Ms Harris’s campaign has received US$81 million in donations in 24 hours after Mr Biden stood aside.
Ms Harris lashed out at Mr Trump in her first speech to campaign workers since Mr Biden’s announcement on July 21.People react as US President Joe Biden addresses campaign workers by phone before Vice-President Kamala Harris spoke at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22.US Vice-President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff acknowledge the crowd before speaking at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22.
She said she had gone to the Wilmington office to address them personally after the “rollercoaster” of the last few days. Ms Harris also pledged to focus on the politically explosive issue of abortion, after Mr Trump praised the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn the long-held federal right to the procedure.
Donors have also rallied, pouring a record US$81 million into Ms Harris’s campaign in 24 hours after Mr Biden stood aside. “Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history,” Ms Harris said in her brief remarks on the White House South Lawn, as a light rain fell.
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