The Biden administration’s campaign to prop up Vice President Kamala Harris has finally reached the boss, who sounds committed to keeping the underperforming No. 2 on the 2024 reelection ticket.
In an email to supporters, President Joe Biden recalled the third anniversary of his selection of Harris, a former California senator and presidential candidate, on Aug. 11, 2020.
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“Picking Kamala as my eventual vice president was one of the best decisions I made as a presidential nominee,” the president said.
Three years ago today, President @JoeBiden announced @KamalaHarris as his running mate.
Comment below where you were when you found out ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/6OcknV3CIs
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) August 11, 2023
“And since that day, she’s demonstrated that she was the perfect choice,” Biden added.
Many think otherwise. Since taking office, Harris has been embroiled in controversy and has been rapped by Democrats who believe she is not up to the job. Her defenders have criticized Biden for setting her up to fail, and others have blamed her poor approval ratings on sexism and racism.
Over the past three years, for example, she has shrugged off some of her key jobs (such as quelling the border crisis), her speeches and statements have become synonymous with “word salads,” and she has been assigned to speak to the easiest crowds in the Democratic base.
2019: Kamala Harris tells a story — which many say she lifted from MLK — about screaming “FWEEDOM!” as a baby pic.twitter.com/prfXmBDjn8
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 7, 2023
Biden said he likes Harris because she was just like him when former President Barack Obama dug deep to make him the 2008 vice presidential nominee.
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“I learned from my friend Barack Obama what to look for: someone to be a partner in progress. Someone who shares the same perspective on how we view the challenges the country faces. Someone who will fight for the American people every day on the job,” Biden said.
“I know Kamala personally,” he said, adding, “I can tell you one thing for sure: She is just getting started.”
