Kamala Harris expresses her regrets in her book '107 Days'
In her new book, "107 Days", Vice President Kamala Harris offers a candid account of her 2020 presidential campaign and the challenges that followed.
Harris alleged that during the campaign, she questioned Douglas Emhoff's loyalties when she appeared with the Biden family on the Truman balcony of the White House. The Vice President also claimed that a visit to the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department saw President Joe Biden donning a Trump hat, which circulated online with the caption "Biden endorses Trump over Kamala Harris".
The book also reveals an interesting twist in the relationship between Harris and Trump. Despite Trump's public attacks on Harris during the campaign, Harris wrote that Trump mispronounced her name initially but corrected it during their post-election call. However, Harris perceived Trump as a "con man" during their two solicitous phone calls.
Harris' book discusses her loss to Donald Trump and attributes it to insufficient time to craft an effective message, combat right-wing media, and warn Americans about Trump's intentions. She admitted that they had planned for everything except the actual result, making it bittersweet to encounter people who had voted for her vision of America.
The Vice President also shared her struggles in balancing her loyalty to Joe Biden against her belief that Trump posed a dire threat to the country. Harris wrote that Biden called her before a presidential debate in September 2024 to express his concerns about bad-mouthing and threats from Philadelphia power brokers.
During a vice presidential debate, Harris found it concerning when Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota nodded along to JD Vance's attacks on her. Harris and her staff liked Walz for his charm, but struggled to reconcile their personal affection for him with moments they felt he stumbled.
Harris also recounted Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania questioning an aide about the pieces of art he could use to decorate the vice president's residence.
In the book, Harris expressed regret over not dissuading Joe Biden from running for re-election, calling the decision reckless due to the high stakes involved. She also revealed that she would have chosen Pete Buttigieg as a running mate, but felt that the country was not ready for a Black woman and a gay man to carry a ticket.
Finally, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were kept at a distance by the Biden administration until they were needed to reassure the American people. The Vice President did not lay out a forceful case in her book why she and others did not intervene when it became clear that Biden's age was affecting his presidency.
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