国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate in move teased by Trump team
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="presumptive">presumptive</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Kamala">Kamala</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span>, <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="fearless">fearless</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="servants">servants</span>."</p><p><span word="Elected">Elected</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="Harris">Harris</span>, <span word="now">now</span> 55, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="selection">selection</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Geraldine">Geraldine</span> <span word="Ferraro">Ferraro</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1984 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Palin">Palin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p>"<span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Kamala">Kamala</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beau">Beau</span>," <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Delaware">Delaware</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>, <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presumptive">presumptive</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> "<span word="can">can</span> <span word="unify">unify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Commander">Commander</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="Chief">Chief</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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