White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday rejected the idea that Vice President Kamala Harris is having a hard time differentiating herself from President Biden on the campaign trail.
One reporter suggested that Harris was having a hard time separating herself from Biden's domestic and foreign policy positions in “interview after interview.”
“Does she have the green light? If she wants to express a different point of view than the administration on any subject, whether foreign or domestic, will she be able to do so? Or will she be able to do so? Is he expected to be a vice president who is loyal to the president?
“I don't think so,” Jean-Pierre countered, insisting in an interview that he saw Harris as “incredibly strong” and “very clear-sighted.”
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Presidential Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“She has certainly been a partner to this president and a partner in the success we have seen in this administration,” Jean-Pierre said.
He said Biden considers Harris loyal but understands he will chart “his own path” from now on.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 18, 2024. (Bill Priano/Getty Images)
Asked again to respond to Harris' claims that she was unable to distinguish between her policy positions and Biden, Jean-Pierre said, “I don't see that.”
In his place, Jean-Pierre said he saw a vice president who “showed strength and leadership” and who “cared about the American people.”
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“That's what we've seen. That's what a lot of Americans want to see. They want to see a fighter jet. And that's her,” Jean-Pierre said. said.
Since Harris was formally nominated as her running mate, she has been criticized by critics for failing to clearly articulate how her administration will differ from the Biden administration.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris greets members of the congregation during a worship and early voting event at Divine Faith Ministries International in Georgia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
The question was posed to Harris on Friday at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Asked to name one policy over the past three-and-a-half years that she would have done differently, Harris dismissed the question, saying it is not a vice president's tradition to criticize the president.
And earlier this month, Harris told her co-hosts on “The View” that she couldn't think of anything significant that she would have done differently than Biden.
Mr. Harris responded to the question by saying, “I have no idea.''
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When asked the same question in an interview with Stephen Colbert, Harris responded, “I'm definitely not Joe Biden.”
The vice president hinted at what a Harris administration would look like. During a border visit last month, Harris suggested strengthening Biden's border policies.
Harris expressed support for marijuana legalization, saying, “I think we're at the point where we have to understand that we need to legalize marijuana and stop criminalizing it.” The vice president also proposes lowering the capital gains tax from flatness under President Biden.
