Joe Biden, who is expected to officially become the Democratic presidential candidate in August, postponed the announcement of who, if he wins, will become vice president for two weeks, the American newspaper The Washington Post reported on Monday..

According to the newspaper, this decision came amid fears of Biden's allies that the process of electing the vice president has become "

Biden originally told reporters that he was going to announce his choice this week..

The Hill notes that African-American Congresswoman Karen Bass is one of the candidates under consideration.. Many members of the House of Representatives have already contacted Biden to advise that they would consider this choice of a vice presidential candidate the right one.. Among the virtues of Bass is that although she often adheres to rather radical left views, this does not scare off more moderate Democrats as much as in the case of other possible candidates..

Over the weekend, a number of Republican congressmen criticized Bass for speaking warmly about the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro several years ago..

However, Bass is far from the only option considered by Biden's headquarters.. So, in the media, Congresswoman Kamala Harris, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Tammy Duckworth, as well as former US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice are called candidates for the role of a candidate for vice president.. Harris and Rice are African American, while Duckworth has Asian roots.

Warren is a white American, but has often stated in the past that some of her ancestors are native to the Americas.. As a result, this caused a scandal, as it turned out that the share of Indian blood in Warren is negligible.. US President Donald Trump after that ironically began to call her Pocahontas - in honor of the famous Indian princess.

Biden himself stated that he is aimed at choosing a woman as a candidate for vice president.. It was also reported that many in the Democratic Party are pressured to get Biden to choose an African American.