Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris starred in their first event as running mates on Wednesday in the auditorium of DuPont School in Wilmington, Delaware , which was broadcast without an audience and by videoconference a day after the news: "The country he's crying out for leadership, "they said.
Harris' election to the Democratic presidential race marked a milestone in the nation's history, marking the first time that a black woman, of Jamaican and Indian heritage, has been elected as a vice presidential candidate by one of the major parties.
Biden says he will face the pandemic with Kamala Harris during their first campaign event together
Aug. 12, 202001: 50The two former rivals who faced each other in the Democratic primary debates, when both were seeking the nomination, merged their messages this afternoon in the face of their electoral battle against the president, Donald Trump, who has reacted to the news with insults for Harris.
Here are 10 catchy phrases from the event.
What Joe Biden said:
1. "I have no doubt that I chose the right person to join me as the next Vice President of the United States of America."
2. "Girls across the nation - especially the little black and brown-skinned girls who have so often felt overlooked and undervalued in our society - woke up this morning seeing themselves differently: as presidents and vice presidents." .
Democratic hopeful Joe Biden at his first campaign event with Kamala Harris, his running mate for the presidency; on August 12 in Wilmington, Delaware.AP
3. "As the daughter of immigrants, she fully understands how they enrich our country, as well as the challenges of growing up as a black woman, of Jamaican and Indian heritage."
4. "The Administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has a comprehensive plan to meet the challenge posed by COVID-19 and change the course of this pandemic: putting on masks, increasing the amount of testing. We can do it, we just need a president and a vice president willing to lead and take responsibility. "
5. "Donald Trump is on the golf course. He doesn't even meet with the leaders, he doesn't have time. We have a climate crisis that he refuses to accept (...) We have a crisis of social justice and he only seeks to inflame it with their racist policies and rhetoric that only widen the divide. "
Kamala Harris appreciates the trust of Joe Biden and being part of "his family"
Aug. 12, 202002: 46What Kamala Harris said:
6. "While other countries listen to science, Trump is amplifying the miracle cures he sees on Fox News."
7. "When other countries flattened the curve, he said the virus would just disappear, 'like a miracle."
8. "There is a reason the United States has been the world's hardest hit advanced country by the virus: because of Trump's failure to take the problem seriously; his refusal to do the necessary tests, his ambiguity about social distancing social and the use of masks, his delusional belief that he knows more than the experts… ”.
Sen. Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate Joe Biden's presidential running mate during their first campaign event together Aug. 12 in Wilmington, Delaware.
9. "My mom Shamala raised my sister and me teaching us that it was our responsibility, and that of every generation of Americans, to keep marching. She would tell us: 'Don't sit down and complain, get up and do something.' So I did something: I dedicated my life to justice. "
10. "Biden never thinks about him, but about everyone else. His empathy, his compassion, his sense of duty and caring for others is the reason I am proud to be his running mate."
