Contenders scramble as Joe Biden zeroes in on running-mate choice – By Al Jazeera & News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / July 29 2020
Among the contenders are Obama-era veteran Susan Rice, California Senator Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Karen Bass.
The scramble to secure the number two spot on the Democratic presidential ticket kicked into high gear on Wednesday in the United States, just a day after the presumptive nominee at the top of the ticket, Joe Biden, promised to announce his pick next week.
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, said to be on Biden’s shortlist to be his running mate, appeared on television and harshly criticised President Donald Trump for failing to question Russian leader Vladimir Putin about reports Moscow paid bounties for the killing of US troops.
“He is absolutely a failure as our commander-in-chief,” Rice said in an appearance on ABC’s The View. “He has got some very bizarre, very inexplicable reason for always giving Putin the benefit of the doubt.”
Biden, who leads Trump in opinion polls ahead of the November 3 election, has been increasingly expected to pick a woman of colour as the nation reels from protests over racial injustice.
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