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Vice President Kamala Harris gave her first speech after President Joe Biden introduced that he would finish his marketing campaign for re-election on the White Home on Monday, July 22. Harris started her speech by displaying assist to Biden and praising his accomplishments all through his 4 years in workplace. She largely centered on celebrating student-athletes, as that was the aim of the occasion.
Provided that it was her first occasion since Biden introduced that he was bowing out of the election, Harris began by saying that he was feeling “significantly better” after testing constructive for COVID. She mentioned that he needed to be on the occasion, however he was nonetheless recovering. She then pivoted to talking about his accomplishments. “I needed to say a number of phrases about our president. Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishment over the previous three years is unmatched in trendy historical past,” she mentioned. “In a single time period, he has already surpassed the legacy of most presidents who’ve served two phrases in workplace.”
Harris then spoke about attending to know the president by working together with his late son Beau. “The qualities that Beau revered in his father are the identical qualities that I’ve seen day-after-day in our president, his honesty, his integrity, his dedication to his religion and his household, his huge coronary heart and his love, deep love of our nation. And I’m first-hand witness that day-after-day our president, Joe Biden, fights for the American folks, and we’re deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation,” she mentioned, through The Guardian.
After talking in regards to the president, Harris turned to the NCAA athletes who have been attending the occasion, honoring student-athletes. With six attendees going to the Olympics, Harris confirmed assist for them forward of the video games in Paris. “As members of Workforce USA, you might be ambassadors for our nation, and with delight, we’ll cheer you on, and we look ahead to congratulating you once you deliver house the gold,” she mentioned.
The speech comes in the future after Biden introduced that he would withdraw from the election, and he endorsed his VP. “I’m honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris mentioned in her acceptance.
