President Joe Biden and ex-President, Barack Obama have hailed the selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris.
In a post on X, Biden said that Harris’ choice of Walz – who he has known for two decades – was “great”.
“The Harris-Walz ticket will be a powerful voice for working people and America’s middle class,” Biden’s post says. “They will be the strongest defenders of our personal freedoms and our democracy.”
“It’s time for all Democrats – and indeed all Americans – committed to freedom, democracy and American leadership in the world to really behind the Harris-Walz ticket,” the post continues.
“Every generation of Americans faces a moment where they are asked to defend American democracy. That moment is now.”
The 81-year-old president pulled out of the presidential race following a stumbling debate performance that widely alarmed Democrats about his fitness for office and ability to defeat former president Donald Trump, who recently escaped an assassination plot.
Trump announced late Friday that he had agreed to debate Harris on Fox News on 4 September 2024.
“I have agreed with Fox News to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, 4 September,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
In a statement shared on his X handle on Tuesday, former US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, also commended the Harris-Walz ticket.
With an accompanying statement, Obama tweeted, “Like Vice President Harris, Governor #Tim_Walz believes that government works to serve us. Not just some of us, but all of us. That’s what makes him an outstanding governor, and that’s what will make him an even better Vice President. Michelle and I couldn’t be happier for Tim and Gwen, their family, and our country.”
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