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Biden calls Harris "a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country's finest public servants."
Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he has picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate.
In a tweet, Biden called Harris "a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country's finest public servants."
I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020
Elected in 2016, Harris is the second African American woman in history to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Before that, she served as attorney general of California.
The daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, Harris announced her bid for the White House in January 2019. Due to a shortage of funds, she dropped out of the race less than a year later.
In March 2020, Harris, who famously called out Biden over racial issues in a Democratic primary debate, endorsed him for U.S. president.
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