US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is introducing Joe Biden who will give his victory speech.
“Our democracy is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it,” Harris tells a huge cheering crowd. “We the people have the power to build a better future.”
“When our very democracy was on the ballot in this election, the soul of our nation, you ushered in a new day for democracy.”
Harris hails Biden’s character as a family man.
“We have elected a president who represents the best of us, a leader the world will respect,” she says, promising he will be a president for all Americans.”
Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States.
The 56-year-old California senator, is also the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on stage at the Chase Center before President-elect Joe Biden’s address to the nation November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP)
Harris calls “overlooked” black women the “backbone of our democracy.”
“Tonight I reflect on their struggle and the strength of their determination,” Harris says, adding that she “stands on their shoulders.”
She hails Biden for his “audacity” in breaking norms and choosing a woman as his running mate. She also vows that she will not be the last woman elected to this office.
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