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Vice President Kamala Harris remembers the moment President Biden called her to tell her he was withdrawing from the race… what was supposed to be a family weekend.
Harris just attended her first interview since becoming the Democrats’ pick for president… and told CNN Dana Bash about the phone call that turned the 2024 election upside down.
The Veep says she was having a fun Sunday with her family, cooking bacon for her nieces and getting ready to do a puzzle with her loved ones, when suddenly the phone rang… with Biden on the other line.
Harris says POTUS informed her he would not seek re-election – following pressure to resign in the wake of his disastrous June debate – and she says her first reaction was to ask if he was sure this was what he wanted to do.
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KH says Biden made it clear he supported her so she didn’t even have to ask… but she says her first thoughts weren’t about that at all.
It’s the first time Harris has spoken about the bombshell call, but she kept it short and sweet… just like when Bash asked her to respond to Donald Trump‘racial attacks.
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Harris dismissed Trump by questioning her racial identity… and chalked it up to “the same old, tired playbook.”
