US VP Harris embraces new attack role, draws fresh Republican fire
BOSTON – US Vice-President Kamala Harris has shown a punchy side during a tour of nearly a dozen American states in recent weeks, attacking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for backing “revisionist history” about slavery, telling Iowa healthcare workers to rebel against the state’s new restrictive abortion laws and rallying Latinos in Chicago to fight “extremist” Republicans.
The high-profile appearances are part of an expanded role for US President Joe Biden’s much-scrutinised governing partner ahead of the election, senior Democrats say. She will engage in many more campaign-style events in months to come, designed to reacquaint her with supporters, burnish her image with independents and reach out to Democrats who have not been hearing the Biden administration’s message.
“Let’s start registering folk now to vote,” she added. “Remind your friends and your neighbours to do that.” Governor DeSantis on Friday accused US Senator Tim Scott, the most high-profile Black candidate in the 2024 Republican presidential race, of accepting Ms Harris’ “lie” about Florida’s new slavery curriculum requirements.
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