Kamala Harris Adds Endorsements to Barack and Michelle Obama as New Democratic Candidate Strengthens Her Challenge Against Donald Trump

Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Their announcement Support for the presidential candidacy of current Democratic Party Vice President Kamala Harris, against Republican Donald Trump. A week after Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, Harris won enough support in the party to confirm his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in the next election. Until now, the Obamas have not made public their support for Harris’ candidacy, a long-awaited endorsement given his influence and dominance in the party.

“He would be a wonderful president”

“This week Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Harris. “We have told her that we think she will be a wonderful president of the United States and that she has our full support,” he said. Obama In a message on a social network

Harris Thanks for the support by X. “Michelle and Barack Obama, it’s so important to have your support. Let’s get to work,” the vice president wrote, sharing a video in which the couple’s voices can be heard in a phone conversation. “Michelle and I couldn’t be more proud to support you and we called to do our best. To defeat this election and help you get to the Oval Office,” the former president is heard saying during the conversation.

In parallel Michelle ObamaIn another news, She added, “I am very proud of my girl Kamala. Barack and I are very happy to support her as a candidate.” A Democrat because of his positivity, sense of humor and ability to bring light and hope to people across the country. Kamala Harris, we’re behind you!” he added.

Confirmed candidacy

Support also poured in from the Paris Olympics on Friday morning, with US track and field legend Allyson Felix saying Harris’ victory in November would be “memorable”. The 59-year-old vice president will be nominated between the Democratic National Convention, which begins on August 19 in Chicago.

Harris has the support of Democratic heavyweights, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and every Democratic governor in the country. All eyes, however, were on Obama, who so far had only words of support for Biden’s work and his decision to drop out of the presidential race.

With the 81-year-old Biden dropping out of the re-election race, Harris has become a big hope for Democrats to make way for “the defense of democracy” and “younger voices.” Donald Trump, 78, was forced to rethink his campaign, focusing too much on Biden’s age.

The campaign team of the former California senator and ex-prosecutor now describes his rival as a “78-year-old convicted felon” who was convicted in May of a criminal case and has other pending court cases. Biden’s decline accelerated after his poor performance in a debate with Trump in June, which has now cast doubt on whether he will participate in the planned Sept. 10 debate.

“He’s afraid”

A debate was scheduled on ABC against Biden. It was expected to stand with Harris, but Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said it was “inappropriate” to schedule it when the vice president is not yet formally the Democratic nominee. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a leading supporter of Harris’s campaign, mocked Trump as “unable to adapt.”

“It shows that he’s scared. It shows that he knows that if the two of them are on a stage together, it’s not going to end well for him,” Buttigieg said on MSNBC. A week ago Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt and crowned at the Republican convention. He exuded confidence and success. But in the latest polls she tied with Kamala Harris, breaking the glass ceiling. She is of black and South Asian descent and was the first female vice president of the United States.

Harris accuses Trump of wanting to take away hard-won “liberties” like abortion rights, calling her a “far-left lunatic” and saying she favors “the death penalty” for no reason. of newborns. On Friday, Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Florida home. “If we win it will be very simple. Everything will be solved and very quickly,” said the former Republican leader.

Campaign in a key state

Harris is intensifying his campaign in Arizona with more than 65 events and the mobilization of thousands of volunteers. In the coming days, it is planned to capture this “hinge” state, which the Democrats won by only 11 thousand votes in the last presidential election. The events are part of a “weekend of action” with more than 2,300 events across the country and the participation of nearly 175,000 volunteers as the vice president kicks off the countdown to the presidential election on November 5.

According to a recent survey, Harris regained some of the ground Biden lost against Trump in key states like Arizona. An Emerson College poll conducted between Monday and Tuesday showed Harris at 44 percent in Arizona, a 3.3-point margin to Trump’s 49 percent. In the last poll before announcing his withdrawal from the Democratic presidential nomination, Biden had 40 percent support among Arizona voters.