President Biden and Jill Biden’s relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emoff has been rocky after the vp misplaced the election to President-elect Donald Trump, in accordance with a brand new report.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the “postelection rapport” between the Bidens and the Harris household has generally been “frosty,” in personal, citing individuals acquainted with the connection.
Harris took the president’s place on the prime of the Democratic ticket after a weeks-long stress marketing campaign pressured Biden to drop out of the race in July. The president was lauded as a hero and a patriot for dropping out, however he is taken blame in current weeks for not getting out sooner within the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
The WSJ famous that first girl Jill Biden had not been keen on Harris since she accused the president of opposing federally mandated busing policies throughout a Democratic debate within the 2020 election cycle, citing two individuals near the primary girl and Harris.
President Joe Biden, left, with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, proper, on stage on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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White House spokesperson Andrew Bates and a spokesperson for the VP, Kristen Allen, denied that there have been any ripples between the pair, in accordance with the outlet.
During the previous couple of weeks of the marketing campaign, Harris’ team was frustrated with the president’s appearances in public. Biden made a surprise appearance within the White House briefing room in early October, after which made headlines on the finish of October when he stated Trump supporters had been “rubbish,” though the White House denied that was his intention.
Harris repeatedly defended the president towards assaults on his age, health and talent to serve, even after the president dropped out.
Biden has expressed regret over dropping out of the race, in accordance with a report from the Washington Post, and stated he thinks he may have crushed Trump.
President Joe Biden, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris look on throughout a wreath-laying ceremony on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Biden has been cautious to not blame Harris whereas insisting to aides that he may have received, the Post reported.
According to the WSJ report, the assumption that the president would have crushed Trump isn’t shared amongst different shut Biden aides within the White House.
White House staffers have described the work atmosphere as “draining” and “miserable” over the previous couple of weeks, the WSJ reported.
Among acknowledgments of different errors – together with his debate efficiency – Biden has additionally stated that he regrets selecting Merrick Garland as lawyer normal, the Post reported.
Fox News’ Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
