Vice President Harris: Weaker democracy is the biggest threat to the United States.
The US vice president said he saw the weak state of democracy as the biggest threat to the country.
In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, the US vice president said that he considered the weak state of American democracy to be the biggest threat to the country.
“Honestly, one of them is our democracy,” US Vice President Kamala Harris said when asked about her assessment of the biggest national security threat to the United States, according to the National website. »
Harris said world leaders often ask him about voting rights in the United States in their meetings. The list also included former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he said.
At his own request, Harris is leading opposition to President Joe Biden’s administration against Republican attempts to limit voting rights. Earlier this year, Democrats in the Senate failed to pass a nationwide 50-50 vote to protect voting rights.
“We will do whatever it takes to put pressure on Congress to address this issue,” he said. “I believe that voting rights are one of the most important issues we face today as individuals and leaders.”
“I will not give up,” Harris concluded. “The president will not give up either.”
The vice president has previously called on Congress to increase citizen access to ballot boxes. “The events of January 6 have become a major concern in our subconscious, and the laws that many states have passed against voters have been part of an effort to deprive American citizens of democracy,” Harris said.
