The US vice president accused the former Republican president of having “divided our nation” in this interview given to CNN on Friday, on the sidelines of a campaign trip to Georgia.
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An expected speech. Vice President Kamala Harris judged that America was “ready to turn the page” Donald Trump, in her first interview as a candidate for the White House on Friday, August 30, in which she defended her ideas on energy, immigration and Israel. She accused the former Republican president of having “divided our nation“, in this interview given to CNN, on the sidelines of a campaign trip to Georgia, a key state in the south of the country.
The Democratic candidate, who chose a message of political reconciliation by contrast, considered that “It would be a good thing for the Americans if there was a Republican minister in (their) government”in the event of victory in the presidential election on November 5.
Asked about sensitive campaign issues, Kamala Harris said that if she wins, she will “would not prohibit” hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting hydrocarbons denounced by environmental defenders. “We can grow and develop a thriving clean energy economy without banning fracking”assured the vice-president, while she had said in the past that she was opposed to this technique.
On immigration, one of Donald Trump’s favorite themes, the 59-year-old Democrat said there must be “consequences” for people entering the United States illegally. The vice president, who in the past has adopted more progressive positions on both issues, assured that “his values had not changed.” Republicans accuse the vice president of being inconsistent in her ideas.
On another politically sensitive issue, she reiterated her support for Israel’s right “to defend oneself” and answered “No” to the question of whether, as president, she would suspend American arms deliveries to Israel, while the war in Gaza has been going on for nearly eleven months.
The Democrat also said that ““far too many innocent Palestinians had been killed” and called for “a ceasefire”. According to polls, the duel with Donald Trump remains undecided, even if the Democratic candidate is in a better position than President Joe Biden was.