Vice President Kamala Harris said that she is committed to “a path forward that can lead to a two-state solution…reports Asian Lite News
Vice President Kamala Harris shut down pro-Palestine protestors who interrupted her speech at a rally in Detroit. Demonstrators in the crowd repeatedly shouted out, “Kamala, Kamala you can’t hide, we won’t vote for genocide.” The crowd at the Detroit airplane hangar, however, booed and drowned out the protesters with chants of “Kamala.”
“I’m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone’s voice matters, but I am speaking now. I am speaking now,” Harris said. When the protestors did not relent, she said, “You know what, if you want Donald Trump to win then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking.”
Harris after a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel last month had stated that she would “always ensure that Israel is able to defend itself, including from Iran and Iran-backed militias, such as Hamas and Hezbollah.”
“I’ve said it many times but it bears repeating, Israel has a right to defend itself, but how it does so matters,” Harris said after the meeting with Netanyahu.
She also said that she is committed to “a path forward that can lead to a two-state solution.”
According to an analysis by the Hill, Michigan is home to a particularly high Arab American population, especially in the Detroit suburbs. Some Democrats have worried that the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza could cost them votes in November.
Meanwhile, Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz traveled Wednesday to Wisconsin and Michigan.
At the Detroit rally, head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain tore into former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and rallied support for Harris in front “of a crowd of thousands.”
Union workers could play a key role in Michigan, the home of the US auto industry. Michigan broke from decades of steady Democratic support to elect Trump in 2016 before Biden flipped the state back in 2020.
Biden not confident of peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is not confident about a peaceful transfer of power if Republican Donald Trump loses the upcoming presidential election.
In a recent interview with US-based media house CBS News, the first after announcing his withdrawal from the Presidential race, Biden expressed doubts about a peaceful transfer of power and said, “If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all.”
The interview was conducted in the White House and will be aired on August 11. The two spoke about Biden’s decision to withdraw his candidature, his outlook on the country, his reflections on American democracy, and much more.
Biden said that he is not confident about a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses, as a rhetoric on the former President’s comment that the only way he would lose is if “the election is stolen from him”, CBS News reported.
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