– Biden praises Harris and mocks “Donald Dump”
The US President appeared in the election campaign together with Kamala Harris for the first time since his withdrawal. The 81-year-old made several jokes about his age.
Published: 15.08.2024, 22:06
Biden and Harris tried to demonstrate harmony during the appearance.
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US President Joe Biden has touted his deputy Kamala Harris as a possible successor in the White House. “She can be a damn good president,” said the Democrat at the first joint rally with Harris since he dropped out of the presidential race. At the appearance in the state of Maryland, the 81-year-old also lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. “The guy we’re running against – what’s his name? Donald Dump?” he mocked.
Biden dropped out of the race for a second term in July. The Democrat had come under massive pressure from his own party because of his age and doubts about his mental fitness. Vice President Harris (59) will now take his place as the Democratic candidate against Trump in the election in November.
Biden made several jokes about his age. “I served in the Senate for 270 years,” the president said, referring to his long political career and more than 30 years as a senator. “I know I look 40, but I’m a little older.” For a long time in his life he was “too damn young,” “now I’m too damn old.”
Biden was elected to the US Senate at the age of 29 and entered the Senate at the age of 30, which is the minimum age for the parliamentary chamber. He was one of the youngest senators in US history. Decades later, he entered the White House as the oldest president of all time. His age and condition were the biggest problem in his re-election campaign from the start. Now, part of his role is to support Harris in her election campaign. Biden is also expected to give a speech at the big Democratic Party convention in Chicago next week.
Harris also tried to demonstrate harmony during her appearance with Biden. “There is a lot of love in this room for our president,” she shouted to the crowd, praising Biden for having achieved so much in so many areas. It was her “eternal and great, great, great honor” to be able to work with this “most extraordinary human being.”
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