Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making her the first Black woman to join a major party presidential ticket.Harris, 55, was seen as the frontrunner for the number two spot for the last few months, especially in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis on May 25.
She also became only the second Black woman ever elected to the Senate in 2016.“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden wrote on Twitter.He continued, “Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau.
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