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In an exclusive interview with NBC Information’ Andrea Mitchell, Vice President Kamala Harris stated she totally expects President Biden to run for re-election and stated she intends to be his working mate once more.
Requested about Democrats who fret behind the scenes about each Biden and Harris being on the ticket, the vice chairman responded: “Joe Biden … has stated he intends to run for re-election as president and I intend to run with him as vice chairman of the US.”
Harris dismissed such speak as Washington “chatter.”
“I believe that it is extremely necessary to concentrate on the wants of the American individuals and never political chatter out of Washington, D.C.,” she stated.
Within the interview, performed on the worldwide Munich Safety Convention in Germany, Harris was requested about feedback made by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who introduced her marketing campaign for president earlier this week.
Haley, who known as for “a new generation” of leaders, did not instantly point out Biden or former President Donald Trump, each of whom are over the age of 75. However Harris stated the message got here by way of.
“I suppose that could be very coded language,” Harris instructed Mitchell.
“What I do know from touring our nation is that the American individuals need leaders who will see what is going on on of their lives and create answer.”
“In Joe Biden, now we have a president who might be one of many boldest and strongest American presidents now we have had in his response to the wants of the American individuals,” Harris continued.
Harris additionally touched on Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who’s extensively anticipated to run for president in 2024.
Responding to a query about DeSantis’ push to change how Black history is taught, Harris shot again: “Any push to censor America’s lecturers and inform them what they need to be educating in the perfect curiosity of our kids … is, I believe, wrongheaded.”
She added, “The individuals who know our kids, are their dad and mom and their lecturers … and it shouldn’t be some politician saying what must be taught in our lecture rooms.”
CORRECTION (Feb. 17, 2023, 1:14 p.m. ET): A earlier model of this text misquoted Harris. She stated President Biden is “one of many boldest and strongest American presidents,” not oldest.
