Kamala 2024? Biden endorses Harris, says she is ‘qualified to be president’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris, saying he would not have chosen her as his nominee. running mate in the 2020 elections If I were not convinced that could serve as President “From the beginning”.

“I wouldn’t have chosen her if I didn’t think she was qualified to be president from the beginning. I don’t beat around the bush on that.” She is qualified to be president“, the president said at a press conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington.

Harris sounds like the only viable option if Biden was forced to withdraw from the race at this point in the campaign, one month before the Democratic Party convention, due to doubts about his age (81 years old) and his ability to renew a four-year mandate in November.

At the long-awaited press conference, his first solo since November, Biden praised his vice president, who would take over if the president were to become incapacitated.

“She has handled issues of women’s bodily freedom and control over their bodies very well. Secondly, she has shown competence on almost any issue. She is a tough prosecutor. It’s one sentence: she is very good,” Biden insisted.

Polls following the June 27 presidential debate against Republican Donald Trump give Harris a bigger lead in a hypothetical November election showdown if Biden were to withdraw due to pressure from some members of his party.


The president’s poor performance in that face-to-face meeting raised doubts about his ability to beat Trump in November and remain in power for a second term, which would end at age 86.

Biden has refused to withdraw and today again assured that he is the best positioned to beat Trump.