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White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted Wednesday that President Biden is “by no means” holding Vice President Kamala Harris again and has been “actually clear about passing the torch” following his determination to drop out of the 2024 race.
Jean-Pierre made the comment after Biden mentioned final night time that Harris is “going to chop her personal path” if elected president, and simply days after studies emerged of rising stress and miscommunication between the White Home and the Harris marketing campaign.
“Kamala and I’ve particular plans to deliver down the price of housing, little one care, elder care and extra,” Biden mentioned throughout a marketing campaign occasion for Harris in Philadelphia.
“Each president has to chop their very own path. That is what I did. I used to be loyal to Barack Obama, however I reduce my very own path as president. That is what Kamala goes to do. She’s been loyal thus far, however she’s going to chop her personal path,” Biden added.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden attend a marketing campaign occasion on the IBEW Native Union #5 union corridor in Pittsburgh, on Sept. 2, 2024. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
When requested Wednesday on the White Home press briefing if Biden feels he has held Harris again, Jean-Pierre mentioned, “No, by no means.”
“I’m not going to talk to politics from right here, however what I can say extra broadly is that each president has the chance to chop their very own path. And the president has been actually clear about passing the torch,” Jean-Pierre mentioned, “and seeing Vice President Harris as a frontrunner from day one.”
“He is extremely pleased with her. He has supported her from day one,” she additionally mentioned. “He has mentioned many instances the very best determination that he made in 2020 was asking her to be his operating mate.”
Nevertheless, an Axios report alleged Sunday that there are rising tensions between the White Home and the Harris marketing campaign.
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President Biden provides remarks on the results of Hurricane Milton on the White Home campus on Oct. 10. He mentioned Tuesday night time that Harris should “reduce her personal path” if elected president. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)
Nationwide political correspondent Alex Thompson reported that “many senior Biden aides stay wounded by the president being pushed out of his re-election bid and are nonetheless adjusting to being in a supporting function on the marketing campaign path.”
Thompson wrote the primary challenge with some Harris marketing campaign members is that White Home aides “aren’t sufficiently coordinating Biden’s messaging and schedule to align with what’s finest for the vice chairman’s marketing campaign.”
Thompson cited latest conflicts reminiscent of Biden holding an impromptu press convention on Friday whereas Harris was attending an occasion in Michigan.
Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Power Two on departure from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
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One other notable incident included Biden complimenting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for dealing with latest hurricanes shortly after Harris criticized DeSantis for not taking her calls. Thompson wrote that an individual accustomed to the scenario mentioned Biden wasn’t briefed on Harris’ feedback earlier than praising DeSantis.
Fox Information’ Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox Information Digital.
