Tag: Harris
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Democrats slam Biden, campaign strategy, others for Harris’ defeat to Trump
Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris’s drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating repudiation. Lawmakers and strategists looking for someone to blame for Tuesday’s wipeout have so far been more likely to target…
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Trump, Harris to clash at debate that could reshape 2024 race
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will on Tuesday meet to debate, a phenomenon that could prove pivotal in their pitched battle for the White House. The ABC News-hosted debate at 9 p.m. ET (0100 GMT on Wednesday) takes place just eight
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Biden addresses US, as Trump, Harris trade barbs in reset presidential race
U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Wednesday for the first time since dropping his reelection bid, saying he decided to forgo personal ambition to save democracy in a sedate Oval Office speech that contrasted with the rough-and-tumble campaign. Shortly before the speech, Republican Donald Trump laid into Democratic rival Kamala Harris in his first…
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US presidential polls: It’s “entirely possible’ for Harris to win – German Chancellor, Scholz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that it was “entirely possible” that US Vice-President Kamala Harris will win November’s presidential election, describing her as “competent and experienced”. Following 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to exit the race for the White House on Sunday, Harris has emerged as the virtually unchallenged frontrunner for the nomination…
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Trump campaign switches gears to confront a Harris challenge
R epublican presidential candidate Donald Trump will try to show swing voters that his likely new rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, has her fingerprints all over two issues he is counting on for victory in November – immigration and the cost of living. Sources within the Trump campaign said it will cast Harris, the likely…
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Biden, Harris, others arrive U.S. Capitol for inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden has arrived at the US Capitol where he would be sworn-in as the 46th US President. He was accompanied by his wife Jill Biden. The incoming Vice President Kamala Harris has also arrived and accompanied by her spouse Douglas Emhoff. Also present to grace the ceremony is a former US President Barack…
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Biden and I can’t promise to end COVID-19 in 100 days – Harris
US Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris says she and president-elect, Joe Biden cannot promise to end COVID-19 in the first 100 days of their administration. But she said they would do everything they could to get this pandemic under control. Harris said the incoming administration’s priorities included ensuring American wear a mask. She added that it…
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US presidential poll: Obama, Clinton react to Biden’s choice of Harris as running mate
Former President Barrack Obama has joined major Democratic Party leaders to hail presidential candidate Joe Biden for choosing Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Obama said Biden “nailed this decision” with the choice of Harris, describing her as a perfect fit for the ticket. The former President, in a statement, said: “Choosing a vice…