Washington, Nov 15, : , The US President Joe Biden is having a difficult relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris.Her staff is furious at her being’sidelined’ while Harris’s team is becoming increasingly frustrated with how Harris plays with the American people, according to the Daily Mail.Harris’ approval rating has plunged even further than Biden’s in recent months, with rumours swirling that the US President is considering appointing her to the Supreme Court as a backdoor method of selecting a new Vice President, the report said.According to the report, Harris’ approval rating is now lower than that of Biden in recent months.
Rumours are swirling that the US President may consider appointing Harris to the Supreme Court as a backdoor way of choosing a Vice President.
Harris and her top aides are reportedly frustrated with Biden for handing her ‘no-win’ issues like the border crisis, White House insiders told CNN.According to White House insiders, Harris and her top aides are unhappy with Biden’s handling of ‘no win’ issues such as the border crisis.
They cited how the President defended ‘white man’ Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, more vigorously than her.They also cited the fact that the President had defended Pete Buttigieg (the transportation secretary) more vigorously than she.
At the same time, Biden’s staff are reportedly disappointed with Harris over self-inflicted controversies, like her ‘awkward’ laughter when asked about visiting the border by NBC’s Lester Holt.Biden’s staff are also reported to be disappointed in Harris for self-inflicted controversies.This includes her ‘awkward laughter’ when she was asked about crossing the border by Lester Holt of NBC.
They blame her failure on the border crisis for sliding poll numbers.For the falling poll numbers, they blame Biden’s failure to address the border crisis.
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Biden at 53 per cent disapproval and 41 per cent approval — down 11 points from April, the report said.The report showed that Biden is now at 53% disapproval and 41% approval in a new ABC News/Washington Post survey — a drop of 11 points over April.
Publicly, the White House insists that the relationship between Biden and Harris remains harmonious and productive.The White House claims that Harris and Biden’s relationship is harmonious and productive.
But privately, Harris’ aides gripe that she’s been set up to fail, and handed a portfolio that is not commensurate with her historic status as the first woman, and first woman of colour, to hold the Vice President’s office, the report said.However, Harris’ aides complain that Harris was set up to fail and that she was given a portfolio that isn’t appropriate to her historical status as the first woman and first woman of color to hold the office of Vice President, according to the report.
“They’re consistently sending her out there on losing issues in the wrong situations for her skill set,” a former high-level Harris aide told CNN.CNN was informed by a former Harris aide that “they’re constantly sending her out there to lose issues in the wrong circumstances for her skill set.”
Typically, the incumbent Vice President is considered an automatic lock for the party’s next open-field presidential primary.The incumbent Vice President is usually considered to be an automatic lock for party’s next open field presidential primary.
For the Democrats, it’s not clear whether that day will come in 2024, if Biden decides not to seek re-election at the age 80, or 2028, if he runs again as he has vowed both publicly and privately.It’s unclear for Democrats whether this day will come in 2024 if Biden does not seek re-election at age 80 or 2028 if he runs again, as he has publicly pledged.
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