Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly snubbed President Joe Biden‘s requests to campaign for her, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to Axios on Sunday (October 27).
“He’s a reminder of the last four years, not the new way forward,” a source said.
Harris doesn’t have any publicly scheduled events alongside Biden in the few days remaining until Election Day on November 5. The president has appeared on the campaign trail several times since announcing his decision to end his own re-election campaign in July, which included speaking at the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee Autumn Dinner last week in New Hampshire and again in Pittsburgh, which reportedly surprised members of Harris’ team.
Biden immediately endorsed Harris after announcing his decision to end his 2024 campaign, with the vice president quickly locking down the Democratic nomination.
“There is always speculation in political circles, but this is not accurate,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement in response to the report via the New York Post. “We are in close touch with the campaign to determine when, where and how the president can be helpful.”
Some of Harris’ allies were also reportedly riled by Biden’s off-the-cuff remarks claiming “we gotta lock [former President Donald Trump] up.”
“Politically, lock him up — lock him out, that’s what we’ve got to do,” Biden quickly clarified, though the remark was already made into fodder by Republican pundits.
Harris recently made multiple campaign appearances alongside President Barack Obama, which included stops in Michigan (October 22) and Georgia last Thursday (October 24).
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