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Joe Biden reportedly thought Harris' past romantic relationship
with a mentor should be something 'off limits'
First lady Jill Biden expressed frustration that Kamala Harris
was the top choice for vice president, according to an upcoming
book from two New York Times reporters.
An excerpt provided to Fox News from Jonathan Martin and
Alexander Burns' forthcoming book, "This Will Not Pass: Trump,
Biden, and the Battle for America's Future," describes the vice
presidential nomination process during Joe Biden's 2020 campaign.
ALL THE TIMES KAMALA HARRIS CRITICIZED JOE BIDEN DURING THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
"'There are millions of people in the United States,' she began.
‘Why,’ she asked, ‘do we have to choose the one who attacked
Joe,'" the authors wrote of a conversation Jill Biden had after
she learned Harris became a leading candidate to serve as
Biden's running mate.
Several from Biden's inner circle, however, supported Harris on
the ticket. Ron Klain, now the White House chief of staff, had
been tasked with vetting vice presidential candidates and,
according to the book, told Biden early on that Harris was most
qualified for the job as she had sought the presidency herself.
"Yes, Harris had attacked Biden more harshly than any other
major candidate in the Democratic primaries. Yes, the Biden
family had seen it as a smear and a betrayal. In Klain's
assessment, that would work to Biden's advantage," the book
states. "Choosing Harris will show people that you are
magnanimous and forgiving, Klain told Biden. It will show the
country just what a unifying leader you can be."
The book also highlights Biden's own reservations to select
Harris as a running mate. Noting her "past romantic relationship
with Willie Brown, the former San Francisco mayor who had
appointed Harris to a pair of minor political positions," the
book said Biden described the behavior "as the kind of thing
that should be off limits."
Others considered as a Biden running mate, as discussed in the
book, included New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as well as activists and members
of Congress from across the country.
Another candidate who pushed hard for the role was Stacey
Abrams, who, according to the book, did "not pass the test" and
was seen by Biden's advisers as a lost cause after she failed to
win the Georgia gubernatorial race in 2018.
"Abrams fought hard to win real consideration but never
overcame the experience issue" that Biden's advisers warned him
about, the book claims.
Grisham, whom the book billed as a "no-nonsense former state
health secretary buried in managing the pandemic on the ground,"
told the authors of the book that the vetting process from
Biden's team was "insane."
"He asked me to sell him on vice president: ‘Why should you be
the vice president?’" Lujan Grisham said, according to the book.
"I didn't ask to be vice president," she told Biden. "You asked
for me to be vetted — you tell me why you think I would make a
good vice president. This was not my idea."
Other candidates discussed in the book, including Sen. Tammy
Duckworth, D-Ill.; Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.; and Rep. Val
Demmings, D-Fla., were all seen by Biden's campaign as
"compromised or risky" selections. Those candidates also reached
a similar conclusion: Harris was going to be the nominee.
Biden's advisers considered Harris to be the safest choice for
winning the White House, even with her history of targeting
Biden.
"You know, white women are incredibly racist, as are white men,"
a close adviser to Biden said in the book. "None of it was safe.
It was a risky thing to do. But it was the safest of choices
that we had."
The book is slated to be released on May 3.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jill-biden-vice-president-
kamala-harris-stacey-abrams-jonathan-martin-alex-burns-book
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