"Had Responsibility": Kamala Harris Regrets Not Stopping Joe Biden's 2024 Presidential Run

Kamala Harris Expresses Regret Over Not Voicing Concerns on Biden's 2024 Presidential Bid

In her first live television interview since the election, Harris admitted defeat to Republican candidate Donald Trump.

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During an MSNBC interview with Rachel Maddow on Monday evening, Kamala Harris acknowledged her regret about not voicing concerns regarding President Joe Biden's candidacy for a second term despite widespread public sentiment about his age.

"I have and had a certain responsibility that I should have followed through on," the Democratic former vice president stated during the broadcast, elaborating on content from her new book, "107 Days."

Harris's book reflects on her experience replacing Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee after his withdrawal from the race, ultimately ending with her loss to Republican candidate Donald Trump.

In her publication, Harris recalled how White House staffers consistently maintained that "it's Joe and Jill's decision" regarding reelection plans, referencing the Democratic president and first lady.

"Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness," she wrote. "The stakes were simply too high. This wasn't a choice that should have been left to an individual's ego, an individual's ambition. It should have been more than a personal decision."

Speaking to Maddow, Harris clarified, "when I talk about the recklessness, as much as anything, I'm talking about myself."

Harris explained her hesitation to advise Biden against seeking reelection stemmed from concerns it "would come off as completely self-serving." She had previously competed against Biden for their party's 2020 nomination and, as vice president, was positioned favorably for another potential run.

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