'Predators, fraudsters... I know Trump's type': Harris slams rival

She launches her presidential campaign with fiery speech and record donations

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris launched her presidential election campaign on July 22 with a blistering personal attack on Republican Donald Trump, and vowed to win in November despite the “roller coaster” of US President Joe Biden’s shock exit.

As she closed in on the Democratic Party’s nomination with the support of a slew of heavyweights and massive voter donations, Ms Harris slammed Trump in her first speech to campaign workers since Mr Biden’s announcement on July 21.

Mr Biden, 81, meanwhile made his first public remarks for nearly a week as he recovers from a bout of Covid-19. He called in to the campaign meeting to say that dropping out – after mounting party and voter concerns over his health and mental acuity – had been the “right thing to do” and he praised Ms Harris as “the best”.

“We are going to win in November,” a smiling Ms Harris told campaign workers in her fiery speech at campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

She said she had gone to the Wilmington office to address them personally after the “roller coaster” of the last few days.

Turning her fire on Trump, Ms Harris referred to her past role as California’s chief prosecutor, saying she “took on perpetrators of all kinds”.