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Agence France-Presse

In a public display of teamwork, US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have campaigned together for the first time since she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes.
Seeking to attract voters in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, the pair met union members in Pittsburg before standing side-by-side to speak to about 600 supporters.
Biden repeatedly name-checked Vice-President Harris, who is in a close race to beat Donald Trump to the White House on November 5.
“We have made a lot of progress, and Kamala and I are going to build on that progress, and she’s going to build on it,” Biden said.
“I’ll be on the sidelines, but I’ll do everything I can to help.”

The Labour Day event at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union underlined how Biden will play a role in the campaign in the final months before the vote.
Biden, 81, initially resisted bowing out of the presidential race after his disastrous debate performance against Trump, but he has since swung behind Harris, 59.
“There’s only one person you have a rational choice with this time – that’s Kamala Harris,” he said to cheers.
“I know her. I trust her,” he added. “She has a backbone like a ramrod, and the compass of a saint.
“This woman knows what she’s doing. I promise you, if you elect Kamala Harris as president, it will be the best decision you will have ever made.”
Riding a wave of enthusiasm, Harris has held packed rallies across the country and raked in cash donations over recent weeks.

Polls show her entry improving the Democrats’ chances at defeating Republican Trump, but with the outcome highly uncertain.
In Pittsburg, Biden and Harris embraced and held hands before she paid him fulsome praise.
“Joe Biden has been one of the most transformative presidents in the United States that we have ever witnessed, and it comes from his heart,” she said.
“Joe and I talk a lot about the fact that we are so proud to be the most pro-union administration in America’s history.”
“We’re not going back!” the crowd chanted, using one of her campaign slogans.
Trump took the weekend off from campaigning, and did not have public events scheduled on Monday.

“For a candidate that claims to be rallying the support of workers, why is Donald Trump M.I.A. on Labour Day?” the Harris campaign needled in a statement.
The Republican, in a post on his Truth Social platform, touted claims about his economic record and accused Harris and Biden of having “undone all of that”.
Harris last appeared with Biden after his speech two weeks ago at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
As she hurries to define her platform, the vice-president has sought to promise change – while avoiding criticism of Biden’s tenure.
Harris has faced scrutiny for pivoting from liberal positions she ran on when competing against Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2020.
She had previously pledged to ban fracking – a major source of income in Pennsylvania – but now has ruled that out.

Pennsylvania is one of a handful of states that will decide the election, and is possibly the one on which the whole result will hinge.
Monday’s joint appearance with Biden also launched the two-month sprint to the vote, with Labour Day marking the traditional end of the US summer.
“Friends, 64 days until the most important election of our lives, and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation,” Harris said, describing herself as the underdog in the race.
“We have some hard work then ahead of us. But here’s the beauty of us in this room – we like our work. Hard work is good work.”
Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, separately campaigned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


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Joe Biden joins Kamala Harris for first joint rally since stepping aside

US President Joe Biden embraces Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, during a campaign event on Monday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Biden looks on during the Labour Day campaign event with Harris in Pittsburgh on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Supporters cheer as Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on August 6. Photo: AP

Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on August 30. He took the weekend off from campaigning. Photo: Reuters

A fracking facility in Pennsylvania. Harris’ past call for a fracking ban raised doubts in the must-win, gas-producing state. Photo: Bloomberg

Who is Tim Walz’s Donald Trump-supporting brother, Jeff Walz? The Floridian is estranged from the vice presidential nominee, says he’s ‘100% opposed’ to his ideology – and once stole from Walmart

Jeff and Tim Walz may look alike, but the Nebraska siblings’ political views couldn’t be more different. Photos: Jeff Walz/Facebook; @mngovernor/Instagram

US Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the upcoming presidential election. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is one of four siblings born to Darlene and James F. Walz. Photo: AP

Jeff Walz’s comments has said his brother is “not the type of character you want making decisions about your future”. Photo: Jeff Walz/Facebook 

Like his brother Tim, Jeff Walz also worked in the education sector. Photo: Jeff Walz/Facebook 

Jeff Walz sailfishing in Costa Rica. Photo: Jeff Walz/Facebook 

Jeff Walz’s Facebook posts from 2023 are raising eyebrows in light of his brother’s new role as the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee. Photo: Jeff Walz/Facebook 

Jeff Walz and Laurie Walz live in Florida. Photo: Jeff Walz/Facebook 

Kamala Harris says Donald Trump ‘disrespected sacred ground’ at Arlington military cemetery

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump places his hands over his heart after placing a wreath in honour of Sergeant. Nicole Gee at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Monday. Photo: AP

Donald Trump, stands alongside Misty Fuoco, whose sister Seargeant Nicole Gee died in Abbey Gate Bombing, at a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. Photo: TNS

Kamala Harris defends policy shifts in first interview of US presidential campaign

US Vice-President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Savannah, Georgia on Thursday. Photo: AFP

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump during a visit to Alro Steel manufacturing plant in Potterville, Michigan, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Accepting historic nomination, Harris vows ‘America, not China’ will win 21st century

US Vice-President Kamala Harris addressing the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, accepting her party’s presidential nomination. Photo: AFP

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz reacts to audience members as he speaks to  the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday. Photo: San Francisco Chronicle via AP

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The pair hit the campaign trail together in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of states that will decide November’s election


The pair hit the campaign trail together in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of states that will decide November’s election.


Joe Biden joins Kamala Harris for first joint rally since stepping aside

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The pair hit the campaign trail together in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of states that will decide November’s election

The pair hit the campaign trail together in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of states that will decide November’s election