Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up a three-day western swing with a campaign event Friday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Harris said she would create a bipartisan council of advisers to provide feedback on her policy initiatives if she makes it to the White House.
“I love good ideas wherever they come from,” said Harris, who is making a push to get Republicans with doubts about former President Donald Trump to support her.
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She also accused Trump of letting Iran “off the hook” while he was in office and made her case that she would be a greater champion for Israel’s security than the Republican nominee.
“Make no mistake, as president, I will never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend American forces and interests from Iran and Iran-backed terrorists,” Harris said in a call with Jewish supporters ahead of Yom Kippur. “And I will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. Diplomacy is my preferred path to that end. But all options are on the table.”
Harris charged that Trump “did nothing” after Iranian-backed militias attacked U.S. bases and American troops.
But Trump in fact during his time in office had ordered strikes against Iranian backed militias as well as a January 2020 operation that killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.
Earlier on Friday, Harris participated virtually in a White House briefing with President Joe Biden on the recovery effort from hurricanes Milton and Helene.
“The bottom line is this: We are in this for the long haul,” said Harris as she sought to reassure those who endured losses from the hurricane that they would get help from the government.
Biden went after Trump, saying that he’s “just the biggest mouth” for disinformation about the government’s response to the hurricanes. The president added that the disinformation is a “permanent state of being for some extreme people,” but that he believes the country as a whole wants facts and bipartisan cooperation to address natural disasters.