Kamala Harris gave the first interview as a candidate in the US president. She told how she found out about Bayden's exit from the race, and promised that the Republican would be in her administration

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I run, because I think that now I am the best for this position - for all Americans, regardless of skin color and gender. When Joe Biden called me and said that he was renting his candidacy, I was preparing breakfast to my nieces. I asked him: "Are you sure?" My first thought was not about me, my first thought was about him. Biden's presidency transformed the country. He has intelligence, determination and character, Trump has nothing of this. Trump did not cope with the consequences of the pandemic, and the Biden administration did a lot of work to restore the economy.

If I win the elections, I will appoint a Republican in my office - people with different views should participate in important decisions, this will be useful for society. Trump’s statement that I “suddenly became an African American for political purposes is the same boring scheme. The next question, please. His actions at the president’s post were shared by the country - and I think people are ready to turn this page.

This is a retelling of Kamaly Harris's statements in an interview with CNN. Statements are edited, but their meaning is completely preserved