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President Joe Biden praised Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “She can be president of the United States.”
Busy Speaking at an NAACP event, he began by blasting former President Donald Trump, who claimed during last month’s presidential debate that immigrants were “stealing jobs from black people.”
“I know what a black job is: vice president of the United States,” he said.
“You guys, you made it possible for me to be your president and for Kamala Harris to be your vice president,” he said, adding, “And by the way, not only would she be a great vice president, she could be president of the United States.”
This appears to be a more explicit expression of the praise he paid to Harris during a July 11 press conference, where he confused her name with Trump’s.
“Look, if I didn’t think President Trump was qualified to be vice president, I wouldn’t have chosen her to be his vice president,” Biden said at a news conference.
Indeed, Biden has consistently maintained he has no plans to drop out of the race, despite growing pressure from Democrats, donors and political commentators to back a more likely candidate.
in Recorded interview On Friday, Complex Networks’ Speedy Moman asked Biden whether he plans to continue campaigning.
He replied: “Unless you get hit by a train.”
he, At least 20 House Democrats They called on him to resign.
“I would not run for office again if I did not believe I was the best person to defeat Donald Trump in 2024,” he said in a July 8 letter to House Democrats.
but, Ipsos Poll Conducted for ABC News and The Washington Post on July 11th The poll showed Harris would have a 2 percentage point advantage over former President Donald Trump if she ran for the top spot instead of Biden.
The poll, conducted among 2,431 adults, found Harris leading Trump 49% to 47% among registered voters.
in contrast, RealClearPolitics poll average Biden is seen lagging behind Trump in six key battleground states.
Biden’s campaign manager also said that if Biden were to step down, most of the huge amounts of money spent on the campaign would go to Harris.
Harris, who supports Biden, has stepped up her event presence and appeared increasingly presidential after the debate.
For example, while Biden faltered in his speech at the NATO summit, Harris had a much stronger performance during her campaign in North Carolina.
The Vice President: Please understand that Mr. Trump’s submission to a dictator weakens America and disqualifies him as someone who wants to be commander in chief of the United States. pic.twitter.com/n55nBCgLfn
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 11, 2024
Her staff also rescheduled her after the CNN debate in June to appear next to Biden at the Fourth of July fireworks and picnic at the White House, something she had never done before. The New York Times.
Representatives for the Biden-Harris campaign did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment sent outside regular business hours.