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Democrats meet tops TV ratings, Trump blames media
In a series of tweets Saturday morning, President Donald Trump targeted news outlets for correctly reporting that the Republican National Convention and his speech accepting the nomination were beat in TV ratings by the Democratic National Convention and Joe Biden’s speech a week earlier. Trump’s speech at the RNC Thursday night drew 23.4 million viewers…
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Joe Biden: No pressure to select Kamala Harris
In his first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his motives for choosing a woman of color as his running mate. “Did you feel pressure to select a Black woman?” asked “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. “No, I didn’t feel…
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Newsweek apologizes to Kamala Harris
Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed published on Wednesday that questioned Kamala Harris’ eligibility as Joe Biden’s pick for vice president. An editor’s note added to the article on Friday apologized and said the original piece was “being used by some as a tool to perpetuate racism and xenophobia.” The op-ed was written by conservative…
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Taylor Swift, John Legend & more cheer for VP bet Sen. Kamala Harris
It’s official. Democratic nominee Joe Biden, following through on his vow to pick a female running mate, selected Kamala Harris as his vice presidential candidate on Tuesday (Aug. 11), marking the first Black, Asian American woman on a major party presidential ticket. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a…
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Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris as his VP pick
Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris, the prominent senator from California whose political career has included many barrier-breaking moments, as his running mate, his campaign announced on Tuesday. The decision comes more than a year after Harris, who was also a 2020 Democratic candidate, clashed with Biden over racial issues during the first primary debate.…