Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice presidential running mate, Kamala Harris, arrive to conduct their first appearance together in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his newly named running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are making their first joint appearance Wednesday, following Biden's announcement of the selection Tuesday.
The two are delivering remarks in his hometown of Wilmington, Del., and they also plan on attending a virtual fundraiser in the evening, according to the Biden campaign. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, an introductory rally in front of throngs of supporters is not possible.
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In a tweet, Biden shared a video that documents the moment he asked Harris to join the ticket, asking, "You ready to go to work?"
.@KamalaHarris is the daughter of proud immigrants—a mother from India and a father from Jamaica—who raised her to take action.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2020
That’s exactly what this moment calls for: action. And we hope you’ll take action with us: https://t.co/K3mVwfTxXJ pic.twitter.com/MZLAx9IN6C
Biden's historic choice makes Harris the third woman — and first woman of color — to be nominated for vice president by a major political party.
Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, was a prosecutor in the Alameda County and San Francisco district attorneys' offices, and then became the San Francisco DA. She won election as California attorney general in 2010 before becoming, in 2016, just the second Black woman in U.S. history to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
She gained national attention during the televised Senate hearings for Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court and Russia's efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Harris ran for president herself but bowed out in late 2019.
Another onetime Democratic candidate, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, told Here & Now Wednesday that she spoke with Harris on Tuesday.
"I can't wait to see what they will do together, not just as a ticket, but what she will bring to the office of vice president, working side by side with Joe Biden. She knows how to govern," Klobuchar said.
The process of selecting Biden's running mate was extensive. The original list of contenders had over 20 names on it. Co-chairs from Biden's selection committee met with every candidate, asking them about their vision and agenda — and even what they anticipated President Trump's nickname for them to be. The initial list was narrowed to 11 women who were then deeply vetted by a team of lawyers.
"Vice President Biden's focus from the very start was on who would be the best governing partner to help him lead our country out of the chaos created by Donald Trump. Senator Harris is the right person to join Joe Biden in bringing our country together and restoring the soul of the nation" read a joint statement from the Biden campaign's selection committee.
Biden and Harris will formally accept the nominations during the virtual Democratic convention, which is scheduled for next week.
Meanwhile, Trump, in a press briefing Tuesday, began his criticism of the new vice presidential candidate, calling her the "most liberal person in the Senate."
In a statement Wednesday, the Trump campaign blasted Harris for pushing "Biden even farther to the left than he had already moved" and that "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris together make up the most extreme, leftist ticket in American major party history."
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