Pressed further by host Dana Bash on whether Biden needs to elect a black woman as his vice presidential nominee, Duckworth again did not offer a definitive answer, but instead argued that the alleged Democratic nominee “needs to make his own decision and make his own decision”. . “
“I don’t think any of us should dictate to him. He knows better who he needs as vice president, who can help him connect with the American people, who can help him overcome the crises we are operating in right now, “Duckworth said, adding:” There are many problems that Donald Trump is leaving. And Joe Biden will have to clean up, and he will pick the right person to help him do that. ”
Biden previously revealed during a primary debate in March that he would select a career partner, and national protests against racial injustice and police brutality have increased pressure on his campaign to elect a woman of color for the position.
Duckworth, an American Thai woman and a veteran of the Iraq War who had both legs amputated after her helicopter was hit by a grenade in 2004, has seen her stock of veepstakes increase in recent weeks and, He has reportedly been asked to submit documents to Biden’s background investigation campaign.
Other women speculated to be among the top candidates for the vice presidential campaign including California Sen. Kamala Harris, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Florida Rep. Val Demings, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and a handful of others.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a former Biden Democrat who was considered contentious, withdrew her name last month and said the campaign should select a woman of color.
Biden said last week that he will make his final decision in “early August” ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which will take place in Milwaukee from August 17-20.
