Harris Says It Was Reckless for Democrats to Defer to Biden on Running Again

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said it was “recklessness” that led top Democrats to defer to then-President Joe Biden on whether he should seek reelection — the starkest comments yet from his top lieutenant after her defeat in the 2024 election.

In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, published Wednesday in the Atlantic, Harris says Biden was capable of serving as president but grew tired at times — and that his top aides deferred entirely on the core question of whether he should even seek a second term.