Biden: Harris is qualified to be president

[July 12, 2024]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday during a news conference that he would not have picked Kamala Harris as his vice president if she were not qualified to be president. 

Biden highlighted Harris's career as a senator and a prosecutor before she was vice president, in response to a question from a reporter. He also noted that she has done well advocating for women's reproductive freedoms over the last four years.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raise their hands during an Independence Day celebration in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

"She is qualified to be president," Biden said. "That's why I picked her."

(Reporting by Stephanie Kelly and Jeff Mason)

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