Washington (AP) – Former Vice President Kamala Harris According to an excerpt from her new book, it was “reckless” for Democrats to leave it up to decide whether to continue asking President Joe Biden for another term, but she defends her ability to do the job.
Excerpt from Harris “107 days” She and others wrote that she and First Lady Biden left a decision on him and First Lady Biden as questions swirled around whether 81-year-old Biden should seek reelection.
“Was it a bounty or was it reckless? Looking back, I think it was reckless,” Harris said.
This is the first time Harris has been publicly critical of his statement. Biden decides to run again – Unlucky decision to see him Dropout After July 2024 A tragic debate performanceraise her a democratic ticket, and finally I’m losing to Republican Donald Trump.
“The interests were simply too high,” Harris wrote in the book. “This was not a choice that should have been left to the individual’s ego, the individual’s ambitions. It should have been more than a personal decision.”
Biden’s office did not immediately have comment Wednesday.
Throughout the campaign and afterwards, Harris avoided a lot of criticism of the President. His mental vision.
In the book excerpt, Harris continues to defend Biden’s ability to do his job, but describes him as “tired” in 2024, especially at the time of his “debate blunder.”
“On his worst days he was deeper and more knowledgeable, able to make judgments and far more compassionate than Donald Trump. But at 81 Joe was exhausted. That’s when his age showed physical and verbal stumbling,” writes Harris. “I don’t think it’s surprising that the debate fiasco came just after two consecutive trips to Europe and a flight to the West Coast for Hollywood fundraisers.
She added that if she believed Biden was neutralised, she would have said so out of loyalty to the country.
Harris has also denounced people close to Biden for sleazy media coverage while serving as vice president and throwing her under the bus to raise Biden’s public status.
She writes about receiving a high level of scrutiny First female vice president But “When the story was unfair or inaccurate, the president’s inner circle seemed to work out with it. In fact, it seemed as if I had decided that I should be knocked down a little more.”
Harris writes that Biden’s staff often learned that “adds fuel to the negative stories” surrounding her.
The former vice president also accuses Biden of fearing he is watching him well and explains speech She passed away in Selma, Alabama last March, where she called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and more humanitarian assistance to reach the people there.
“It went viral and the west wings became uncomfortable,” Harris says.
She suggests that reducing her also reduced Biden. Especially “given concerns about his age.”
She writes that Harris’ success is a marker of Biden’s good judgment and will provide a sense of security that if something happens to the president, she can intervene.
“My success was important to him,” she writes. “His team didn’t get it.”
Harris’ book nods to the length of her abbreviated presidential election, with its title being published on September 23rd by Simon & Schuster.
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