White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday pushed back on the idea that Vice President Kamala Harris has struggled to distinguish herself from President Biden on the campaign trail.
A reporter suggested Harris has had difficulty separating herself from Biden’s domestic and foreign policy positions in “interview after interview.”
“Does she have a green light? If she wanted to express a different point of view than the administration on any topic — foreign or domestic — she could do so? Or, is she required to be a loyal vice president to President Biden.”
“I disagree,” Jean-Pierre shot back, arguing that she’s seen Harris as “incredibly strong” and “very clear-eyed” in interviews.
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 21, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“She has indeed been a partner with this president and these successes that we have seen from this administration,” Jean-Pierre said.
She said Biden has seen Harris as loyal but understands that she will be charting “her own path” forward.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event on October 18, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Pressed again to respond to allegations that Harris has failed to distinguish policy positions from Biden, Jean-Pierre said: “I’ve not seen that.”
Jean-Pierre said she had instead seen a vice president who “has shown strength and leadership” and one who “cares about the American people.”
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“That’s what we have seen. That’s what many of the American people want to see. They want to see a fighter. And that’s who she is,” Jean-Pierre said.
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