WASHINGTON (TND) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended President Joe Biden after the 81-year-old sparked panic within the Democratic Occasion together with his efficiency within the presidential debate.
Biden sounded hoarse and raspy all through the night time, reigniting considerations about his health for workplace. Chatting with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Harris stated Individuals shouldn’t be fast to guage Biden based mostly off his “gradual begin.”
Sure, there was a gradual begin however it was a robust end,” Harris stated. “Folks can debate on type factors however in the end this election and who’s the president of the US must be about substance and the distinction is evident.”
When pressed by Cooper, Harris continued to sidestep the difficulty, pointing to Biden’s file within the White Home as a very powerful reality for voters.
“I obtained the purpose that you just’re making a couple of one-and-a-half-hour debate tonight,” she stated. “I’m speaking about three-and-a-half years of efficiency in work that has been historic.”
In a separate interview with MSNBC Thursday night time, Harris deflected questions on Biden’s efficiency by condemning former President Donald Trump’s use of “fiction.”
What they’re speaking about is they’re trying to— as they’re need to do, particularly Donald Trump— create concern based mostly on fiction,” Harris stated.
She additionally took jabs at former President Donald Trump for not having secured an endorsement from former Vice President Mike Pence.
“Of the 2 individuals on that debate stage, solely one in every of them has the endorsement of his vp and let’s not overlook that,” she stated.
Hypothesis is now swirling in Democratic circles that Biden might quickly make an exit from the presidential race. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who’s believed by some to be the popular Biden alternative, rejected such rumors Thursday, saying “our nominee is Joe Biden.”
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