A new book about the 2024 presidential election alleged that former President Barack Obama did not truly support Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden left the race.
NBC News correspondent Jonathan Allen — co-author of “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House” — said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday that Obama was advocating for an open primary because he did not think Harris could beat Republican Donald Trump.
“President Obama absolutely did not think that Joe Biden should continue, according to our sources close to President Obama,” Allen said.
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“And he also didn’t want Kamala Harris to be the replacement for Biden,” the reporter added. “He didn’t think that she was the best choice for Democrats,
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