The US is ‘absolutely’ ready for a female president, Harris says in NBC interview

VP says she's focused on the challenges, the dreams' of Americans as opposed to Trump who is focused on himself'

Kamala Harris said that she has no doubt that the US was ready for a female president, insisting that Americans care more about what candidates can do to help them, rather than presidential contenders' gender.

The vice-president's statement came during an interview with NBC News's Hallie Jackson, who asked whether she thought the country was ready for a woman, and a woman of color, to be in the Oval Office. Absolutely," Harris said. Absolutely."