New Jill Biden Book Reveals Tense Exchange With Kamala Harris

Former First Lady Jill Biden’s upcoming memoir sheds new light on the chaotic hours following President Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 reelection campaign, including a tense conversation with then-Vice President Kamala Harris that ultimately led to Biden’s immediate endorsement of her candidacy.

According to excerpts from Jill Biden’s forthcoming memoir, View from the East Wing, Harris aggressively pressed Biden to publicly endorse her for the Democratic nomination shortly after he informed her of his decision to leave the race.

The book, which is scheduled for release on June 2, offers an inside account of the dramatic events of July 21, 2024, when Biden became the first sitting president since Lyndon Johnson in 1968 to abandon a reelection campaign.