German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes US Vice President Kamala Karis as an “experienced and competent politician”, Reuters quoted a government spokesman as saying today, after Harris launched his presidential campaign with the support of current head of state Joe Biden, quoted by BTA.
Several government spokesmen declined to comment on whether Berlin was acting, assuming Harris would be the Democratic nominee. They said officials were preparing for every option, including a new term for Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The German government spokesman said that Scholz had met with Harris on several occasions, including in the presence of Biden, and that there was “a certain closeness and familiarity” between them.