“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” tweeted Biden.
“Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau,” he continued. “I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.”
Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s son who died with brain cancer in 2015, was the Attorney General of Delaware during a time overlapping with Harris’ corresponding role in California.
Harris was a presidential candidate in the 2020 Democratic primary, but dropped out of the race in December amid dwindling poll numbers.
After Biden’s announcement, Trump tweeted out an attack advertisement that contended Biden is “handing over the reins to Kamala while they jointly embrace the radical left.”
Recent polling shows a close race between Trump and Biden in Texas, with the Democratic challenger showcasing a slight one-point lead ahead, due in large part to wider support from independent voters.
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Daniel Friend
Daniel Friend is the Marketing and Media Manager for The Texan. After graduating with a double-major in Political Science and Humanities, he wrote for The Texan as a reporter through June 2022. In his spare time, you're likely to find him working on The Testimony of Calvin Lewis, an Abolition of Man-inspired novel and theatrical podcast.
