Kamala Harris, At L.A. Fundraiser, Addresses Joe Biden’s Debate Performance As Campaign Tries To Assuage Fearful Donors
deadline.comJoe Biden and his presidential campaign continued to try to assuage fretful donors following the president’s dismal performance at the debate on Thursday.
At a Pride month fundraiser at the home of Rob and Michele Reiner, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the “elephant in the room,” acknowledging that Biden did not have his “finest” hour but insisting that he still was about to show a contrast with Donald Trump.
Calling Trump a “threat to democracy,” Harris said that the former president admires dictators and would weaponize the Justice Department against his opponents, per a pool report.
She also repeated a line that the Biden campaign has told other supporters to try to calm their nerves, noting the high stakes of the election. “None of that changed because of a day in June,” Harris said.
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