The vice president took questions from an audience of undecided voters in the key swing state of Nevada on Thursday night.
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket and criticized Donald Trump, her Republican opponent, during a town hall hosted by Univision.
On Thursday, Harris took questions from an audience of undecided voters in Las Vegas on the Spanish-language network, discussing topics such as immigration and health care.
The town hall took place amid Harris‘ host of recent media appearances—which included a grilling on CBS‘ 60 Minutes and more friendly sit-downs on the Call Her Daddy podcast and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The Univision event was a chance for Harris to appeal to Latino voters, especially those in swing states such as Nevada and Arizona. The demographic proved vital for the Democrats in 2020, but recent polls have suggested Harris is losing the Hispanic and Latino vote to Trump.
Below is a list of key moments from Harris‘ Univision town hall. Newsweek has contacted the Trump and Harris campaigns for comment via email.Discussed Biden’s ‚Unprecedented‘ Decision to Stand Aside
One undecided voter told Harris he was concerned about the way Biden appeared to have been „pushed aside“ from being the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential candidate and asked Harris to clarify the nomination process.
„President Biden made a decision that I think history will show was probably one of the most courageous that a president could make, which is he decided to put country above his personal interest“, Harris replied.
„And he made that decision [and] within that same period of time supported my candidacy and urged me to run“, she continued, adding, „I believe that the stakes right now are extraordinarily high and potentially—some might say, historians have said—unprecedented.“Accused Republicans of ‚Political Games‘ Over Hurricane Relief
Harris criticized the „mis- and disinformation“ that was spread in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which recently hit southeastern states, and during the preparations for Hurricane Milton, the powerful storm that made landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
