Joe Biden Dropped In To Support Kamala Harris At US Democratic Convention

EFI / EPA / Alison JoyceWilliam Galston (Brookings Institution) said that Biden’s speech at the opening of the conference on Monday (19) will have a certain “Taylor Swift supporting role” feel to it.

Just a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden He was confirmed as the Democratic nominee at the party convention, a star role now reduced to vice presidential support, Kamala HarrisThe new White House contender in November’s election. Joe Biden doesn’t seem to have finished digesting the withdrawal of his nomination, one of the biggest political upheavals in U.S. history. But he’s also committed to doing everything he can to help Harris as the new Democratic nominee and thwart Republican businessman Donald Trump’s bid to return to power. Harris is expected to formally accept the nomination as her party’s nominee at the end of the primetime ceremony on Thursday.

Taylor Swift

Therefore, Biden’s speech at the opening of the conference on Monday night (19) will have a certain character of “support”. Taylor Swift“This is not going to be an easy speech,” William Galston, of the Brookings Institution think tank, said, referring to the pop star. But like all American presidents, Biden is also looking to the history books. “I’m sure you understand that the chances of your presidency being considered a success are greatly increased if you are succeeded by Kamala Harris,” the political scientist said.

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Former President (2017-2021) Donald TrumpThe former vice president, who has a habit of throwing deadly darts, wasted no time in making sarcastic comments about his former rival’s fate. “They didn’t even give him a good place to speak” at the Democratic convention, he said at one campaign event. “The second was the worst night,” he said. Trump, whose campaign has also had to rethink its strategy because of Kamala Harris’s entry into the race, accused the vice president of trying to throw Biden “into the sea.”

“I am looking for a job”

Biden deliberately took a step back after his shock but called a resolution to end his presidential campaign on July 21. While Kamala Harris held a series of party meetings, the Democrat spent time at her vacation home in Delaware. At times, he referred to himself with a certain disdain for his current performance.

“I invited them to the White House because I’m looking for work,” he told a group of influential people at an event this week. But he also showed signs of frustration. During an interview with CBS News aired Sunday, the president admitted to giving in to pressure from his team. “I was worried that if I pursued a solo career, they would ask me about it,” he said.

“In peace”

Biden is expected to go on vacation immediately after his convention speech, avoiding, in advance, the somewhat bitter scenes of Harris’s nomination on Thursday, which featured a flurry of balloon releases. But the Democratic Party, which has warmly applauded the president’s decision to withdraw from the race, should welcome him warmly, says William Galston.

His main challenge now is to deliver a speech that can put Harris in orbit without burdening her with the potential baggage of her administration. Harris now has less than three months to make her mark on the campaign. She will begin her campaign platform on Friday, with a speech focused on the economy.

For Joe Biden, the whole sequence may seem like a kind of honor parade. “We may see Biden as closer to peace with all this than we realize,” William Galston said.

*With information from Agence France-Presse
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