“Nothing scares Trump like a Black prosecutor”
President Joe Biden announced Sunday, July 21, that he was ending his campaign for another term as president, and he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. (AP Photo/Patrick Semnsky, File) Vice president has transitioned easily to the top slot on the ticket, breaking records on the way DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Rep.
Jasmine Crockett stepped away from a committee meeting on Monday, July 22, to join a Zoom call with reporters to comment on President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and throw her support to the vice president. “Is Kamala Harris the right Democrat to face Donald Trump in November?” reporters asked.
Crockett had the answer: “Nothing scares Donald Trump like a Black prosecutor.” Crockett noted that her District 30 delegation to the Democratic National Convention had already thrown its support to Harris, and she hoped the rest of the state’s delegation would follow.
By Monday night, Crockett had gotten her wish: The entire Texas delegation had pledged to Harris. Asked about the idea of holding an open convention and have delegates vote for other nominees as well, Crockett said, “I don’t want chaos.
