Vice President Kamala Harris She held a brief conference yesterday with major Democratic Party donors in a show of support for her running mate.
Harris spoke to about 300 major Democratic donors on Friday, telling them there was nothing to worry about within President Biden’s campaign, despite the media hype.
“I’m going to start by sharing something with all of you, something that I believe in from the bottom of my heart. It’s something that I feel strongly that you all should hear and that you should take with you when you leave, and that you should tell your friends as well,” Harris told donors, according to multiple reports. “We are going to win this election. We are going to win.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Kalamazoo, Michigan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
“We know which candidate in this election puts the American people first: our president, Joe Biden,” Harris said in support of her running mate.
Harris spoke to donors via video for about five minutes, defending the Biden administration and offering sharp criticism. Former President Donald Trump rhetoric at the Republican National Convention.
“Let’s be clear: Trump’s convention this week was a big distraction,” Harris reportedly told donors. “He wants to distract from his record and his Project 2025. Can you believe they put that in writing? This is further empirical evidence that the stakes in this election couldn’t be higher.”
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President Joe Biden speaks next to Vice President Kamala Harris as he delivers a statement the day after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally, during brief remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
The call was aimed at allaying fears among party donors that a backlash against Biden within his party could prove disastrous for his campaign.
However, Harris did not take questions from donors after her brief speech, leading some to wonder what the purpose of the communication was.
Moreover, the call came on the same day that nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers expressed their preference for Biden to withdraw from the race.
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President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Biden has been clear and consistent about his intention to stay in the race and run against Trump in November as the Democratic Party’s nominee.
While critics of the administration within the Democratic Party have treated Biden’s reelection bid as a decision yet to be made, the White House has been consistent and firm in its statements that he will indeed run.
“The president is in the race,” campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon told hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday morning. “You’ve heard him say that over and over again.”
