Biden, Harris, and Trump's first joint appearance allows for an attack
US President Joe Biden appeared yesterday Thursday with his Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time during the election campaign since being replaced by a Democratic Party candidate for the next presidential election, at a time when his Republican rival, Donald Trump, continued to make accusations against her, believing that he had the right to launch a personal attack on her.
In Lagore, Maryland, near Washington, Biden and Harris celebrated yesterday a "historic agreement" aimed at reducing the prices of the most common and most expensive health drugs to treat diabetes, blood clots, and heart problems.
According to a statement from the White House, "The announced reform will provide $ 1.5 billion to people covered by health insurance and Americans over 65, in addition to the $ 6 billion paid to taxpayers, starting in the first year of its implementation in 2026."
Biden linked "this achievement" to his deputy Harris, who said: "We will not stop there." Harris encouraged a cheering crowd to chant, "Thank you, Joe, thank you, Joe," before hugging the 81-year-old president, who in turn said, "This is a fight that must continue ... and Harris will make it a wonderful president."
When asked if he was concerned that Harris would seek to distance herself from her economic record, Biden told reporters, "She wouldn't."
Harris is focusing on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a major role in the election campaign. Yesterday's announcement of the "historic deal" comes at a good time, especially since the issue is considered one of Harris' weaknesses, which is scheduled to present the broad outlines of her economic agenda in the state of North Carolina today, Friday.
In the four and a half years since the start of the Corona pandemic, prices for some meats have risen more than overall inflation, by 33% for beef, 31% for chicken, and 21% for pork. %, according to government data.
Housing costs are another major driver of inflation, and Harris plans to use federal resources to promote the construction of 3 million new homes if elected, pass legislation to slow rent increases, and provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers.
Harris’ proposed housing plan includes creating a tax credit for homebuilders who build starter homes for first-time homebuyers and doubling the Biden administration’s $20 billion “Innovation Fund” for home construction. Down payment assistance would significantly expand Biden’s proposal to provide federal support to first-time buyers.
Observers say Americans trust Trump more than Harris when it comes to managing the economy, but the difference is slight, with 45% saying Trump is in a better position to manage the economy, while 38% say the same about Harris, according to the latest poll by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Trump Attack
Speaking to reporters yesterday from his New Jersey golf course, Trump said his new Democratic rival, Harris, is proposing “communist price controls” that would lead to shortages, hunger, and more inflation, and that he wants to implement measures “directly derived from Venezuela or the Soviet Union” to deal with rising prices.
Trump said he believes he has the “right to make personal attacks” on his Democratic rival, adding that he is “very angry” with Kamala Harris and questions her intelligence.
Asked whether his campaign needs more discipline as he faces stiff Democratic competition, Trump said at his golf club, where he invited reporters as he sought to slam Harris for Biden’s unpopular economic record: “As far as personal attacks, I’m very angry at them because … what you’ve done for the country.
He added: “I’m very angry at her because she would use the justice system as a weapon against me and other people, and I’m very angry at her. I think I have a right to make personal attacks.” “I don’t have a lot of respect for her intelligence and I think she would be a terrible president,” he added.
Surrounded by boxes of cereal, eggs, and pastries, Trump pledged in a lengthy speech to "immediately cut prices" if he wins the presidential election scheduled for next November, then addressed a series of issues related to immigration, artificial intelligence, and his legal troubles.
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