Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the party's national convention on Monday night, drawing cheers from the crowd as she vowed to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November election.
The convention will lean into the party's potential to make history. Harris vies to be the first woman, the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to reach the Oval Office. Harris will aim to use the convention to take a share of the credit for what she and Biden accomplished
The latest measurement is in line with how Americans viewed Harris in early 2021, when she and Biden first took office. It suggests renewed positivity toward Harris, the share of Americans who have a "very favourable" opinion of her has also increased over the same period.
Tulsi Gabbard, who has shared friendly relations with Trump, dominated over Kamala Harris during a 2019 Democratic presidential primary. She joins Trump's team at a time when his allies are calling for a change of narrative on policy issues like immigration.
Trump said he was "angry" at Harris over issues ranging from inflation to immigration and said she would be a "terrible president". In recent weeks, several Trump allies, including Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, have called on him to focus on policy issues rather than attacking Harris.
Trump is reported to have used a derogatory term often aimed at women to refer to Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations, according to The New York Times, which cited two individuals who overheard him use the term. His campaign denies these allegations.
Earlier, Trump appeared to back out from the ABC debate and said he would agreed to an offer from Fox News to conduct a debate with Vice President Harris on September 4. However, Harris declined to participate in the Fox debate and demanded Trump stick to the original date.
Kamala Harris, who is the first female Vice President of Black and Indian heritage in US history, has now also become the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket. Her rise to the top followed President Biden's poor debate performance that caused him to end his re-election bid.
The debate will take place on FoxNews in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and will be moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum in the presence of a full arena audience, Trump said. The former President had earlier questioned the terms of the original debate he agreed to with Biden.
Speaking to a panel of Black journalists, Trump claimed that Harris has always downplayed her Black identity till she entered the US presidential race. Harris, the first woman of Indian and Black heritage to become Vice President, has long identified as both Black and Asian.
Sources said Harris is expected to announce her running mate as early as Monday, a day before her first rally in Philadelphia. The location suggests that Josh Shapiro, the Governor of Pennsylvania, is expected to take the spot as the US presidential race heats up.
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