By Prosper Mene
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has sharply criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to run for reelection in 2024, calling it “reckless” in an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, 107 Days, published in The Atlantic.
The book which is set for release on September 23, reflects on the chaotic end of the Biden-Harris administration and Harris’s short-lived presidential campaign.
Harris writes that Democrats were wrong to leave the decision to Biden and First Lady Jill Biden alone, saying, “It was recklessness to act like it was just their call.”
She argues the stakes were too high for it to be a personal choice. Biden, then 81, dropped out in July 2024 after a weak debate performance, endorsing Harris, who lost to Donald Trump in the election.
Harris defends Biden’s ability to lead, blaming his stumbles on tiredness, not incapacity. “Joe got tired, not incapable,” she writes, denying any cover-up of his health.
She also describes tensions with Biden’s team, who she says undermined her and saw her success as a threat to Biden. Harris felt unable to push Biden to step aside, fearing it would look like “disloyalty.”The memoir comes as Harris, who won’t run for California governor in 2026, plans a 15-city book tour.
Her comments are currently stirring debate about the Democratic Party’s 2024 struggles across the United States.
