Kamala Harris news - Senator pays tribute to Beau after Joe Biden gives rousing speech taking aim at Trump
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The veepstakes have come to an end: on Tuesday Joe Biden selected California senator and former state attorney general Kamala Harris as his running mate, the first black woman to run as vice president on a major political party's ticket.
Mr Biden and Ms Harris kicked off their campaign with a joint appearance in Delaware in which they both gave personal, passionate speeches that told their very different stories and how they were drawn together by Beau Biden.
Earlier endorsements and congratulations poured in from Democratic Party luminaries, including former president Barack Obama, and Ms Harris' fellow contenders to join Mr Biden on the 2020 ticket. Majority leader of the House Nancy Pelosi described Ms Harris as "the best possible person" Mr Biden could have chosen.
The Trump campaign quickly responded to the news, describing Ms Harris as "phony" and predicting she will prove to be former vice president Biden's "political living will." President Donald Trump referred to her as "nasty" and as a liar.
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A little wave and a small cheer as Harris departs DC for Delaware
First Biden-Harris event scheduled for 3.50pm
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' first joint appearance has been scheduled for 3.50pm in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Harris now under Secret Service protection
Senator Kamala Harris now qualifies for Secret Service protection having been officially selected as Joe Biden's vice presidential pick.
No word yet code names for either the senator or her husband.
Joe Biden is Celtic. Jill Biden is Capri.
Donald Trump is Mogul. Melania Trump is Muse.
Mike Pence is Hoosier. Karen Pence is Hummingbird.
Swift backlash to the first anti-Harris Trump ad
“This is what y’all were working on while Americans are dying? You’re pathetic,” Scott Dworkin, the co-founder of The Democratic Coalition tweeted in response to the video.
Another Twitter user, Ben Brewer, pointed out that earlier in July, Mr Trump said Ms Harris would “be a fine choice” for Mr Biden’s running mate during a press briefing.
The moment Kamala Harris joined the ticket
The Biden campaign has released a video including footage of the moment that former vice president Joe Biden asked Kamala Harris to join the Democratic Party ticket over a Zoom call.
The post also includes a brief biography of Senator Harris narrated by the candidate.
'Top cop' on climate: How will former AG Kamala Harris fight the crisis as VP?
During her own short-circuited bid for the presidency, Senator Kamala Harris was to the left of Joe Biden on climate - putting forward a plan for a $10 trillion investment to cut emissions over a decade, five times what he proposed.
Mr Biden has since caught up. Following recommendations from his "climate unity taskforce" - led by progressive Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democrat establishment stalwart former Secretary of State John Kerry - the presidential nominee in July announced a plan for a $2 trillion investment in clean energy over four years.
President-in-waiting?
The most important quality sought by Joe Biden, writes Andrew Buncombe, is someone prepared for top job — someone who could step into his shoes. From day one if necessary.
“The most important thing is that it has to be someone who, the day after they’re picked, is prepared to be president of the United States of America if something happened,” he said earlier this year.
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