Republicans increase attacks on Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s political future hangs in the balance

As the future of Joe Biden’s candidacy remains uncertain, Republicans have their sights set on another target — Vice President Kamala Harris.

Members of the president’s own party — donors, lawmakers and politically active celebrities — have joined in a chorus of calls forBiden to step aside. While the president himself has remained defiant, telling Michigan supporters on Friday: “I am running, and we’re going to win.”

Trump’s campaign reportedly does not want to face a candidate other than Biden. Still, Republicans seem to be preparing for Harris to rise to the top of the ticket. Post-debate, she has become the bullseye for Republicans’ sexist, racist attacks.

In 2020, Harris made history multiple times over. When sworn in, she became the first woman, the first Black American, and the first South Asian American to be elected vice president of the US.

Republicans homed in on these facts in recent days — completely ignoring her years-long experience on the political scene. That includes a few Republicans have suggested that she was a DEI hire, which stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Democrats have “got to choose between a mentally incompetent president and a DEI vice president,” Texas Republican Rep Chip Roy recently told Fox Business.

Shockingly, he wasn’t the only one to make the offensive remark. Former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka managed to relay the same sentiment in a more offensive way, saying on Newsmax this week: “She’s a DEI hire, right? She’s a woman. She’s colored, therefore she’s got to be good.”

The New York Post also added to the racist chatter, with a columnist writing a July 6 story headlined: “America may soon be subjected to the country’s first DEI president: Kamala Harris.”

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