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By Blake Mauro, The Washington Free Beacon
With Election Day just over three weeks away, tensions are rising between Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign team and President Joe Biden’s senior staff, multiple sources told Axios.
“They’re too much in their feelings,” one Harris ally said of Biden’s staff, a view echoed by some White House aides.
People didn’t believe me when I said there were major issues in the Harris campaign. It started on day one when she went behind Biden’s back and stabbed him in the process. This is just the beginning… there’s also tension brewing between Obama and Harris. Donors who poured in… https://t.co/0T98lTtYKS
— Gianni POV (@giannipov) October 13, 2024
Many of the president’s aides are still hurt by Biden’s forced exit from the race and are struggling to adjust to a supportive role, Axios reported.
Harris’s team has complained of the White House’s lack of coordination with the campaign, saying Biden’s team has not involved campaign aides in decisions that could affect the vice president.
Harris’s team also accused Biden’s aides of not adequately coordinating his messaging and schedule to align with what is best for his vice president’s campaign.
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The White House allegedly steps on Harris events, lacks coordination, and tensions rise over staffing. With Biden endorsing Harris, can… pic.twitter.com/vHAPMugib6
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) October 14, 2024
“The White House is lacking someone in the room thinking first and foremost about how things would affect the campaign,” one person involved with Harris’s campaign told Axios.
US trade with Iran jumped last year as Tehran wreaked havoc across Middle East, State Department report shows Biden gave a surprise press conference in the White House briefing room this month just as Harris was about to rally in Michigan, causing her event to get less television coverage.
Axios: “Some on the Harris team say top White House aides aren’t sufficiently coordinating Biden’s messaging and schedule to align with what’s best for the vice president’s campaign.”
Ergo, Harris campaign wants Biden to care more about Harris’s presidential campaign than…
— Sharma (@bansisharma) October 13, 2024
Harris and Biden have also made conflicting comments about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R.) response to the recent hurricanes.
Harris criticized DeSantis for not taking her call, saying he is “selfish” and “irresponsible.” A day later Biden praised the governor for how he prepped the Sunshine State to weather the storm.
Since replacing her boss at the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris has struggled to balance remaining loyal to her unpopular boss while also presenting herself as the “candidate of change” and distancing her campaign from the failures of the Biden administration.
