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Kamala Harris Praises Biden’s Legacy in Public Debut

Harris recounted her own personal journey with President Biden, which started with her friendship with his late son Beau Biden. Harris got to know him as Attorneys General for California and Delaware, respectively…reports Yashwant Raj

US President Joe Biden’s legacy of achievements was “unmatched” in modern history, Vice-President Kamala Harris said Monday in her first public remarks after taking over the presidential ticket from him.

Harris addressed student athlete champions from American colleges on the South Lawns of the White House, standing in for Biden who is recovering from a Covid-19 infection at one of his homes in Delaware. It was from there that he announced on Sunday that he was ending his bid for re-election and endorsing Harris, who has since taken over the ticket and is moving swiftly to lock the nomination.

“Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history,” Harris said, adding: “In one term, he has already surpassed the legacy of most presidents who have served two terms in office.”

Harris recounted her own personal journey with President Biden, which started with her friendship with his late son Beau Biden. Harris got to know him as Attorneys General for California and Delaware, respectively.

“Back then, Beau would often tell me stories about his dad. He would talk about the kind of father and the kind of man that Joe Biden is. The qualities that Bo revered in his father, at the same qualities that I have seen every day in our President, his honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family, his big heart, and his deep love of our country. And I am a first-hand witness to that every day. Our President Joe Biden fights for the American people and we are deeply deeply grateful for his service to our nation,” she said.

Harris is running on the achievements of the three and half years of the Biden-Harris administration and although the President is out of the race, ousted by the party for his perceived inability to defeat his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, triggered by his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate late June, she has embraced the administration’s achievements. The Republicans will make sure they tie her up to its failures as they intend to.

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Kamala Vows to ‘Earn and Win’ Democratic Nomination

“His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.”,says Kamala…reports Asian Lite News

US Vice-President Kamala Harris said on Sunday that she was honoured to get President Joe Biden’s endorsement and said it was the intention to “earn and win” the nomination of the Democratic party to run for the President.

“On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country,” Harris said in the first remarks after historic developments.

“His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.”

“It is a profound honour to serve as his Vice-President, and I am deeply grateful to the President, Biden, and the entire Biden family. I first came to know President Biden through his son Beau. We were friends from our days working together as Attorneys General of our home states. As we worked together, Beau would tell me stories about his Dad. The kind of father—and the kind of man—he was. And the qualities Beau revered in his father are the same qualities, the same values, I have seen every single day in Joe’s leadership as President: His honesty and integrity. His big heart and commitment to his faith and his family. And his love of our country and the American people.”

“With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above everything else.”

“I am honoured to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. Over the past year, I have travelled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party–and unite our nation–to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”

“We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

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Vance Slams Kamala Harris, Calls Biden ‘Worst President’

Vance ended on a note of nonchalance. “President Trump and I are ready to save America, whoever’s at the top of the Democrat ticket. Bring it on,” he wrote in conclusion…reports Asian Lite News

Senator JD Vance, the Republican nominee for Vice-President, sought to tie Vice-President Kamala Harris, who could become the Democratic nominee for President, to President Joe Biden’s presidency, saying the latter was the “worst President in my lifetime” and Harris was with him every step of the way.

Vance finds himself in a strange situation. From preparing to take on Harris in a Vice-Presidential debate, he does not know who he will face.

“Joe Biden has been the worst President in my lifetime and Kamala Harris has been right there with him every step of the way,” Vance said on Sunday in a post on X.

“Over the last four years, she co-signed Biden’s open border and green scam policies that drove up the cost of housing and groceries. She owns all of these failures, and she lied for nearly four years about Biden’s mental capacity — saddling the nation with a President who can’t do the job.”

Vance ended on a note of nonchalance. “President Trump and I are ready to save America, whoever’s at the top of the Democrat ticket. Bring it on,” he wrote in conclusion.

If Harris secures the nomination, which she might as she has already been endorsed by Biden, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with more endorsements on the way. Several names are doing the rounds for her running mate, including Roy Cooper, the Governor of North Carolina, a swing state; Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona, another swing state; and Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, a Republican-ruled state.

Vance, a relatively inexperienced politician with the experience of a year-and-a-half as a member of the US Senate, will likely take on any of the above Democrats or whoever else Harris picks.

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White House Defends Harris’ Meeting With Israel’s Gantz

Despite tensions, the White House saw the meeting with Gantz as a natural continuation of ongoing discussions with Israeli officials…reports Asian Lite News

US Vice President Kamala Harris has met with a member of Israel’s cabinet prosecuting the war in Gaza, urging an immediate ceasefire and the increase and safe distribution of humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in need.

Amid objections from Netanyahu’s party, the White House met with Benny Gantz, former Israeli defence minister and deputy prime minister and also a centrist political rival of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Despite Netanyahu’s disapproval, the meeting underscored divisions in Israel’s wartime leadership.

White House officials defended the meeting, emphasising the importance of engaging with all members of Israel’s war Cabinet. Gantz also held discussions with VP Harris, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and National Security Council Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk, alongside planned meetings with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Despite tensions, the White House saw the meeting with Gantz as a natural continuation of ongoing discussions with Israeli officials.

Harris’ meeting with Gantz, came on Monday — one day after she gave what appeared to be the most strongly-worded call to date from the Joe Biden administration for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Xinhua news agency reported.

“The Vice President discussed the urgency of achieving a hostage deal and welcomed Israel’s constructive approach to the hostage talks,” said a readout of the meeting issued by the White House.

“She called on Hamas to accept the terms on the table whereby the release of hostages would result in an immediate six-week ceasefire,” it added.

Harris also “expressed her deep concern about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza and the recent horrific tragedy around an aid convoy in northern Gaza”, the readout said, referring to an incident Thursday that killed scores of Palestinians trying to get food from an aid convoy in Gaza City. As a result, the civilian death toll since Israel launched its offensive in Gaza surpassed 30,000.

The Israeli military said on Sunday that most of those killed in the chaotic event died from a stampede, while Palestinian-run local health authorities said those sent to hospitals were shot by large-calibre ammunition.

During her meeting with Gantz, Harris “urged Israel to take additional measures in cooperation with the United States and international partners to increase the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza and ensure its safe distribution to those in need”, the readout said.

Gantz’s visit came amid a growing rift between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the latter’s handling of the war. Gantz is a political opponent of Netanyahu, but the two have reached a deal whereby they agree to share power in planning the military operation against Hamas.

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This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future

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According to leaked excerpts of the book to Politico, the relationship between the Biden and Harris camps is getting worse and is now characterised by anger, mutual contempt and turf wars, the report said…reports Asian Lite News

A new book claims there is a ‘widening rift’ between US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Daily Mail reported.

The claims are made in forthcoming book, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future”, by Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin.

The new book emerges as Biden’s approval ratings dropped to a new low of 40 per cent this week.

The book, which will be out in May, is twisting the knife by alleging that the widespread public perception of Kamala Harris as imperious, insecure and out of her depth is shared even in the White House, Daily Mail reported.

According to leaked excerpts of the book to Politico, the relationship between the Biden and Harris camps is getting worse and is now characterised by anger, mutual contempt and turf wars, the report said.

A senator close to her said Harris’ “frustration is up in the stratosphere” and she’s told White House aides in “frank terms” that she doesn’t want her remit to be restricted to a few issues “mainly associated with women and black Americans”, Daily Mail reported.

Biden insiders, meanwhile, prefer a different explanation: The Vice President is simply not up to the job. Harris has gone so far as to complain that White House staff were not standing up when she entered a room, the report said.

“Some of Harris’ advisers believed the President’s almost entirely white inner circle did not show the VP the respect she deserved,” the book says, Daily Mail reported.

“Harris is worried that Biden’s staff looked down on her; she fixated on real and perceived snubs in ways the West Wing found tedious.”

Harris also clashed with the President’s office over her foreign policy role, the authors claim. Her team had wanted her to oversee America’s relationship with Scandinavian countries – an obviously fairly easy job.

But as Barack Obama’s VP, Biden had taken on Central America – a far bigger challenge, as it includes the problem of illegal immigration across the Mexican border.

The Biden camp felt it only reasonable that Harris did the same, alongside overseeing voting reform — another tricky responsibility, albeit one she’d asked for.

The book — whose allegations the administration has done little to dispute beyond noting they are unattributed’ — claims that Biden staff have grown tired of complaints by the VP and her cheerleaders that she’s been set up to fail (although why Biden would want to do that appears less clear), Daily Mail reported.

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Kamala pledges additional aid to tackle migrant crisis

The pledged aid package offers $255 million in relief funds to mitigate the damage from persistent drought as well as food shortages …reports Asian Lite News

The Unites States Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged an additional $310 million humanitarian aid for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador in order to tackle wave of migration from those countries to the US, according to media reports.

The vice president had held virtual discussions with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei regarding the funding on Monday.

According to reports, Harris spokeswoman Symone Sanders said the leaders discussed the need for long-term economic growth to create jobs and stop the flow of migrants to the U.S., which has caused an early political and humanitarian crisis for President Joe Biden.

The aid package includes $255 million in relief funds to mitigate the damage from persistent drought as well as food shortages and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Harris’ office.

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The money would also fund safety precautions for refugees and asylum seekers and provide health and disaster-relief services to people in those three countries.

Another $55 million in Department of Agriculture funds would go to strengthen Guatemala’s farming industry and expand access to daily meals and literacy programs in Guatemala and Honduras, Harris’ office said, according to media reports.

Biden chose the vice president to lead the diplomatic response to the migration crisis by engaging with Central American governments.

The new role of Harris resembles that of Biden when he was vice president and asked by then President Barack Obama in 2014 and 2015 to lead diplomatic efforts in the Northern Triangle after a surge of unaccompanied minors from those countries began arriving in the United States.

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