Kamala Harris makes history as first black woman on presidential ticket and being picked as Joe Biden’s running mate
KAMALA Harris has been revealed as Joe Biden's Vice Presidential pick in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Biden made the announcement himself via Twitter on Tuesday afternoon making is the first black woman and Asian-American on a major presidential ticket.
"Back when was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau," Biden continued in a second tweet.
"I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I'm proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign."
"I’ve known Senator [Kamala Harris] for a long time," he captioned a lengthier statement.
"Biden is no moderate, and with Harris as his ‘political living will,’ he is surrendering control of our nation to the radical mob with promises to raise taxes, cut police funding, kill energy jobs, open our borders, and appease socialist dictators," wrote Katrina Pierson, a Trump 2020 senior advisor.
Meanwhile, Trump himself confessed that he was "surprised" Biden picked Harris, claiming she's "told many many stories that weren't true," and adding, "she's very big into raising taxes."
Trump cited Harris' stance against fracking and petroleum products and her support of socialized medicine.
"I can't tell you what she's voting for, I think she doesn't know what," Trump told reporters during his Tuesday press briefing. "I think Joe knows even less than she does."
Amb. Susan Rice, who was a perspective vice presidential pick, congratulated Harris in a shortly after the announcement.
Also on Tuesday, that Biden's campaign assembled a group of strategists for the fall election.
The team includes Liz Allen, who most recently a managing director at the Glover Park Group consulting firm, as the running mate’s communications director.
Sheila Nix, who served as chief of staff to Biden on the 2012 Obama reelection campaign, will be a senior adviser to the running mate and her spouse.
Karine Jean-Pierre, new to the Biden campaign, will act as Harris’s chief of staff while continuing to serve as a senior adviser to Biden.
Ryan Montoya, a veteran of the Obama , will be serving as the Harris’s director of scheduling and advance.
Lastly, Amanda Perez, the former policy director for Cory Booker's presidential bid, will be the running mate’s policy adviser.