Election 2020, News, White House Report

Hakeem Jeffries on VP Candidates: Moment Has Arrived for Transformational Running Mate

April Ryan
July 16, 2020

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If the election were to happen today, polling has Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States. A decision on running mate is expected in August. Biden has said he wants a Black woman on the Supreme Court.

April Ryan speaks with Congress member Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) who advocates for a Black woman for Vice President, and says Biden can not go wrong with the strong field of contenders.

Leadership (or the lack thereof) Matters.

Just ask the people of Florida who are being overrun by #COVID19.

VOTE.

Like your life depends on it.

Your quality of life absolutely depends on it.
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) July 14, 2020

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan