Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer
Poor Vice President Kamala Harris just wants to win the presidential election, but unfortunately, her commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden, is too busy working to get her opponent elected. At least, that’s what it seems like.
Republicans woke up Wednesday morning thinking, “Hey, that Joe Biden character ain’t half bad!”
On Tuesday night, while Harris was set to give her closing arguments for the 2024 election, she was upstaged by Biden, who simultaneously held a virtual meeting with the organization Voto Latino. During the call, Biden called Trump voters “garbage,” sparking a wildfire of backlash. It wasn’t only conservatives who were angry; Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro also denounced the rhetoric live on CNN. While the White House has attempted to clean up Biden’s statements with claims of a missing apostrophe, the damage has been done.
BIDEN: “The only garbage I see floating out there is [Trump’s] supporters.” pic.twitter.com/96myaudWvm
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 30, 2024
Instead of the Democrat lackeys in corporate media being able to fawn all over Harris’ speech, they are left cleaning up Biden’s mess. The late-night shows and media events over the next week should have been about Harris, but Biden stripped that from her. Republicans will do their best to keep this in the news as long as possible to keep the Harris campaign on defense. (ROOKE: Harris Campaign’s 11th Hour Looks Like A Nightmare)
Biden snaps ‘I know’ after Cabinet official’s reminder to let Kamala Harris speak https://t.co/nf1ro8d6AV pic.twitter.com/z3qz3MebZK
— New York Post (@nypost) October 11, 2024
Biden apparently wants to be a bigger part of Harris’ campaign, but her team is blowing him off, according to Axios. “Harris’ campaign keeps responding: ‘We’ll get back to you,’” three people familiar with the situation told the outlet.
Biden didn’t take the Harris shove-off lying down. He decided to do his own thing, like schedule the get-out-the-vote event he attended Saturday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The move to create his own campaign schedule might explain how he ended up calling Trump supporters “garbage” while Harris was giving her closing address in his backyard. This isn’t the first time Biden stole the limelight from the Harris campaign, however.
Reporter: “Are you a liability for VP Harris on the campaign trail?”
Biden: *ignores question* pic.twitter.com/6N5m56i46l
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 23, 2024
On Oct. 4, Biden entered the White House briefing room for the first time during his presidency, forcing all corporate media to turn their attention and live broadcasts to Washington, D.C. His impromptu press conference came at the worst time for the Harris campaign. (ROOKE: These Are The Early Results That Will Tell Us The Winner On Election Night)
It just so happened that when Biden walked into the room, Harris was set to speak at an event in Michigan, promoting the end of the longshoreman strike to Michigan union workers. What would have been a slam dunk for the Harris campaign became a nothing burger. Hardly anyone in America knew she was there or connected her with ending the strike.
“We were about to actually go live with Vice President Kamala Harris, who is speaking right now in Detroit, Michigan. And apparently, she is talking about this port strike ending,” CNN host Boris Sanchez lamented on air. “She’s trying to appeal to union workers, and yet you have the President of the United States come out, clearly overshadowing her answering significant questions. Is that a communications mistake? Is the left hand not talking to the right hand in this situation?”
CNN was about to take Kamala Harris LIVE when all of a sudden Joe Biden simultaneously takes the podium from the White House:
“She’s trying to appeal to union workers, and yet you have the President of the United States come out, clearly overshadowing her…”
“Is that a… pic.twitter.com/xs64k9c719
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 4, 2024
It happened again a few days later when Harris was scheduled to appear live on The View. As Harris sat down with the host, Biden held another press conference. Commentary Magazine editor and New York Post columnist John Podhoretz mused that it’s almost like Biden might be mad at her for taking his spot in the presidential race.
“What is going on between Biden and Harris? He has a press conference at the same moment she’s on The View. Her campaign is complaining about DeSantis and he’s praising DeSantis,” Podhoretz said. “Why, it’s almost like she staged a coup against him and he is working against her from the sidelines!”
What is going on between Biden and Harris? He has a press conference at the same moment she’s on The View. Her campaign is complaining about DeSantis and he’s praising DeSantis. Why, it’s almost like she staged a coup against him and he is working against her from the sidelines!
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 8, 2024
But don’t worry. While it may seem like Biden is secretly working for the Trump campaign to ruin all of Harris’ speaking events and make Democrats look unhinged, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates wants everyone to know Biden and Harris are great friends who talk all the time and coordinate on everything campaign-related. (ROOKE: Epstein World Goes All In For Kamala Harris)
‘We are in close touch with the campaign to determine when, where and how the president can be helpful,” Bates told Axios.
Maybe Bates should have a little talk with the Harris campaign because, according to Axios’ sources, her team finds Biden to be a “political liability” and wants nothing to do with him.
A summary of tonight’s events: pic.twitter.com/ADfjujobxT
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 30, 2024
Whether it’s an honest mistake or public displays of animosity, Trump is the only winner in this Democrat breakup. As CNN said Tuesday night, Biden “may have done some pretty significant harm” to the Harris campaign. If Trump wins, he should thank Biden for running cover for his campaign during October.