Top aides ‘aggressively’ made case to Democratic donors last summer, according to account of 2024 campaign by Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesTop aides to Joe Biden “aggressively” warned Democratic donors last summer that if the then president was forced out of the 2024 election over concerns about his age and fitness, the party would inevitably make the “mistake” of running the vice-president, Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump, a new book says.“One donor on the receiving end of an electronic message summed up the sentiments of Biden’s top aides: ‘They were aggressively saying that we would wind up with the vice-president and that would be a mistake.’” Continue reading...
A new book claims Biden's aides warned Democratic donors that if Biden were to withdraw from the 2024 election, Kamala Harris would become the nominee, which they saw as a "mistake." The book details the concerns about Biden's age and fitness leading to discussions about his withdrawal, and how opposition to Harris from figures like Obama and Pelosi was overcome. It also discusses Harris's unsuccessful attempts to gain Obama's support. Ultimately, Biden dropped out and Harris became the nominee.