Harris Memoir Details Biden Call and Fallout

In her memoir "107 Days," former Vice President Kamala Harris says she regrets not publicly challenging President Joe Biden’s decision to seek re‑election, calling her silence “recklessness” while still expressing admiration for his capacity to serve. She writes that Biden’s age and exhaustion produced physical and verbal stumbles during the 2024 campaign and that those struggles contributed to his decision to drop out. Harris says she remained quiet partly because speaking up might have appeared self‑serving and that a pre‑debate phone call from Biden left her “angry and disappointed” and distracted her as she prepared to face Donald Trump. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro warned Harris she “will have to answer” for not publicly raising concerns about Biden’s health, saying he had raised those worries privately with Biden’s team. The memoir has provoked mixed reactions, with supporters praising her loyalty and critics accusing her of making excuses for the 2024 campaign loss and exposing tensions within Biden’s inner circle.