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| Biden and Harris make first campaign appearance as running mates – live | Biden and Harris make first campaign appearance as running mates – live |
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| Democrats hold event in Wilmington, Delaware, following Biden’s choice of senator as running mate | Democrats hold event in Wilmington, Delaware, following Biden’s choice of senator as running mate |
| On public health, Harris drew a distinction between the Obama/Biden administration’s response to Ebola and the Trump administration’s response to coronavirus. | |
| “Remember Ebola? Barack Obama and Joe Biden did their job. Only two people in the US died – two,” Harris said. That may not be an entirely fair comparison – Ebola nowhere near as easily transmittable as coronavirus – but it is true that Trump gutted pandemic-preparedness systems that Obama built up in response to Ebola. | |
| Biden, as I noted earlier, highlighted the significance of Harris’ nomination as vice-president. “This morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little Black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued,” he said. “Today, just maybe, they’re seeing themselves for the first time in a new way.” | |
| Later, Harris said she also respects Biden as the only man to have served under a black president and the only man to choose a black VP running mate. | |
| Notably missing at this historic campaign event: applause. | |
| Both Biden and Harris were tasked with delivering rousing speeches without any cheers of agreement from a live audience after they delivered their biggest lines and rallying cries. | |
| Pointing to the health and economic crisis that has gripped the country, Harris said: “This is what happens when we elect a guy who just isn’t up for the job. Our country ends in tatters and so does our reputation around the world.” | |
| Both Harris and Biden have attacked Trump on his administration’s response to the pandemic. | |
| “This virus has impacted every country. But there’s a reason it has hit America worse than any other advanced nation,” she said. “It’s because of Trump’s failure to take it seriously from the start.” | |
| Earlier, Joe Biden, who introduced Harris, praised her “seriousness of purpose and of mind”. | |
| November will be “a life-changing election for this nation”, Biden said. “The choice we make this November is going to determine the future of America for a very, very long time.” | |
| Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica is not only a historic choice, “she’s ready to do this job on day one”, Biden said. | |
| Harris has begun by discussing her friendship with Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s late son, who served as attorney general of Delaware while Harris was the attorney general of California. | |
| Both Harris and Joe Biden have talked today about how they got to know each other through Beau. Harris told Biden she is “so grateful to become a part of your extended family”. | |
| “In the midst of the Great Recession, Beau and I spoke on the phone practically every day,” she said. “I learned quickly that Beau was the kind of guy that inspired people to be a better version of themselves. He really was the best of us.” | |
| Handing over to my colleague Maanvi Singh on the West Coast. Here’s what we covered today: | |
| We’ve mostly covered the latest as California senator Kamala Harris makes history, from her first remarks, and other historic firsts, to the Trump administration’s response and amped up attacks. | |
| Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar won her primary, despite an avalanche of money poured into her opponent. | |
| A QAnon supporter denounced for racism won her primary and Trump congratulated her. | |
| US secretary of state Mike Pompeo defended arms sales to Saudi Arabia. | |
| A Florida sheriff banned masks for personnel and visitors. | |
| Kanye West apparently met with Jared Kushner in Colorado. | |
| Harris wasn’t Tuesday’s only historic announcement on the vice-presidency. | |
| Anthony Fauci on Russian coronavirus vaccine? Doubt it. | Anthony Fauci on Russian coronavirus vaccine? Doubt it. |
| That’s all from Washington DC. Stay tuned for more. | |
| Why Howard University, HBCUs were key to Harris’ climb | Why Howard University, HBCUs were key to Harris’ climb |
| And finally, as a fellow Howard University alumna, check out a bit of background on HBCUs and their significance in the evolution of the US’s first Black and Indian American vice-presidential candidate for a major party, California senator Kamala Harris. | |
| From an earlier profile with Essence Magazine: | From an earlier profile with Essence Magazine: |
| Stay tuned for my latest: a look at how Harris’s candidacy shines a light on these historically Black educational institutions – especially as some fight for their survival amid a pandemic and recession. | |
| Trump on Biden’s campaign from home: | Trump on Biden’s campaign from home: |
| At a White House event Wednesday to promote a return to full-time schooling, Donald Trump interrupted a presentation on the difficulties of online education to chastise rival Joe Biden for running a virtual campaign: | At a White House event Wednesday to promote a return to full-time schooling, Donald Trump interrupted a presentation on the difficulties of online education to chastise rival Joe Biden for running a virtual campaign: |
| The remark only garnered nervous laughter and applause from attendees who were there in support Trump’s calls to reopen schools despite a worsening coronavirus pandemic that is estimated to have been contracted by more than 97,000 children in a two-week span. | The remark only garnered nervous laughter and applause from attendees who were there in support Trump’s calls to reopen schools despite a worsening coronavirus pandemic that is estimated to have been contracted by more than 97,000 children in a two-week span. |
| Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert is doubtful the Covid-19 vaccine touted by Russian president Vladamir Putin is effective. | Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert is doubtful the Covid-19 vaccine touted by Russian president Vladamir Putin is effective. |
| “Having a vaccine and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things,” he told ABC News during a National Geographic special. The panel is set to air Thursday. | “Having a vaccine and proving that a vaccine is safe and effective are two different things,” he told ABC News during a National Geographic special. The panel is set to air Thursday. |
| Earlier this week, Putin announced that Russia had registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, claiming his own daughter to be the country’s first recipient. Experts are skeptical, however. | Earlier this week, Putin announced that Russia had registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, claiming his own daughter to be the country’s first recipient. Experts are skeptical, however. |
| Air force crew member injured after helicopter shot at in Virginia | Air force crew member injured after helicopter shot at in Virginia |
| The air force has confirmed that a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Manassas, Virginia, after being shot at from the ground. | The air force has confirmed that a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Manassas, Virginia, after being shot at from the ground. |
| The pilot, one of two, was taken to a hospital and since released. The FBI is investigating the incident. | The pilot, one of two, was taken to a hospital and since released. The FBI is investigating the incident. |
| The Trump campaign shares its thoughts on the Biden-Harris ticket: | The Trump campaign shares its thoughts on the Biden-Harris ticket: |
| The campaign went on the chide Harris as “a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders’ socialist takeover,” noting her support for progressive healthcare policies, backing of the “job-killing” Green New Deal, and record as a prosecutor. | The campaign went on the chide Harris as “a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders’ socialist takeover,” noting her support for progressive healthcare policies, backing of the “job-killing” Green New Deal, and record as a prosecutor. |
| Although her policies have evolved to be more progressive over time, many analysts see Biden’s selection as a pragmatic one with a moderate senator from a liberal state. Despite that, from the Trump campaign: | Although her policies have evolved to be more progressive over time, many analysts see Biden’s selection as a pragmatic one with a moderate senator from a liberal state. Despite that, from the Trump campaign: |
| Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will make his first joint appearance Wednesday with his newly announced running mate, Kamala Harris, the senator from California. | Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will make his first joint appearance Wednesday with his newly announced running mate, Kamala Harris, the senator from California. |
| According to the campaign, the former rivals will appear together in Wilmington, Delaware at about 4.20pm ET. The AP also reports Biden and Harris will speak at a high school near the former vice-president’s home. | According to the campaign, the former rivals will appear together in Wilmington, Delaware at about 4.20pm ET. The AP also reports Biden and Harris will speak at a high school near the former vice-president’s home. |
| From Biden via the campaign’s email release: | From Biden via the campaign’s email release: |
| US representative Elise Stefanik: Senator Harris is a ‘radical’ | US representative Elise Stefanik: Senator Harris is a ‘radical’ |
| The attacks from the right have begun for vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, this time from the Trump campaign surrogate and congresswoman Elise Stefanik: | The attacks from the right have begun for vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, this time from the Trump campaign surrogate and congresswoman Elise Stefanik: |
| “[Harris] is a far-left California radical” and her selection as Joe Biden’s running mate creates the “most far-left ticket in the history of the Democratic party”, Representative Elise Stefanik said on a call held by the Trump-Pence campaign officials Wednesday. | “[Harris] is a far-left California radical” and her selection as Joe Biden’s running mate creates the “most far-left ticket in the history of the Democratic party”, Representative Elise Stefanik said on a call held by the Trump-Pence campaign officials Wednesday. |
| Stefanik added that Harris’s record on healthcare, gun control and social justice place her far out of the mainstream. The Republican from New York was once promoted as a moderate voice in the party before evolving to become a Trump supporter. | Stefanik added that Harris’s record on healthcare, gun control and social justice place her far out of the mainstream. The Republican from New York was once promoted as a moderate voice in the party before evolving to become a Trump supporter. |
| Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record | Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record |
| Guardian US is counting down the days until 4 November, when the Trump administration has put in motion the formal exit of the US out of the Paris climate agreement. | Guardian US is counting down the days until 4 November, when the Trump administration has put in motion the formal exit of the US out of the Paris climate agreement. |
| That is of course, coincidentally, one day after the US elections (no country was allowed to pull out sooner than this date after agreeing to the agreement in late 2015). | That is of course, coincidentally, one day after the US elections (no country was allowed to pull out sooner than this date after agreeing to the agreement in late 2015). |
| Today there are 84 days to go before the pullout – and there is news of another alarming study on how temperatures have been rising. Oliver Milman reports: | Today there are 84 days to go before the pullout – and there is news of another alarming study on how temperatures have been rising. Oliver Milman reports: |
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