WHO IS EXPECTED TO ARGUE THAT
DEMOCRACY ITSELF IS ON THE LINE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
KRISTEN WELKER, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
JOINING US NOW FRESH OFF THAT
SPEECH LAST NIGHT IS DR. JILL
BIDEN.
GOOD MORNING.
YOU’RE NICE TO GET UP EARLY
BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS A LATE
NIGHT.
YOU’VE GIVEN --
>> YES.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
BUT WE’RE IN THE SAME BOAT HERE.
YOU’VE GIVEN MANY CONVENTION
SPEECHES AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
BUT NEVER LIKE THIS.
NEVER IN AN EMPTY CLASSROOM.
DO YOU FEEL YOU GOT YOUR MESSAGE
ACROSS?
>> YES, I DO FEEL I GOT MY
MESSAGE ACROSS.
THE MESSAGE IS JOE IS GOING TO
HEAL THIS COUNTRY JUST LIKE HE
HEALED OUR FAMILY.
I WANTED AMERICANS TO SEE THAT
HE’S STRONG AND THAT HE’S
RESILIENT AND HE’S READY TO TAKE
ON THE JOB.
>> I’M SURE YOU’RE FOLLOWING THE
NEWS.
YOU’VE SEEN THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL HAS DECIDED TO SUSPEND
THOSE CUTBACKS THAT HAVE LEFT
HIM OPEN TO A LOT OF CRITICISM.
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT THE ELECTION,
THE FAIRNESS OF THE ELECTION,
VOTING.
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT ALL
AMERICANS REALLY TAKE THEIR
RIGHT TO VOTE AS SACRED.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE
THAT EVERY AMERICAN HAS THE
RIGHT TO VOTE.
WHETHER IT’S BY MAIL OR IN
PERSON.
EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD HAVE THAT
RIGHT.
>> ARE YOU CONCERNED BY WHAT
YOU’VE SEEN WITH THE RECENT
ACTIVITY AT THE POST OFFICE?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT NANCY
PELOSI IS CALLING CONGRESS BACK.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT SCHOOLS.
AS WE WELL KNOW, YOU ARE AN
EDUCATOR.
YOU ARE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROFESSOR YOURSELF.
WE’VE SEEN WHAT’S HAPPENED AT
NOTRE DAME JUST ANNOUNCING THEY
HAVE TO SUSPEND IN-PERSON
CLASSES AFTER A WEEK.
WE SAW IT AT OTHER SCHOOLS SO
FAR.
DO YOU THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE TO
HAVE COLLEGE CAMPUSES OPEN JUST
GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE
KIDS, FRANKLY?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE
HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS
AND THE DOCTORS AND THE
SCIENTISTS.
AND WHEN THEY SAY IT’S SAFE TO
GO BACK, I THINK WE SHOULD GO
BACK.
I MEAN, I KNOW THAT I’M LOOKING
FORWARD TO GOING BACK MYSELF.
SO I THINK EDUCATORS JUST CANNOT
WAIT TO GET BACK INTO THEIR
CLASSROOMS.
BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT SAFELY.
>> TONIGHT IS, OF COURSE, KAMALA
HARRIS’ BIG MOMENT.
YOU WERE DEFINITELY A PART OF
THAT PROCESS, THAT SELECTION
PROCESS.
TELL US ABOUT WHY SHE WAS
CHOSEN.
WHY DID YOUR HUSBAND CHOOSE HER
AS HIS RUNNING MATE?
>> YOU KNOW, DURING THE
CAMPAIGN, WE SAW KAMALA AS A
STRONG, FIERCE WOMAN.
AND SHE STOOD UP FOR WHAT SHE
BELIEVED.
JOE WANTED A STRONG WOMAN ON THE
TICKET.
AND THERE WERE LOTS OF
CANDIDATES THAT BROUGHT ALL
DIFFERENT STRENGTHS TO THE
TICKET, BUT KAMALA I THINK IS
PERFECT.
AND WE’VE LOVED GETTING TO KNOW
HER AND DOUG HER HUSBAND.
I’VE CAMPAIGNED WITH HIM A LOT,
SO I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A
LOT OF FUN CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER.
>> WELL, FIERCE IS A WORD THAT
COULD BE DESCRIBED FOR YOU.
YOU ARE SAID TO BE FIERCELY
LOYAL.
WE ALL KNOW AND REMEMBER THAT
DEMOCRATIC DEBATE BACK IN JUNE
OF LAST YEAR.
KAMALA HARRIS REALLY TOOK IT TO
YOUR HUSBAND IN A PRETTY
PERSONAL WAY ON THE ISSUE OF
RACE AND SEGREGATION.
WAS THAT A TOUGH HURDLE FOR YOU
PERSONALLY TO OVERCOME?
>> YOU KNOW, IT WAS A DEBATE AND
WE MOVED ON FROM THERE.
WE’VE COME TOGETHER AND WE’VE
UNITED.
WE HOPE TO UNITE THE COUNTRY.
SO I THINK IT’S REALLY TURNED
INTO SOMETHING QUITE POSITIVE.
>> POLITICS ARE TOUGH.
YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN IN
POLITICS SINCE THE ’70s.
YOU KNOW IT WELL.
YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT CAN BE.
GOT TO HAVE A THICK SKIN.
THE PRESIDENT’S CAMPAIGN THIS
WEEK RELEASED AN AD REALLY
ATTACKING YOUR HUSBAND’S COG
THATTIVE KABLTS SAYING HE LOST A
STEP OR TWO IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
IS THAT A FAIR ATTACK?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE
DEBATED AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN?
>> NO.
IT’S RIDICULOUS.
JOE’S ON THE PHONE EVERY SINGLE
MINUTE OF THE DAY TALKING TO
GOVERNORS WHO ARE CALLING HIM
AND NANCY PELOSI, HE’S ON THE
ZOOM, HE’S DOING FUND RAISERS.
HE’S DOING BRIEFINGS.
HE DOESN’T STOP FROM 9:00 IN THE
MORNING UNTIL 11:00 AT NIGHT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT’S RIDICULOUS.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT THE
CAMPAIGN.
I MEAN, POLLS HAVE YOUR HUSBAND
AHEAD.
A TIEGGHTENING RACE THOUGH.
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT
OVER-CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF
DEMOCRATS?
>> WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY
VOTE FOR GRANTED.
JOE AND I ARE WORKING AS HARD AS
WE CAN EVERY SINGLE DAY AND
WE’RE TALKING TO THOUSANDS OF
AMERICANS ON ZOOM WHETHER IT’S
ON THE EAST COAST OR THE WEST
COAST.
WE’RE TRAVELING TO SEVERAL
STATES, TALKING TO THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE.
ALL DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
SO I THINK WE HAVE 80-SOMETHING
DAYS LEFT.
>> BUT WHO’S COUNTING, RIGHT?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UP LATE, UP EARLY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, SAVANNAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND AS MENTIONED, SENATOR HARRIS
AND FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA ARE
TONIGHT’S FEATURED SPEAKERS AT
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.