Kamala Harris, former US Vice President quits politics, says 'US political system is...,' 'will no longer...'
Kamala Harris served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. Harris said that she has served the public throughout her career.
She said, 'America's political system is broken and I am not strong enough to protect democratic values. I thought a lot about becoming a governor. I love my state of California, but now I feel that my ability to bring change in the system has diminished.' When is her book '107 Days' releasing?
Stephen Colbert told Harris that it is worrying for such a capable person like her to say that the system is broken. Harris also said that she now wants to travel across the country and talk to people, but not to ask for votes, but to listen to them.
Her new book '107 Days' is going to be released on September 23 in which she has mentioned her experiences of 107 days of presidential election campaign. Harris was asked what was most surprising in those 107 days, Harris said, every night I prayed that I have done everything with my full strength today.
Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election as Trump won the Electoral College of the presidential election with 312 votes, while Harris got 226 votes. When did Harris start her political career?
Harris started her political career as a district attorney in 1990. She rose from district attorney to state attorney and then to the Senate. A year after becoming the district attorney, Kamala started getting embroiled in controversies over her approach. These controversies increased Kamala's popularity.
As an attorney, Kamala worked to reduce the death penalty as she believes that the judicial system should focus more on preventing crime than giving punishment. She also got the major punishment reduced in minor crimes.
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