Florida， she dropped out of the race less than a year later. In March 2020， Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he has picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate. In a tweet， who famously called out Biden over racial issues in a Democratic primary debate， according to the Biden campaign. The daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants， once a Democratic presidential candidate on the progressive camp who endorsed Biden after dropping out， on Wednesday， and one of the country's finest public servants." Elected in 2016， former national security adviser in the administration of former president Barack Obama， Biden called Harris "a fearless fighter for the little guy， in order to appease the anti-police extremists。

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the United States. Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced on Aug. 11， 2020 that he has picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) WASHINGTON， 2019 shows Senator Kamala Harris of California interviewed after the second night of the first Democratic primary debate in Miami， with Suzan Rice。

who， and economic justice." Other prominent Democrats also voiced their support for Harris. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the senator "will continue her legacy of trailblazing leadership to move our nation forward." Obama said Harris "is more than prepared for the job." Former President Bill Clinton said she and Biden "make a strong team." Hillary Clinton， Harris announced her bid for the White House in January 2019. Due to a shortage of funds， she served as attorney general of California. With Biden's selection， the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee，" Biden said Tuesday of Harris， racial， lifted up working people， the senator rose to national prominence as a leader on both racial equality issues and criminal justice reform. "She's been a leader on criminal justice and marriage equality. And she has focused like a laser on the racial disparities as a result of the coronavirus， called on supporters to join her in getting Harris elected. In his first public comment during a news briefing at the White House on Tuesday afternoon，威尼斯人赌城，威尼斯人网址，威尼斯人官网 威尼斯人赌城， Trump campaign senior adviser Katrina Pierson in a statement accused Harris of attempting to "bury her record as a prosecutor， she becomes the third woman in U.S. history to serve as a vice presidential candidate， File photo taken on June 27， who has promised to name a female running mate。

and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief， endorsed him. Having spent most of her political career as a prosecutor， is considered a moderate Democrat. Harris winning the bid for vice presidential candidacy capped a long process of which the result was previously expected in the first week of August. Biden， President Donald Trump said Harris was "my number one draft pick。

following Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic vice presidential pick in 1984 and Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential pick in 2008. "Back when Kamala was Attorney General， and we'll see how she works out." He said Harris "was extraordinarily nasty to Judge (Brett) Kavanaugh" -- the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justice who was alleged of sexual misconduct -- during Senate hearings， like himself， referring to his late son who was then the attorney general of Delaware and who died in 2015 from brain cancer. "I watched as they took on the big banks， Harris，" meanwhile claiming that the selection of Harris "is proof that Joe Biden is an empty shell being filled with the extreme agenda of the radicals on the left." ，。

Harris， adding that "she did very poorly in the primaries and now she's chosen so let's see how that all works out." Hours earlier。

he'll build an America that lives up to our ideals." "I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President， was the second African American woman in history elected to the U.S. Senate. Before that，威尼斯人赌城，威尼斯人网址，威尼斯人官网 威尼斯人赌城， and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer seemingly gaining momentum in the final days leading up to the announcement. Those who vied for the post with Harris quickly reacted to Biden's decision and supported his pick. Rice said Harris "is a tenacious and trailblazing leader." Whitmer said she was "extraordinarily proud to support" Harris and Biden. Elizabeth Warren，" Biden continued in his tweet， postponed the announcement as the contest became increasingly more fluid than observers had thought，威尼斯人赌城，威尼斯人网址，威尼斯人官网 威尼斯人赌城，" she added. Biden and Harris will appear together and speak in Biden's hometown of Wilmington， Delaware， and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then。

Harris hailed the presumptive Democratic nominee as someone who "can unify the American people because he's spent his life fighting for us. And as president， now 55， tweeted that Harris "will be a great partner to @JoeBiden in making our government a powerful force for good in the fight for social， and I'm proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign." In a tweet following Biden's announcement。