Oprah Winfrey urges to “choose common sense over nonsense” in the next presidential elections
Former US President Bill Clinton (1993-2001) has criticised this Wednesday the former president and Republican candidate for the White House Donald Trump, among other aspects, for his age to run for the Presidency, while he has praised the decision of the current leader, Joe Biden, to back down and let his ‘number two’, Kamala Harris, be the candidate of the Democratic Party in the presidential elections in November.
“Two days ago I turned 78 years old. I am the oldest man in my family for four generations. And the only personal superiority that I want to assert is that I am still younger than Donald Trump,” he said during his speech at the Democratic National Convention that is being held in Chicago. If Trump wins the election, he will become the oldest president to be sworn in, at nearly 79 years old.
On the other hand, she has maintained that Biden’s decision to withdraw from the re-election race will enhance his legacy, recognizing that it is not an easy decision for a politician. “It is a stark contrast to what is happening in the other party. For this reason, I want to thank him for his courage, his compassion, his class, his service, his sacrifice,” she said, referring to the doubts that forced her to resign due to her advanced age.
Returning to Trump, Clinton has said that the Republican only talks about himself, while she has praised Harris. “She is the only candidate who has the vision, the experience, the temperament, the will and yes, the sheer joy of getting things done. What does her opponent do? He talks about himself. It’s like the tenors who open before they go on stage saying ‘me, me, me, me, me.’ When Harris is president, every day will begin with ‘you, you, you, you, you.'”
In this sense, she considered that in these elections there is a “clear choice between Harris, who looks out for the people, and the other guy, who has shown even more than the first time that he cares about them and himself.”
With Clinton’s intervention on this third night of the convention, the last three American Democratic presidents have shown their public support for Harris. The day before, it was Barack Obama’s (2009-2017) turn and the first night it was the current president, Joe Biden (2021).
PELOSI ASSURES THAT HARRIS “IS READY” FOR “NEW ACHIEVEMENTS”
Congresswoman and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, one of the strong voices of the Democratic Party who suggested that Biden should reconsider his candidacy for the White House, has taken the stage to highlight the achievements of the Biden-Harris Administration and added that the current vice president “is ready” to lead the country “to new achievements.”
“Our Democracy is only as strong as the courage and commitment of those charged with its care. And we must elect leaders who believe in free and fair elections, who respect the peaceful transfer of power. “The choice could not be clearer: those leaders are Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” he said, referring to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
“COMMON SENSE OVER NONSENSE”
Outside the political arena, host Oprah Winfrey, who enjoys great popularity in the country, has echoed former first lady Michelle Obama’s call to “do something” and urged voters to elect Harris for president, framing the election as a fight for freedom.
“There are people who want us to see our country as a nation of us against them, people who want to scare us, who want to rule us, people who want us to believe that books are dangerous and assault rifles are safe, that there is a right way to worship and a wrong way to love. People who seek to first divide and then conquer. (…) “Freedom is not free. America is an ongoing project. It requires commitment,” he said.
Winfrey, a registered independent voter, has encouraged Americans to “choose common sense over nonsense.” She has also applauded Harris’s immigrant past: “Very soon we will teach our children how this girl with an Indian mother and a Jamaican father (…) grew up to become the 47th president of the United States.” Harris is the first black woman and the first person of Asian origin to lead a ticket for one of the main political parties in the United States.
Voices such as that of the composer Stevie Wonder, who has urged Americans to “choose joy over anger,” or John Legend, who has made a tribute to the singer Prince together with Sheila E. have also joined in this day.
