(UPDATE) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden shared a key economic victory with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday, after securing a cut on drug prices that could resonate with United States voters worried about the cost of living.
The 81-year-old president and 59-year-old vice president announced the deal as they prepared to make their first joint trip since Biden's seismic decision to drop out of the White House race less than a month ago.
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk on the tarmac after welcoming Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 1, 2024. - Journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow prisoners released by Russia landed in the United States late August 1, an AFP journalist saw, as part of an extraordinary swap deal struck between Washington and Moscow.
A plane carrying Gershkovich, former US marine Paul Whelan, and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at around 11:40 pm (0340 GMT) at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, where President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were waiting to greet them. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
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