Vice President Kamala Harris could make history as the first African American female president of the United States if she receives Joe Biden’s endorsement to be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.
She has already done so by becoming, in January 2021, the first woman, the first African-American and the first person of Asian origin. in being vice president of the country.
Already in March 2023, Biden had declared that his running mate had “broken one glass ceiling after another.”
On Sunday, after receiving Biden’s endorsement, he was quick to declare his intention was to “win the nomination” of the Democratic Party to “defeat Donald Trump.”
The 59-year-old vice president says that as a child she demonstrated for civil rights alongside her Jamaican father, professor of economics, and his Indian mother, a breast cancer researcher.
Known as “the little girl on the bus”
In 2019, the Californian harshly attacked Joe Biden for having previously opposed a policy to bus black schoolchildren to schools in white districts in order to end racial segregation.
“The little girl (on the bus) was me,” she said.
This outburst did not save his campaign, which was interrupted even before the first vote of the primaries.
Joe Biden then invited her to join him, exposing her to attacks from her Republican opponent, Donald Trump.
In 2020, The Republican called her a “monster” and an “angry woman”terms that evoke racist stereotypes about black women.
Following Joe Biden’s debate against Donald Trump on June 27, the 78-year-old billionaire attacked her again.
Given to finding nicknames to mock his rivals, Trump called her “Jolly Kamala” because she laughs out loud, and his campaign described her as a die-hard leftist.
A graduate of Howard University, founded in Washington to welcome African-American students, Kamala Harris is proud of her career path, which embodies the American dream. “How dare they!”
Career
After serving two terms as district attorney in San Francisco (2004-2011), Kamala Harris was twice elected Attorney General of California (2011-2017), becoming the first woman and the first Black person to lead the judicial system of the most populous state in the country.
He has been criticized for his harsh approach to minor crimes, which critics say disproportionately affected to minorities.
In January 2017, she was sworn in as a senator in Washington, becoming the first woman of South Asian descent and only the second black senator in history.
As Vice President, She dedicated her victory speech to women who have fought for equality in the country.
In 2022, Harris strongly defended abortion rights, which were threatened by Supreme Court decisions.
“Some Republican leaders are trying to restrict women’s rights. How dare they! How dare they tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body!” she said.
These strong statements, along with his active nationwide campaign last year, have revitalized their agenda.
At the beginning of his term, he made some mistakes on issues of diplomacy and immigration.
“Second Gentleman”
The American press has criticised her performance, but her supporters attribute this to sexist prejudices.
Vogue magazine had to defend its choice of a photo of the vice president wearing sneakers for its cover shortly after the election, instead of a more formal portrait that would have highlighted his position.
She projects a relaxed image, supported by her husband Doug Emhoff, a Jewish lawyer who plays the role of “Second Gentleman.” He is one of the White House’s leading voices in the fight against anti-Semitism.
On social media, the couple pretend to argue about basketball: he is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and she of the San Francisco Warriors.
Kamala Harris, affectionately called “Momala” by her family, is an excellent cook. During an official trip to Paris, he took the opportunity to buy some copper pots.
Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/kamala-harris-la-carrera-politica-de-quien-podria-representar-a-los-democratas-en-ee-uu-cb20
