Joe Biden: ‘I’m Not Able’ to Campaign in Crowds for Kamala Harris; Secret Service Says ‘It’s Too Dangerous’ Wendell Husebø 3 Sep 2024
“I’m not able” to campaign in crowds for Democrat presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris because the Secret Service said “it’s too dangerous,” President Joe Biden told a reporter on Monday night.
Biden’s limitations appear to be new rules for the president that coincide with his new job as a Harris campaign surrogate. The Harris campaign announced Monday it would allow Biden to become a top surrogate for her White House bid.
Biden’s reemergence could be a liability for the Harris campaign. Biden, who appears to be the target of damaging leaks after stepping aside as his party’s nominee, is 81 years old and prone to gaffes, with a sour political track record. Only 41 percent approve of Biden’s job performance, while 54 percent disapprove, according to RealClearPolitic’s polling average as of September 2.
Nevertheless, Biden joined Harris in Pittsburgh for a campaign rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union hall. On his return to the White House, a reporter asked him how it was to reemerge as a campaign surrogate after spending weeks at the beach.
“Feels good — except I’m not able to go out into crowds anymore; the Secret Service doesn’t let me,” Biden said. When asked why, Biden replied that the Secret Service told him “it’s too dangerous.”
“No one gets to go out,” he added:
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