Vice President Kamala Harris will not preside over or attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress on Wednesday. Instead, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. will oversee the event, two Congressional aides told NBC News Monday.
While the vice president typically presides over joint addresses, Harris is scheduled to be in Indianapolis on her presidential campaign which she launched on Sunday after President Joe Biden dramatically dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her in the race against former President Donald Trump. However she is expected to meet with Netanyahu separately during his visit.
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While the vice president typically presides over joint addresses, Harris is scheduled to be in Indianapolis on her presidential campaign which she launched on Sunday after President Joe Biden dramatically dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her in the race against former President Donald Trump. However she is expected to meet with Netanyahu separately during his visit.
Kamala Harris won't preside over Netanyahu's speech to Congress as he looks to shore up U.S. support
“Meeting with Kamala Harris gets a new layer of importance now,” one expert told NBC News. “Before, it wasn’t seen as the key to this visit, and now it’s much more significant.”
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