Kamala Harris and husband donate to Toys for Tots

Vice President-elect Kamala and husband Doug Emhoff visit Washington DC fire station number one to drop off toys as station serves as one of Toys for Tots drop-off locations in Nation's capital.

Toys for Tots has distributed 584 million toys to 265 million children since it was started by U.S. Marine Corps in 1947. Last year, D.C. chapter of Toys for Tots distributed 124,269 toys to 47,712 children locally.

Vice President-elect Harris, Mr. Emhoff, and ir staff purchased 46 gifts for local children and ir families from Sullivan's Toys & Art Supplies, family-owned and operated since 1954 making it D.C.'s oldest toy shop still in operation.

At event Harris was asked her response to President Donald Trump's threatening to tank Congress' massive COVID relief and government funding pack. Trump's demand for bigger aid checks for Americans confronts Republicans traditionally leery of such spending with an uncomfortable test of allegiance.

" challenge was, as even speaker said, y didn't get any feedback from president, Harris said.

"I kw that Democrats certainly wanted to get more relief than 600 dollars and you kw, people are hurting right w, y're hurting and we need to get relief to m immediately. And one thing you should t be doing is after work went into bill holding up, when by end of month, people are going to see ir benefits are going to end."

On Thursday, House Democrats who also favor $2,000 checks will all but dare Republicans to break with Trump, calling up his proposal for a Christmas Eve vote. president's last-minute objection could gum up critical legislation amid a raging pandemic and deep ecomic uncertainty. His attacks risk a federal government shutdown by early next week.

Harris also told reporters California Secretary of State Alex Padilla selected by Gov. Gavin Newsom to become state's first Lati U.S. senator will  "do a great job."

pick received a mixed reception because Newsom bypassed African American candidates to replace Vice President-elect Harris, Senate's only Black woman. San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who is Black, called Newsom's decision "a real blow to African American community."

Padilla says he will be a senator for all Californians.