On Monday, July 22, the Kremlin limited itself to raising the “unfriendly rhetoric” towards Russia by US Vice President Kamala Harris, who appears to be the best placed in the Democratic camp to face Donald Trump in the presidential election, after Joe Biden’s withdrawal. “We cannot assess Harris’s potential candidacy… because so far her contribution to our relations has not been significant. She has made statements with rather unfriendly rhetoric toward our country.”Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Follow our live coverage.
Democrats announce biggest fundraiser of 2024. The Democratic fundraising group announced Monday that it had recorded its largest single-day haul for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “As of 9 p.m., grassroots supporters had raised $46.7 million (…). This is the largest fundraising day of the 2024 cycle.”ActBlue said on the social network X.
Kamala Harris plans to “win the Democratic nomination.” The Democratic leader welcomed “the selfless and patriotic act” of the 81-year-old president, who announced his support for her as a candidate.I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party and – unite our nation – to defeat Donald Trump.”she wrote on X.
The vice-president is popular in her camp. In the hours following the Democratic president’s announcement, the vice president received strong support from Bill and Hillary Clinton, California Governor Gavin Newsom, who was nevertheless seen as a possible rival, and a host of elected officials, both progressive and moderate. “Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and our country come together quickly to defeat Donald Trump and the threat to American democracy.”urged New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Joe Biden has announced his withdrawal from the race. It was in the form of a press release published in particular on X that the democrat made this announcement. “I believe it is in the interests of my party and the country that I step down.”he wrote, finally overcome by doubts about his mental acuity and the accumulation of votes from elected officials asking him to pass the torch.