Kamala Harris, Democrats' heir apparent
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 22 July 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Yesterday, President Biden announced that he would no longer be running for reelection; he also endorsed Vice President Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee for president in November’s election. Over the past 24 hours, endorsements of Harris have been rolling in from top Democrats.
Today on Post Reports, host Elahe Izadi speaks with The Washington Post’s White House bureau chief, Toluse Olorunnipa, about Biden’s decision to endorse Harris. Plus, host Martine Powers and White House reporter Cleve Wootson dive deep into Harris’s career and how she’s evolved as a politician over the years.
Today’s show was produced by Emma Talkoff and Trinity Webster-Bass. It was mixed by Sam Bair and edited by Reena Flores, with help from Ariel Plotnick.
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings everyone, |
| 0:05.0 | everyone, Greetings and Linda, I want to thank. |
| 0:07.0 | At a White House event today, Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage, |
| 0:11.0 | now as the heir apparent for the democratic cause. |
| 0:15.0 | But Harris had a few words to say first about one person who wasn't there, |
| 0:20.0 | President Biden. |
| 0:21.0 | Joe Biden's legacy of accomplishment over the past three years |
| 0:25.4 | is unmatched in modern history. |
| 0:28.6 | In one term, he has already, yes the legacy of most presidents who have served two terms in office. |
| 0:45.0 | Harris was speaking to a group of college athletes. |
| 0:48.0 | It was her first public appearance since Biden announced Sunday he was dropping out of the |
| 0:52.4 | race and endorsing her to be the Democratic |
| 0:55.7 | nominee in his place. |
| 0:58.1 | Biden made that decision while being holed up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware this weekend recovering from COVID. |
| 1:04.8 | Our White House Bureau Chief Tolu Olorunipa is also in Delaware, where he's been reporting |
| 1:09.8 | for days. |
| 1:10.8 | Before President Biden made his surprise announcement that he was dropping out of the race, the Democratic |
| 1:16.5 | Party was largely demoralized. |
| 1:18.3 | They were plagued by infighting. |
| 1:20.5 | They were plagued by the various factions between the people who were calling for |
| 1:24.4 | Biden to drop out of the race and the people that were saying he should stay in and fight. |
| 1:28.4 | This was a sign of disunity that was really impacting the party at the time when they are really concerned about Donald Trump coming back into the presidency. |
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