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While former US President Donald Trump has just received a verdict in his favor, current President Joe Biden has had to address the argument that he is “too old” for another term, and many senior Democrats are turning their attention to Vice President Kamala Harris to see if she can become the party’s nominee for the presidential seat.
US President Joe Biden, 81, has been under constant criticism over his health and “fitness” since his June 27 debate with Republican Donald Trump.
Most recently, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to reporters on July 8 following The New York Times reported that a Parkinson’s disease specialist visited the White House eight times last year.
A reporter asked, “Has the president ever been treated for Parkinson’s disease?” She replied, “No. And if you ask if he is currently being treated for Parkinson’s disease, the answer is no.”
On the same day, Joe Biden also told MSNBC that “I’m not going anywhere,” adding: “I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t wholeheartedly believe that I was the best competitor to beat Donald Trump.”
He reiterated that he had trouble sleeping the night before the debate and said he was not feeling well.
He also said the phrase “I’m not going anywhere.” On July 4, the day of the United States’ Independence Day celebrations, Biden said, “I’m not going anywhere.”
Just one day following the debate, Biden, trying to rebuild confidence, said at a campaign rally in North Carolina, “I know I’m not a young man. This is what everybody knows. … I don’t speak as fluently as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to. But I know what I know. I know how to tell the truth. I know what is right and what is wrong.”
Since the debate, Joe Biden has repeatedly spoken out regarding his health to reassure everyone, including Democrats. It remains to be seen what the outcome will be during the August 19-22 debate.
Top Democrats are now discussing whether President Joe Biden should step down as the party’s presidential candidate, with calls for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him in the role.
President Biden’s seniority is thought to be a major factor in his downfall in the polls, and some say it would be best to start the new campaign with Harris, who is 59.
However, her popularity ratings remain low, and there are doubts regarding whether she has made a good enough impression as vice president to be elected president.
How did Kamala Harris get into politics?
Kamala Harris made history in the 2020 presidential election by becoming the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian person to serve as vice president of the United States.
In November 2021, she served as acting president for 75 minutes while President Biden underwent a physical examination.
Image source, Kamala Harris
Caption, Kamala as a child (left) with her mother and younger sister, Maya.
Harris was born in Oakland, California, to immigrant parents; her mother was born in India and her father was born in Jamaica.
When she was five, her parents divorced, and she was raised by her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a cancer researcher and human rights activist.
Kamala said her mother made her and her younger sister, Maya, fully involved in the black community in Oakland.
“My mother understood that she was raising two black girls,” she wrote in her autobiography, ‘The Truths We Hold.’ [อาจแปลเป็นภาษาไทยว่า “ความจริงที่เรายึดถือ”] She continued, “She knew that her new home country would see Maya and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we grew up to be confident and proud black women.”
She attended Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious historically black colleges, where she became involved in political issues such as apartheid in South Africa and race relations in the United States.
Caption, Harris began her career with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in Oakland, California.
She holds a law degree from the University of California, Hastings, and worked in several district attorney’s offices in California before becoming California’s attorney general in 2010.
She was elected to the California Senate in 2016.
In 2020, Harris campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out of the race early on.
However, she was chosen by Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate when he was nominated.
Biden said of her: “Kamala is smart, strong, experienced and a true fighter.”
The two men defeated then-President and Vice President Donald Trump and Mike Pence, respectively.
Although she played a minor role during the campaign, Harris’s identity as a woman and a person of color might play a key role in her victory, as her team received 90% of the vote from black women who voted.
What does Kamala do as Vice President?
Caption, Kamala Harris teamed up with Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee in 2020 to defeat Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
As Vice President of the United States, she also serves as President of the United States Senate and has the deciding vote in the event of a tie on legislation.
She has set a record by exercising this right 32 times, more than any other vice president in US history.
Joe Biden has said of her role as vice president: “Kamala will be the final voice in the room, challenge assumptions and ask the tough questions.”
She has risen to prominence since 2022 for touring the country to defend reproductive rights following the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade ruling that legalized abortion across the United States.
Image source, Reuters
Caption, Kamala did not reduce the number of Central American migrants crossing the border into the southern United States.
However, her approval ratings as vice president have been low throughout her tenure, with an average of 51% of Americans disapproving of her performance and only 37% approving, according to a FiveThirtyEight poll.
The BBC’s US special correspondent Cathy Kay said the likely reason may be that President Biden’s main task as vice president was to reduce immigration across the US southern border, and she has largely failed to address the issue.
What does Kamala say regarding replacing Biden?
Five Democratic lawmakers have publicly called on 81-year-old Joe Biden to step down as the party’s presidential candidate in November following his poor performance in a June debate with Donald Trump.
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan has nominated Kamala Harris to replace him in the role. “I firmly believe that our best path is Kamala Harris,” he wrote in Newsweek magazine. “Those who say that nominating Harris is a bigger risk than the Joe Biden we saw that night … are not being realistic.”
California Rep. Adam Schiff said Harris would be a “great president” and might beat Trump “by a large margin.” Recent polls suggest Harris might outperform Biden in a race once morest Trump, despite a tight race.
A CNN poll released on July 2 found that 43% of voters want Biden to be president, while 49% favor Trump. They also said that if Harris ran for president, 45% would support her and 47% would support Trump.
Others who have been mentioned as possible candidates to replace Biden include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
However, Harris has continued to endorse President Biden, saying: “Listen, Joe Biden is our champion. We beat Trump once and we will beat him once more. That’s it.”
Kamala Harris and the Biden Presidency
While former US President Donald Trump has just received a verdict in his favor, current President Joe Biden has had to address the argument that he is “too old” for another term, and many senior Democrats are turning their attention to Vice President Kamala Harris to see if she can become the party’s nominee for the presidential seat.
US President Joe Biden, 81, has been under constant criticism over his health and “fitness” since his June 27 debate with Republican Donald Trump.
Most recently, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to reporters on July 8 following The New York Times reported that a Parkinson’s disease specialist visited the White House eight times last year.
A reporter asked, “Has the president ever been treated for Parkinson’s disease?” She replied, “No. And if you ask if he is currently being treated for Parkinson’s disease, the answer is no.”
On the same day, Joe Biden also told MSNBC that “I’m not going anywhere,” adding: “I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t wholeheartedly believe that I was the best competitor to beat Donald Trump.”
He reiterated that he had trouble sleeping the night before the debate and said he was not feeling well.
He also said the phrase “I’m not going anywhere.” On July 4, the day of the United States’ Independence Day celebrations, Biden said, “I’m not going anywhere.”
Just one day following the debate, Biden, trying to rebuild confidence, said at a campaign rally in North Carolina, “I know I’m not a young man. This is what everybody knows. … I don’t speak as fluently as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to. But I know what I know. I know how to tell the truth. I know what is right and what is wrong.”
Since the debate, Joe Biden has repeatedly spoken out regarding his health to reassure everyone, including Democrats. It remains to be seen what the outcome will be during the August 19-22 debate.
Top Democrats are now discussing whether President Joe Biden should step down as the party’s presidential candidate, with calls for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him in the role.
President Biden’s seniority is thought to be a major factor in his downfall in the polls, and some say it would be best to start the new campaign with Harris, who is 59.
However, her popularity ratings remain low, and there are doubts regarding whether she has made a good enough impression as vice president to be elected president.
How did Kamala Harris get into politics?
Kamala Harris made history in the 2020 presidential election by becoming the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian person to serve as vice president of the United States.
In November 2021, she served as acting president for 75 minutes while President Biden underwent a physical examination.
Image source, Kamala Harris
Caption, Kamala as a child (left) with her mother and younger sister, Maya.
Harris was born in Oakland, California, to immigrant parents; her mother was born in India and her father was born in Jamaica.
When she was five, her parents divorced, and she was raised by her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a cancer researcher and human rights activist.
Kamala said her mother made her and her younger sister, Maya, fully involved in the black community in Oakland.
“My mother understood that she was raising two black girls,” she wrote in her autobiography, ‘The Truths We Hold.’ [อาจแปลเป็นภาษาไทยว่า “ความจริงที่เรายึดถือ”] She continued, “She knew that her new home country would see Maya and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we grew up to be confident and proud black women.”
She attended Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious historically black colleges, where she became involved in political issues such as apartheid in South Africa and race relations in the United States.
Caption, Harris began her career with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in Oakland, California.
She holds a law degree from the University of California, Hastings, and worked in several district attorney’s offices in California before becoming California’s attorney general in 2010.
She was elected to the California Senate in 2016.
In 2020, Harris campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out of the race early on.
However, she was chosen by Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate when he was nominated.
Biden said of her: “Kamala is smart, strong, experienced and a true fighter.”
The two men defeated then-President and Vice President Donald Trump and Mike Pence, respectively.
Although she played a minor role during the campaign, Harris’s identity as a woman and a person of color might play a key role in her victory, as her team received 90% of the vote from black women who voted.
What does Kamala do as Vice President?
Caption, Kamala Harris teamed up with Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee in 2020 to defeat Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
As Vice President of the United States, she also serves as President of the United States Senate and has the deciding vote in the event of a tie on legislation.
She has set a record by exercising this right 32 times, more than any other vice president in US history.
Joe Biden has said of her role as vice president: “Kamala will be the final voice in the room, challenge assumptions and ask the tough questions.”
She has risen to prominence since 2022 for touring the country to defend reproductive rights following the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade ruling that legalized abortion across the United States.
Image source, Reuters
Caption, Kamala did not reduce the number of Central American migrants crossing the border into the southern United States.
However, her approval ratings as vice president have been low throughout her tenure, with an average of 51% of Americans disapproving of her performance and only 37% approving, according to a FiveThirtyEight poll.
The BBC’s US special correspondent Cathy Kay said the likely reason may be that President Biden’s main task as vice president was to reduce immigration across the US southern border, and she has largely failed to address the issue.
What does Kamala say regarding replacing Biden?
Five Democratic lawmakers have publicly called on 81-year-old Joe Biden to step down as the party’s presidential candidate in November following his poor performance in a June debate with Donald Trump.
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan has nominated Kamala Harris to replace him in the role. “I firmly believe that our best path is Kamala Harris,” he wrote in Newsweek magazine. “Those who say that nominating Harris is a bigger risk than the Joe Biden we saw that night … are not being realistic.”
California Rep. Adam Schiff said Harris would be a “great president” and might beat Trump “by a large margin.” Recent polls suggest Harris might outperform Biden in a race once morest Trump, despite a tight race.
A CNN poll released on July 2 found that 43% of voters want Biden to be president, while 49% favor Trump. They also said that if Harris ran for president, 45% would support her and 47% would support Trump.
Others who have been mentioned as possible candidates to replace Biden include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
However, Harris has continued to endorse President Biden, saying: “Listen, Joe Biden is our champion. We beat Trump once and we will beat him once more. That’s it.”
