American Vice President Kamala Harris says she is “ready to serve her country” in an interview published Monday. Wall Street Journalat a time when the debate over President Joe Biden's age is beginning again.
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“I am ready to serve my country. There is no doubt about that,” the 59-year-old Democrat said, ensuring that anyone who sees her at work “will conclude that she is fully capable of taking on a leadership role.”
The interview, according to the Wall Street Journal, was conducted two days before the publication of the devastating comments by an American prosecutor in memory of the 81-year-old Joe Biden last Thursday.
Robert Hur, a special prosecutor tasked with investigating a case involving classified documents in the American president's possession, abandoned the prosecution against him, arguing, among other things, that a jury would refuse to try an “older man with the wrong one.” “Remembrance” to condemn. .
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The comments rocked the campaign nine months before November's presidential election, which was expected to pit Joe Biden against 77-year-old former Republican President Donald Trump.
The polls all underscore that the Democrat's age is his biggest handicap as voters doubt his ability to serve a second term.
The day after the prosecutors' report was released, Kamalas Harris defended the president.
On Friday, she particularly harshly condemned the “political motivations” of the judge in question, who is a Republican, while praising the way Joe Biden governs.
The US Constitution stipulates that the vice president takes the place of the president if the latter dies or is unable to carry out his duties.
However, this does not mean that Kamala Harris would automatically become the Democratic Party nominee if Joe Biden drops out of the race before the election for one reason or another.