Kamala Harris acknowledges Biden had an ‘unsteady start’ to the Debate, but she tries to soothe Democratic anxiety
Harris did interviews with reporters on CNN in addition to MSNBC amid a growing Democratic anxiety over Biden’s performance.
President Joe Biden attempted to assuage voter concerns over his advanced age by highlighting his administration’s accomplishments during his tenure in the White House.
Vice-President Kamala Harris acknowledged that the president Joe Biden had the “slow start” in his debate with Donald Trump on Thursday night however she maintained that he was “strong” in a performance which sparked an new wave of questions within their own political party regarding Biden’s ability to become their primary candidate.
“It was slow to begin. This is obvious to all. I’m not even going to argue the issue,” Harris said in an interview with CNN after the election debate. “I’m discussing the November election. This is an election that is among the top significant elections of our lifetimes.”
Harris did interviews with reporters on CNN in addition to MSNBC amid a growing Democratic fear over Biden’s actions which has prompted long-running debates about whether Biden, who is 81, should resign.
While acknowledging Biden’s erratic appearance, Harris emphasized the substance of Trump’s comments in debate 60-minute presidential debate which included his decision not to condemn the demonstrators that attacked the Capitol on January. 6 and his inability to pledge to accept the outcome of the election in November.
She also noted that the stark contrast of Biden and Trump must ultimately be about Biden’s work in office and not in one debate.
“I am convinced that you’re having about an one and a half-hour debate this evening. We’re talking about three quarter years of work performance that’s been a landmark,” Harris said in an argument in a heated exchange with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
Harris added: “The Joe Biden that I work with every day is someone who, as I have said, has performed in a way that has been about bringing people into the Oval Office, Republicans and Democrats, to compromise in a way that is extraordinary these days.”
She ended the MSNBC interview by stating that “only among the 2 on the debate stage, only one of them, has the backing of the vice president of his party. Let’s be sure to remember that.”
Former vice president Mike Pence has declined to support Trump in the coming year. Trump has pressed Pence to support his plan to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election to Biden.
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