Vice President Kamala Harris addressed questions on her “unprecedented” path to the Democratic presidential nomination throughout a Univision city corridor on Thursday.
For the primary time since changing into the presumptive nominee over 10 weeks in the past, Harris confronted issues about her primary-free candidacy at The occasion, titled “Noticias Univision Presents: Latinos Ask, Kamala Harris Responds,” which was held on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Sponsored by the Spanish-language community, the one-hour program featured questions from Hispanic voters stated to be undecided forward of the upcoming election.
Mario Sigbaum, a property supervisor initially from Uruguay and a U.S. citizen for 28 years questioned Harris, “You earned your candidacy with out going by the traditional course of, that’s, main elections or by a caucus.” He additionally expressed concern about how Joe Biden appeared to have been “pushed apart,” asking Harris for clarification.
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The VP referred to as it “unprecedented.” She defined, “President Biden decided that I feel historical past will present might be one of the vital brave {that a} president might make, which is he determined to place nation above his private curiosity. And he made that call… supported my candidacy and urged me to run.”
“And I’m honored to have earned the Democratic nomination.”
Harris shortly shifted to take a jab at Trump
“Donald Trump stated he would, and I’m utilizing a citation, ‘terminate the Constitution of the United States,’” she stated. She highlighted the significance of constitutional protections just like the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments however didn’t point out the First or Second Amendments throughout her remarks.
Voters requested Harris questions in each Spanish and English, with Univision moderator Enrique Acevedo offering translations when wanted. Harris responded solely in English.
However, Harris displayed a firmer tone later within the dialogue when requested to call three constructive issues about Trump. The vice chairman struggled to search out something past praising his “love for his household.” She admitted, “I don’t actually know him. To be trustworthy with you, I solely met him one time on the talk stage. I’ve by no means met him earlier than, so I don’t actually have rather more to give you,” and directed viewers to her marketing campaign web site for “80 pages of coverage positions.”
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Throughout the Q&A session, Harris relied on well-rehearsed speaking factors, masking points comparable to inflation, which she attributed to “value gouging,” and abortion rights, stating that “within the yr of our Lord 2024,” girls shouldn’t be involved about politicians dictating their reproductive selections.