A month after Joe Biden dropped out of the race for president of the United States, the Democratic Party has officially named current Vice President Kamala Harris as its presidential candidate.
In her final remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in recent days, Harris drew on her personal and family history to support her candidacy for the White House. He spoke mainly about his mother and civil rights advocacy, but also about his own career as a prosecutor.He stressed that “everyone has the right to safety and dignity,” recalling that the story of a school friend who was a victim of sexual assault was one of the motivations for choosing the profession.
As has happened in recent weeks, Kamala Harris has stood for justice, unlike her Republican opponent. She promised that she would be “a president for all Americans… above party and personal interests.”
Kamala Harris also reiterated respect for the rule of law and free elections in the country, recalling at this stage the events of January 6, 2021. “Donald Trump tried to take away your votes,” the candidate said, accusing the former president of inciting a mob against the Capitol, putting the elected representatives of the American people at risk.
“We won’t go back” was one of the powerful phrases of the short campaign and was repeated several times throughout the speech today. Harris also listed the different ways in which, in her view, Donald Trump’s re-election would be a setback for the country.
“We are paving a new path forward, a future with a strong middle class that has been critical to America’s success.” He promised a middle-class tax cut that would benefit more than 100 million Americans, without providing further details.
Here he launched another criticism against Trump, saying: “He is not fighting for the middle class, but for himself and his friends.”
Candida Pinto and Ricardo Guerrero – RTP correspondents in the United States
Harris eventually focused on foreign policy. He once again put himself in contrast to Donald Trump, stressing that he would remain “on the side of Ukraine and NATO.”
Regarding Gaza, one of the most complex issues of this democratic campaign, the current Vice President of the United States stressed: “We are working 24 hours a day to reach a ceasefire agreement.”
On the one hand, he recognized “Israel’s right to defend itself,” but promised to continue working for the release of the hostages and for the “dignity, security, freedom and self-determination” of the Palestinian people.
At the international level, he left another guarantee: “I will never side with tyrants and dictators like Kim Jong Un.”He confirmed. About a month ago, Donald Trump said at the Republican Party convention that he had reached an understanding with the North Korean leader. He said at the time: “I think he misses me.”
In a final break from the former president, Harris promised not to hesitate to defend American ideas, and said the world’s “tyrants” were “cheering on Trump” in the Nov. 5 election.
