Former Vice President Kamala Harris, right, admitted in an excerpt from her new book that it was reckless to allow President Joe Biden to run for reelection in 2024. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
During her brief presidential campaign, Harris often walked a fine line in trying to defend Biden, for whom she remained his vice president, while also differentiating herself from his unflattering record.
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"There is not a thing that comes to mind," Harris infamously said on "The View," when asked what she would have done differently than Biden. The clip was an instant attack ad for Republican candidates up and down the ballot to pit Biden's shortcomings on Harris.
Harris later told Fox News' Bret Baier that her presidency would "not be a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency," as she sought to distance herself from Biden's stances on the economy and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
"And of all the people in the White House, I was in the worst position to make the case that he should drop out," Harris said in the "107 Days" excerpt. "I knew it would come off to him as incredibly self-serving if I advised him not to run. He would see it as naked ambition, perhaps as poisonous disloyalty, even if my only message was: Don’t let the other guy win."
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as a guest on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ on July 31, 2025. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)
In the excerpt, Harris goes on to describe how the "White House rarely pushed back," when she was criticized for her "gaffes" or when "Republicans mischaracterized my role as ‘border czar.’"
Harris explained how she often had to prove her loyalty to Biden, yet Biden's inner circle "seemed glad" to let her dominate headlines.
"Their thinking was zero-sum: If she’s shining, he’s dimmed. None of them grasped that if I did well, he did well. That, given the concerns about his age, my visible success as his vice president was vital. It would serve as a testament to his judgment in choosing me and reassurance that if something happened, the country was in good hands. My success was important for him," the former vice president argued in the "107 Days" excerpt.
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"His team didn’t get it," Harris said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden's office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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