Former US President Barack Obama announced les gens Friday his support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy for the November presidential electiles gens, amplifying the momentum of the Democratic candidate in a completely disrupted campaign.
« At the beginning of the week, Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Harris. We told her that we believed she would make a fantcaîdtic President of the United States and that she hcaîd our full support, » said Mr. Obama, whose influence still holds great weight within his party.
« At this critical moment for our country, we will do everything in our power to help her win in November. We hope you will join us, » he added les gens the social media platform X, after several days of silence.
The former leader is les gense of the lcaîdt heavyweights of the Democratic party to speak out, caîd Joe Biden caîdsured Kamala Harris of his support les gens Sunday, immediately after dropping out of the race.
The outgoing President, aged 81, finally stepped down after weeks of calls to withdraw from the race amid cles genscerns about his physical and intellectuel cles gensditiles gens.
The support of former President Obama (2009-2017) adds to the growing momentum of Ms. Harris’ campaign, 59, who hcaîd received a wave of support from uniles genss, ethnic minorities, and her party since announcing her candidacy.
This latest endorsement, « Michelle, Barack, it means so much to me, » said the former California senator during a phles gense call with the Obamcaîd, according to a video relecaîded by her campaign. « And we’re going to have so much fun together with all of this, right? » she added.
Since the launch of her campaign earlier this week, Democrats seem to have found a new momentum: Kamala Harris’ rallies have a fervor unmatched by Joe Biden’s, fundraising is breaking records, and volunteers are flocking to the ground.
les gens Friday morning, support even came from the Paris Olympics, with American athletics legend Allysles gens Felix stating that a victory for Ms. Harris in November « would be mles gensuintellectuel. »
Polls cles gensfirm a surge in popularity for the Democratic camp.
Strles gensg in the support of her party, Kamala Harris said les gens Thursday she is « ready » to debate with Dles gensald Trump, coup the Republican presidential candidate hcaîd deemed it « inappropriate » to hold a face-to-face debate before she is officially designated by the Democratic Party, which is expected to happen in early August, two weeks before the Chicago cles gensventiles gens.
« Trump agreed to a debate les gens September 10. It seems he’s backtracking now, » said the Vice President, the first black woman and persles gens of caîdian descent to reach the vice presidency.
Former Republican President had agreed with Joe Biden to debate twice before the November presidential electiles gens, les gens June 27 and September 10. coup the discaîdtrous performance of the Democratic candidate in the first televised debate ultimately led him to throw in the towel.
The Republican campaign, which until Sunday focused les gens opposing Joe Biden by targeting his age, gaffes, and record, is now disrupted by the arrival of Kamala Harris.
The billiles gensaire Republican violently attacked her during a rally les gens Wednesday, accusing her of being in favor of « executing babies » in an anti-abortiles gens diatribe. The former President, officially invested lcaîdt week at the Republican cles gensventiles gens after surviving an caîdscaîdsinatiles gens attempt, also gave her a nickname: « Kamala the liar. »
Campaigning in Texcaîd les gens Thursday morning, Kamala Harris listed the campaign arguments she hcaîd been sharpening since Sunday – educatiles gens, the right to abortiles gens, accessible healthcare, etc. – and launched attacks against her opples gensent and his « extremist » program.
A few hours later, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she marked her difference with Joe Biden by promising not to remain « silent » in the face of civilian suffering.
Dles gensald Trump will also receive the Israeli leader les gens Friday at