Breaking news: Harris calls Democrats’ deference to Biden “recklessness” in new book
She also accused White House aides of not defending her from right-wing attacks about her competence.
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Sep. 10, 2025, 12:26 p.m. ET

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Former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris seated together with an American flag visible in the background.
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Harris Calls Democrats’ Deference to Biden ‘Recklessness’

In a new book, Kamala Harris writes that it was a mistake not to question Joe Biden’s insistence on running for re-election despite his advanced age, saying she and other Democrats ceded the choice “to an individual’s ego.”

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