Harris Speaks To Campaign Staff As Party Quickly Falls In Line
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
3.9 • 715 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | On front next, breaking news. President Biden breaking his silence tonight, speaking out about the end of his campaign. |
| 0:09.3 | As his party swiftly backs Kamala Harris who could lock up the entire nomination in the next 48 hours. |
| 0:16.1 | Plus, not grateful. Trump's pick for VP accusing Harris of not sounding grateful when she speaks to this country. |
| 0:22.6 | What does he mean? The Democratic Attorney General of New York State, Letitia James, Harris supporter is out front, and coconuts and brats. |
| 0:29.9 | Why Kamala Harris is loving both. Let's go out front. |
| 0:35.5 | Good evening. I'm Erin Burnett. Out front tonight, breaking news, President Biden breaking his silence just a few moments ago about his historic decision, an unprecedented moment in American history to end his campaign and pass the torch endorsing his vice president Kamala Harris. |
| 0:50.6 | The president calling into his campaign headquarters. Well, what were his campaign |
| 0:55.3 | headquarters until hours before as Harris was there about to meet with staffers for the first time |
| 1:00.4 | since Biden dropped out. I want to say to the team embrace her. She's the best. I want to call |
| 1:08.2 | today to thank everybody, everybody in this effort. I know yesterday's |
| 1:12.5 | news is surprising and it's hard for you to hear, but it was the right thing to do. I know it's hard |
| 1:20.7 | because you poured your heart and soul into me. So help us win this thing. Help me get this |
| 1:25.7 | nomination. Help me win the nomination and then go on to |
| 1:29.5 | win the presidency. But you know, you're an amazing team, but we've got a great, great, I think we made |
| 1:36.8 | the right decision. It's only been about 30 hours since Biden made the stunning announcement to |
| 1:42.9 | end his campaign for a second term |
| 1:44.6 | after, you know, adamantly and defiantly saying he would not. And just in those 30 hours, his vice |
| 1:49.5 | president is now on her way to replacing him at the top of the ticket. As you can see, the Biden campaign |
| 1:54.8 | headquarters is now the Harris headquarters. That happened instantly just moments ago. Harris, |
| 2:00.1 | to her new staff, and Biden said this. |
| 2:04.8 | It is so good to hear our president's voice. |
| 2:08.4 | Joe, I know you're still on the call, and we've been talking every day. |
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