USA Biden praises Harris and mocks "Donald Dump"

US President Joe Biden has touted his deputy Kamala Harris as a possible successor in the White House. "She can be a damn good president," said the Democrat at the first joint rally with Harris since he dropped out of the presidential race. During the appearance in the state of Maryland, the 81-year-old also lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. "The guy we're running against - what's his name? Donald Dump?" he mocked.

Biden dropped out of the race for a second term in July. The Democrat had come under massive pressure from his own party due to his age and doubts about his mental fitness. In his place, Vice President Harris (59) is now running as the Democratic candidate against Trump in the November election.

Biden jokes about himself

Biden made several jokes about his age. "I served in the Senate for 270 years," the president said, alluding to his long political career and more than 30 years as a senator. "I know I look 40, but I'm a little older." For a long time in his life, he had been "too damn young", "now I'm too damn old".

Biden was elected to the US Senate at the age of 29 and entered at 30, which is the minimum age for the House of Representatives. He was one of the youngest senators in US history. Decades later, he moved into the White House as the oldest president ever. His age and condition were the biggest problem in his re-election campaign right from the start. Now it is part of his role to support Harris in her election campaign. In the coming week, Biden is also expected to give a speech at the major Democratic Party convention in Chicago.

Harris also made an effort to demonstrate harmony during his appearance with Biden. "There is a lot of love in this room for our president," she called out to the crowd and praised Biden for having achieved so much in so many areas. She said it was her "eternal and great, great, great honor" to be able to work with this "most extraordinary human being."