the 81-year-old president should step aside., Harris emphasized the substance of Trump’s remarks during the 90-minute debate, including his refusal to condemn the rioters whoShe also said the contrast between Biden and Trump ultimately has to be on Biden’s performance in office, rather than in one debate.
The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848.Harris continued: “The Joe Biden that I work with every day is someone who, as I have said, has performed in a way that has been about bringing people into the Oval Office, Republicans and Democrats, to compromise in a way that is extraordinary these days.”
She concluded her MSNBC interview by saying that “only one of the two people on that debate stage, only one of them has the endorsement of his vice president. And let’s not forget that.”Trump this year. Trump pressured Pence to go along with his plan to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden.
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