WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, who presents herself as the candidate of change as she runs for president against Republican Donald Trump, said Friday that she’s different from President Joe Biden because she offers “a new generation of leadership.”
In her first solo television interview since she became the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris also criticized the “hate and division that we see coming out of Donald Trump” and said she thinks people are “exhausted” by his style of leadership.
She also said she’s a gun owner and doesn’t want to take away anyone’s guns, but believes a ban on assault-style weapons is necessary and consistent with the Second Amendment.
Anchor Brian Taff of WPVI-TV in Philadelphia asked Harris to describe one or two areas where she’s different from the president.
“Well, I’m obviously not Joe Biden” and “I offer a new generation of leadership,” Harris said, adding…