Vice President Kamala Harris insisted last week that she is “ready for the mission” and emphasized her “leadership” when asked about President Biden’s age and voters’ concerns about it.
“I’m ready to serve, there’s no question about that,” Harris said. wall street journal.
She claimed that everyone who observes her performance in office “comes away fully aware of my leadership abilities.”
Harris said in an interview aboard a 2nd Air Force flight. That was two days before special counsel Robert Hur released a scathing report that noted the 81-year-old Biden’s worsening condition.
The report determined that Mr. Biden “intentionally kept and disclosed classified materials,” but Mr. Hsu chose not to press charges, citing precedent and Mr. Biden’s cooperation, causing controversy. But he added that jurors would likely see him as “a well-meaning old man, an old man with a sense of justice.” I have bad memory. ”
Hoar documented several instances of Biden’s forgetfulness during a five-hour interview with the president in October. Mr. Biden’s allies, including Mr. Biden’s personal lawyer Bob Bauer, who was present at Mr. Hur’s press conference, have vigorously disputed the special counsel’s characterization of the exchange between the two men.
But in a reporter rebutting Xu’s characterization on Thursday, Biden confused the presidents of Egypt and Mexico.
Biden is already the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, and will complete his hypothetical second term at age 86.
Some Republican critics have sought to paint Harris as someone who will ultimately end her term if Biden is re-elected.
“The United States will have a female president,” Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told supporters earlier this month. “The hard truth is, it’s going to be me or Kamala Harris.”
She implied that former President Donald Trump would not win the general election and that President Biden would not be able to serve a full second term if Harris were to resign.
Harris is laughed at the scenario.
In September, she told the Associated Press, “Biden will be fine, so that’s not going to happen.”
“Every vice president understands that when they take the oath of office, they must be clear about their responsibilities in assuming the office of president. I am no different,” she said.
Harris has repeatedly defended Biden over questions about his age and mental acuity.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with Mr. Biden, whether it’s in the Oval Office or the Situation Room or anywhere else. He’s very intelligent.” Harris told ABC reporters last month.. “He has the ability to see what’s right there in terms of what the challenges are that we face as a country and the world as a whole.”
During his time in the White House, Biden has delegated many important responsibilities to Harris, including appointing her to lead the U.S. response to the border crisis. Critics say the country has failed miserably on immigration.
Harris, the first female vice president in U.S. history, has also played a prominent role in recent years in championing abortion rights. She went on her national tour to advocate for this issue.
“I believe that the vast majority of people have an empathy gene,” Harris told the Journal.
“And the more we understand what’s actually going on since the Dobbs decision, the more open we are about the fundamental question of whether the government should be telling women what to do. “They’re going to start thinking about it,” she said of the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the door for states to crush abortion rights.
Harris is trying to shift the blame to Trump, who appointed three conservative justices to the Supreme Court who upended the balance of power on the Supreme Court.
the vice president has a net Likeability -19.2 pointswhile Biden has the net. Likeability -15.3 pointsaccording to RealClearPolitics’ latest poll tally.
