 "Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris and US President Joe Biden on stage with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, left, and first lady Jill Biden, right, during the Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024, in Chicago, US. AP")
In the first interview after she became the Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice President Kamala recalled the moment US President Joe Biden told her that he would be quitting his re-election bid. While speaking to CNN, alongside Minnesota Governer and her VP Pick Tim Walz, Harris remembered what she was doing when she got the call.
The POTUS had to quit his 2024 presidential campaign amid growing concerns and scrutiny over his age and mental acuity. When asked if she regret saying that Biden is in the Oval Office for another four years, Harris made it clear that she stands by what she claimed.
The phone call
During the Thursday interview, the 59-year-old mentioned that she was with her family, the moment she got the phone call from President Biden informing her of his decision to drop out of the race. “I’ll give you a little too much information,” Harris told CNN during her first sit-down interview Thursday since Biden dropped out.
“My family was staying with us, and including my baby nieces. And we had just had pancakes,” she went on. “We were sitting down to do a puzzle, and the phone rang, and it was Joe Biden and he told me what he had decided to do.” “‘I asked him, ‘Are you sure?’ And he said, ‘Yes’," she added.
When asked if she has any regrets about previously telling people that Biden could serve “another four years”, Harris made it clear that she has none at all. She noted that serving with Biden has been “one of the greatest honours of my career”. “He has the intelligence, the commitment, judgment and disposition that I think the American people rightly deserve in their president. By contrast, the former president has none of that,” she furthered.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsBash eventually asked what it would mean for her if she became the first female President of the United States. While responding to the question, Harris recalled the photograph of her grand-niece watching her accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
“You know, I — listen, I am running because I believe that I am the best person to do this job at this moment for all Americans, regardless of race and gender. But I did see that photograph. And I was deeply touched by it. And, you’re right, she’s — it’s the back of her head, and her two little braids, and — and then I’m in the front of the photograph obviously speaking. It’s very humbling. It’s very humbling in many ways,” she concluded.