Jill Biden ‘shocked’ Kamala Harris lost to Trump in election
Jill Biden claims she campaigned tirelessly for Kamala Harris and expected victory, while Harris's memoir reportedly criticizes the Biden White House for failing to defend her during the 2024 campaign.
Former first lady Jill Biden has launched what appears to be a damage control campaign, claiming she worked tirelessly to elect Kamala Harris in 2024 and was convinced the Democratic nominee would prevail against President Donald Trump.
According to New York Post, Jill Biden told CBS News “Sunday Morning” that she campaigned for Harris at maximum capacity and was genuinely shocked by the election outcome.
The former first lady stated she was on the campaign trail nearly every single day, traveling across the entire country to support Harris. She described being certain on election night that Harris would secure victory, citing the excitement and massive crowds that rallied behind the Democratic candidate.
Jill Biden acknowledged going to bed on election night unable to believe Harris had lost, maintaining that Harris would have made a good president.
Harris Tells Different Story
The glowing account from the Biden camp stands in stark contrast to Harris’s own version of events. In her book “107 Days,” Harris reportedly complained that the Biden White House frequently left her defenseless against Republican attacks and failed to defend her record as a two-term district attorney, California attorney general, and United States senator.
Harris specifically criticized the administration’s silence when conservative media questioned everything from her mannerisms to her professional qualifications. She also revealed frustration over a pre-debate phone call from Joe Biden, during which the 46th president appeared more concerned about protecting his own reputation with donors than ensuring she was mentally prepared for her debate against Trump.
In her memoir, Harris went further, characterizing Biden’s decision to seek reelection as recklessness. The 46th president drew criticism on social media after the election for appearing remarkably cheerful despite his party’s defeat.
Historic Democratic Collapse
Harris became the first Democratic presidential nominee in two decades to lose the popular vote. President Trump secured 326 Electoral College votes, the strongest Republican performance since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
The defeat came despite Harris raising $1 billion in just six weeks after Biden withdrew from the race on July 21, 2024. Sources told New York Post at the time that voters simply did not connect with Harris, with one insider bluntly stating that Trump made her look worse than Hillary Clinton.
Long-Standing Tension
The relationship between Harris and Jill Biden has been fraught since the 2020 Democratic primary, when Harris attacked Joe Biden over his historical opposition to school desegregation busing. Jill Biden reportedly unleashed profanity-laced criticism of Harris at the time and strongly opposed her selection as running mate, questioning why they had to choose someone who had attacked her husband.
That history adds another layer of skepticism to Jill Biden’s current claims of all-out support for Harris’s 2024 campaign. Harris remains a leading contender for the Democratic nomination in 2028, though her decisive loss to Trump and the public airing of grievances against the Biden camp may complicate that path forward.
With information from New York Post
