Vice President Kamala Harris is standing by her earlier feedback defending President Joe Biden’s psychological acuity — even now as she’s operating to interchange him.
The vice chairman and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate was requested by CNN whether or not she has any regrets about defending Biden’s psychological acuity amid a firestorm of skepticism following the primary presidential debate.
“No, under no circumstances,” Harris informed CNN reporter Dana Bash.
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Kamala Harris is at present serving as Vice President of the US for the Biden-Harris administration. (AP Photograph/Jacquelyn Martin)
Harris rose to the highest of the ticket after Biden dropped out of the race final month following his disastrous debate efficiency towards former President Donald Trump in June.
The talk, which included Biden repeatedly tripping over his phrases and shedding his practice of thought, opened the floodgates to conventional Democratic allies of the president becoming a member of conservatives in sounding the alarm over Biden’s psychological acuity and age.
The vice chairman publicly supported Biden all through the media circus and secured his endorsement simply minutes after his personal marketing campaign got here to shut.
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Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris listens to her operating mate, Gov. Tim Walz, communicate throughout a go to with members of the marching band at Liberty County Excessive Faculty in Hinesville, Georgia. (SAUL LOEB/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Harris dodged the query of whether or not Biden initially endorsed her to run in his place when he known as to announce his withdrawal from the election amid mounting concern over his psychological colleges.
“What concerning the endorsement? Did you ask for it?” Bash requested Harris.
“He was very clear that he was gonna assist me,” Harris responded.
“So, when he known as to inform you, he stated, ‘I’m pulling out of the race, and I’m gonna assist you?,’” Bash pressed Harris.
“Effectively, my first thought was not about me, to be trustworthy with you. My first thought was about him, to be trustworthy. I believe historical past is gonna present quite a few issues about Joe Biden’s presidency. I believe historical past is gonna present that in so some ways, it was transformative, be it on what we now have achieved round lastly investing in America’s infrastructure, investing in new economics, in new industries, what we now have executed to deliver our allies again collectively, and trust in who we’re as America, and develop that alliance, what we now have executed to face true to our rules together with the — the — one of the vital vital worldwide guidelines and norms, which is the significance of sovereignty and territorial integrity,” she stated.
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President Biden sits on the seaside in Cape Henlopen State Park, in Lewes, Delaware. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
The extremely anticipated sit-down marked the primary interview Harris has held in 39 days, since she turned the presumptive nominee. She was joined by her operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, for the pre-taped CNN interview that aired Thursday night.
Harris has largely prevented the media since ascending the Democratic ticket, solely hardly ever answering media questions whereas on the marketing campaign path and holding no press conferences.
Biden has spent nearly all of the final two weeks on trip at seaside properties in California and Delaware.
Fox Information’ Emma Colton and Matteo Cina contributed to this report.
