Deb Haaland Wholeheartedly Endorses Kamala Harris For President [Video]

WASHINGTON ― Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday threw her support behind Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, praising her record of advocacy for Indigenous people and other marginalized communities.

“I wholeheartedly endorse Kamala Harris as our next President of the United States,” Haaland told HuffPost in an exclusive statement.

“Kamala has been a staunch advocate for Tribal people, for women, and for marginalized communities,” said Haaland, speaking in her personal capacity. “She has the strength to win and lead, and I will do everything I can to ensure her success.”

President Joe Biden made history in 2020 when he said he planned to choose Haaland to lead the Interior Department. She is the first Indigenous person to ever serve as a Cabinet secretary, and the significance of having a Native American womanatop the Interior Department — the agency tasked with upholding the government’s trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations, in addition to managing 500 million acres of …