U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, building Democratic backing for her sudden presidential run, rallied supporters on Monday with a debut campaign speech vowing to go after Republican nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump like the courtroom prosecutor she once was.

¡°I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain,¡± Harris told campaign workers 28 hours after U.S. President Joe Biden, 81, abandoned the 2024 White House race and endorsed her.

¡°So hear me when I say I know Donald Trump¡¯s type. In this campaign, I will proudly ¡ª I will proudly put my record against his,¡± said Harris, who was attorney general of California and a U.S. senator before serving as Biden¡¯s vice president.