Former American president Barack Obama worked against former vice-president Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden abandoned the 2024 presidential elections, the authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes said in their new book.
In a Interview with MSNBCAllen, a main political journalist from NBC News, said Obama said Kamala Harris would not win against Donald Trump.
“President Obama absolutely did not think that Joe Biden should continue, according to our sources close to President Obama,” Allen told MSNBC. “And he didn’t want Kamala Harris either to replace Biden. He didn’t think she was the best choice for Democrats.”
He said Obama worked behind the scenes, pleading for an open primary, because he did not trust Kamala Harris’ ability to defeat Donald Trump.
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“He (Barack Obama) has really worked behind the scenes for a long time to try to have a mini-prime, or an open convention, or a mini-prime leading to an open agreement, does not trust his ability to win the elections,” the author told MSNBC.
The book by Jonathan Allen et Amie Parnes “Fight: Inside The Wilst Battle for the White House” was released on April 1.
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Allen told the television channel that Obama was not willing to approve Harris when he spoke to the vice-president the day Biden abandoned.
Obama was President from 2008 to 2016.
American presidential election
Joe Biden, 82, abandoned the American presidential race last year after being criticized by his own party, following a televised debate Calamite against Trump in which he seemed unable to plead in case of cases for another mandate.
US vice-president Kamala Harris obtained the appointment but finally lost the elections against Trump, 78, who organized one of the most remarkable returns in American political history.
