Fresh off a newly minted Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to go on tour, hitting several battleground states in five days -- alongside them and mirroring their schedule state by state is Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance.
Harris will not agree to Fox News debate with Trump, campaign official says
Vice President Kamala Harris will not be joining former President Donald Trump on Fox News' debate stage on Sept. 4, a Harris campaign official told ABC News.
The official said Harris agreeing to future debates is contingent on Trump showing up and "keeping his word" to the Sept. 10 debate, hosted by ABC News.
Harris' campaign is willing to have conversations about future debates, but they must be scheduled after Sept. 10, according to the official.
Aug 08, 2024, 7:19 PM EDT
Harris and Walz court union members at United Auto Workers campaign stop
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz gave remarks at a local United Auto Workers office in Wayne, Michigan, on Thursday, championing "the collective."
Walz praised Harris' leadership, saying, "She stands on the side of the American people and the American worker. She’s the one who took on the predators, the fraudsters, the transnational gangs," Walz said.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, with Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and UAW President Shawn Fain, speaks at a campaign rally at UAW Local 900, on Aug. 8, 2024, in Wayne, Mich.
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"And she’s the one that stands up against the billionaires and the corporate greed -- it’s who Kamala Harris is," he added.
Harris took the stage largely repeating her newly tested stump speech, letting the audience know her campaign is for everyone.
"We believe in the collective," Harris said. "We're not falling for these folks who are trying to divide us trying to separate us, trying to pull us apart. That's not where the strength lies," she added.
She ended her remarks by reminding the crowd of how many days were left until voting day and how much hard work was left to win the election.
"We've got 89 days to get this done. You know, the one thing about all of us is we like hard work. Hard work is good work," she said.
-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-hakim
Aug 08, 2024, 6:21 PM EDT
Biden says he's confident in VP Harris debating Trump
President Joe Biden said that he has confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris in her upcoming debate with former President Donald Trump.
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews Thursday, Biden assured he was undoubting of Harris while also making a dig at Trump.
"Yes, I am," Biden said of his confidence in Harris. "As long as he keeps talking," he added of Trump.
On Thursday, Trump agreed to join Harris on the debate stage hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10.
Aug 08, 2024, 7:00 PM EDT
'I hope he shows up': Harris reaffirms ABC News debate
Vice President Kamala Harris commented Thursday evening about former President Donald Trump's announcement that he would debate her on ABC News next month.
"Well I'm glad that he finally agreed to a debate on September 10th. I'm looking forward to it and I hope he shows up," she said.
When asked if she is open to more debates, she said, "I am happy to have that conversation, after ... September 10th."
-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie
